{"id":8389,"date":"2015-05-23T08:28:15","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T13:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8389"},"modified":"2015-05-23T08:28:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T13:28:15","slug":"apple-and-google-just-attended-a-confidential-spy-summit-in-a-remote-english-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=8389","title":{"rendered":"Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstlook.org\/theintercept\/2015\/05\/22\/apple-google-spy-summit-cia-gchq-ditchley-surveillance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\">At an 18th-century mansion in England\u2019s countryside last week, current and former spy chiefs from seven\u00a0countries faced off with representatives from tech giants Apple and Google to discuss government surveillance in the aftermath of Edward Snowden\u2019s leaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The three-day conference, which took place behind closed doors and under strict rules about confidentiality, was aimed at debating the line between privacy and security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Among an extraordinary list of attendees were a host of current or former heads from spy agencies such as the CIA and British electronic surveillance agency Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ. Other current or former top spooks from Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Sweden were also in attendance. Google, Apple, and telecommunications company Vodafone sent some of their senior policy and legal staff to the discussions. And a handful of academics and journalists were also present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/2085593-ditchley-intelligence-and-security-conference.html\">an event program<\/a>\u00a0obtained by\u00a0<em>The Intercept<\/em>, questions on the agenda included: \u201cAre we being misled by the term \u2018mass surveillance\u2019?\u201d \u201cIs spying on allies\/friends\/potential adversaries inevitable if there is a perceived national security interest?\u201d \u201cWho should authorize intrusive intelligence operations such as interception?\u201d \u201cWhat should be the nature of the security relationship between intelligence agencies and private sector providers, especially when they may in any case be cooperating against cyber threats in general?\u201d And, \u201cHow much should the press disclose about intelligence activity?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The list of participants included:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\">From companies:<\/h4>\n<p class=\"western\">Richard Salgado, Google\u2019s legal director for law enforcement and information security; Verity Harding, Google\u2019s U.K. public policy manager and head of security and privacy policy; Jane Horvath, Apple\u2019s senior director of global privacy; Erik Neuenschwander, Apple\u2019s product security and privacy manager; Matthew Kirk, Vodafone Group\u2019s external affairs director; and Phillipa McCrostie, global vice chair of transaction advisory services, Ernst &amp; Young.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion At an 18th-century mansion in England\u2019s countryside last week, current and former spy chiefs from seven\u00a0countries faced off with representatives from tech giants Apple and Google to discuss government surveillance in the aftermath of Edward Snowden\u2019s leaks. 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