What it looks like when the NSA hacks into your Gmail and Facebook (GOOG, FB)

For the first time, a target of the NSA's controversial Prism program has been identified.Tony Fullman, a New Zealand citizen who was born in Fiji, had the contents of his Facebook and various Gmail accounts intercepted by the NSA, the Intercept reports, based on documents provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.It'san ironic story ' Fullman was at the time a pro-democracy activist who opposed Fiji's military ruler. But New Zealand spies suspected he was plotting a violent revolution in Fiji, so spy operations from the NSA and New Zealand turned his life upside down. His foundation's telephones were bugged in 2012, his Australia home was raided by police, and his passport was confiscated.During this time, New Zealand spies asked the NSA to intercept Fullman'scommunications through his Gmail accounts and his Facebook account.The NSA used the Prism program to do so. Prism was the second major revelation to come out of the Snowden leaks. A leaked slide suggeststhat US spies were able to directly access data from firms like Google, Facebook, and Yahoo.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in 2013 that "Facebook is not and has never been part of any program to give the US or any other government direct access to our servers." Google has also denied that it is in "cahoots with the NSA."Even with the intercepted communications, no evidenceturned up suggesting Fullman was plotting to overthrow the Fiji government.But now we have a look at what Prism can access in someone's Gmail or Facebook account. Here'swhat the spies saw:This is a picture of Tony Fullman in NSA files taken from his Facebook. It has the EXIF data generated by the camera he took it with.Source.This top secret document shows a picture of Fullman's station wagon uploaded to Facebook.Source.According to the Intercept report, 'US-984XN" is the code for surveillance under Prism. This email taken from Fullman's Gmail includes an attachment describing his bank account.Source.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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