That was possible because Yahoo has lagged far behind rivals Google and Microsoft in adopting a standard technique known as SSL that scrambles information before it's transmitted. A surveillance system code-named Optic Nerve "intercepted and stored the webcam images of millions of Internet users not suspected of wrongdoing," the paper said, citing documents provided by Snowden. These privacy problems were highlighted by a Guardian article Thursday, which revealed that spy agencies were eavesdropping on Yahoo's unencrypted video chats. AOL's AIM service encrypts content - but leaks metadata about who's talking to whom.
Nine months after Edward Snowden revealed extreme Internet surveillance by US and British intelligence agencies, some major technology companies have yet to take rudimentary steps to shield their users' instant messages from eavesdropping.Ī CNET analysis shows that Yahoo and ICQ transmit the content of supposedly private instant messages in unencrypted form, exposing them to both government spies and malicious snoops on the same Wi-Fi network.
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