Marketplace Tech Report for Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Mar 27, 2012

Marketplace Tech Report for Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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This much we know: the National Security Agency is building a large structure in Utah and it’s called the Utah Data Center. Exactly what’s going on with the facility beyond that point remains a point of contention. A recent Wired Magazine cover story says that the Utah Data Center is being built for surveillance within the United States. In other words, it’s there to facilitate domestic spying. We talk to the writer of the story and gather the details. Also, sonnets made from tweets.

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What exactly is the NSA building in Utah?

Mar 27, 2012
This much we know: the National Security Agency is building a large structure in Utah and it’s called the Utah Data Center. Exactly what’s going on with the facility beyond that point remains a point of contention. Plus, finding sonnets in random tweets.

This much we know: the National Security Agency is building a large structure in Utah and it’s called the Utah Data Center. Exactly what’s going on with the facility beyond that point remains a point of contention. A recent Wired Magazine cover story says that the Utah Data Center is being built for surveillance within the United States. In other words, it’s there to facilitate domestic spying. We talk to the writer of the story and gather the details. Also, sonnets made from tweets.

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