[Brock]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Now, you got something to really worry about. Maybe you already know, maybe you don't. This is public information.

NSA allies with Internet carriers to thwart cyber attacks against defense firms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/nation...kXH_story.html

NSA Chief says we need a defense system for the internet. They are volunteering to run it.
http://www.technolog.msnbc.msn.com/t...-system-914174

He compared the Internet's traffic to a toll highway, and said he'd like the NSA to act as the monitor. Most traffic would barely be paid attention to, like a car with an "EZ Pass" cruising through without being stopped. But suspicious traffic would be identified and tracked.

As MIT's Technology Review points out, NSA has prototyped a version of an Internet monitoring system, with 17 defense contractors participating. If an internal alarm is tripped, presumably in the event of a breach, telemetry from the event is relayed automatically to the NSA. Alexander would like to see something like this applied more broadly.

So?