Published every weekday, the Switchboard highlights five tech policy stories you need to read.
*NSA devises radio pathway into computers.* David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker at the New York Times report on a backdoor the NSA has developed for access to computers. "The N.S.A. has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to N.S.A. documents, computer experts and American officials." The backdoor relies on radio waves, according the report, which also says there's no evidence of domestic use and that in most cases the related hardware "must be physically inserted by a spy, a manufacturer or an unwitting user." Reported by Washington Post 12 hours ago.
*NSA devises radio pathway into computers.* David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker at the New York Times report on a backdoor the NSA has developed for access to computers. "The N.S.A. has increasingly made use of a secret technology that enables it to enter and alter data in computers even if they are not connected to the Internet, according to N.S.A. documents, computer experts and American officials." The backdoor relies on radio waves, according the report, which also says there's no evidence of domestic use and that in most cases the related hardware "must be physically inserted by a spy, a manufacturer or an unwitting user." Reported by Washington Post 12 hours ago.