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Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Dec 24, 2013

Marketplace Tech for Tuesday, December 24, 2013

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One of the most respected cyber security firms in the business, RSA, has reportedly accepted money from the National Security Agency to push a flawed security product. This is connected to earlier revelations about the NSA building back doors into encryption to help its surveillance programs. Plus, Netflix's programming for kids. And, news of a little app that might be helpful to parents by providing video proof, sort of, that Santa was here.

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RSA and the NSA: Who is telling the truth?

Dec 24, 2013
The latest revelation about government surveillance is that the National Security Agency had a partner in building weakness into security standards: a firm that is supposed to be strengthening them.

Netflix declares the death of Saturday morning cartoons

Dec 24, 2013
Netflix comes out with its first original kids' program.

One of the most respected cyber security firms in the business, RSA, has reportedly accepted money from the National Security Agency to push a flawed security product. This is connected to earlier revelations about the NSA building back doors into encryption to help its surveillance programs. Plus, Netflix’s programming for kids. And, news of a little app that might be helpful to parents by providing video proof, sort of, that Santa was here.

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