United States Government has repeatedly asked the companies for source code, most successful-source code, Lord Snowdon, associate-IT information
On March 18, according to ZDNet report, United States Government many times from technology companies access to the source code to identify security vulnerabilities can be used to monitor or investigate. A direct knowledge of the matter, sources said, the Government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in the unpublished civil case seeks secret ruling access to the source code.
The source said, the hearings are conducted in secrecy, away from the public eye, technology companies beset by these "most of the time" flopped. When asked at the time, United States Department of Justice spokesman acknowledged that previous requests for the source code and a private encryption key. In a recent Apple′s file, United States Government′s case refers to 2013, the Government won a court order in the case, asked Edward snow is said to be using encryption Lavabit email service providers to provide source code and a private key.
Using the same documents suggest that the Ministry of Justice, which can require Apple to provide source code and the private key. When asked whether the Ministry of Justice in the future will also obtain the source code, the spokesman declined to comment.
Technology companies often put their source code as their business "the Crown jewels", from the highly confidential code available for others to know that a company′s future products and services. Source code can also be used to identify security vulnerabilities and weaknesses, government agencies can use these vulnerabilities to conduct surveillance and collect evidence. If a competitor or not authorized access to these codes, loss will be immeasurable.
ZDNet contacted more than more than 10 companies in the Fortune 500, but no company publicly acknowledged whether it received such a request from the Government. Cisco said in an e-mailed statement: "we did not and will not provide any client in particular the Government to hand over the source code. "IBM moved out of 2014 years said in a statement, they are not for the purpose of access to customer data, software source code available to the NSA or any governmental agency or encryption keys. IBM spokesman confirmed that the statement is still valid, but would not comment on whether further asked the Government to hand over the source code.
Microsoft, Juniper Networks, and Seagate declined to comment. Dell and EMC are not commenting. Lenovo, Micron, Oracle, TI and the West did not respond to a request seeking comment.
传美国政府多次向科技公司索要源代码，大多得逞 - 源代码,斯诺登,联想 - IT资讯
3月18日消息，据ZDNet报道，美国政府很多次想从科技公司获得源代码，以发现可用于监视或调查的安全漏洞。一位直接知道此事的消息人士称，政府根据《外国情报监视法》在未公开的民事案中寻求秘密裁决获得源代码。
该人士称，这些听证会是秘密进行，远离了公众视线，受这些要求困扰的科技公司“多数时间”都败诉了。当被问及此事时，美国司法部发言人承认以前确实索取过源代码和专用加密密匙。在最近针对苹果的文件中，美国政府引用了2013年的一起案件，在该案中政府赢得法庭命令，要求据说爱德华·斯诺登使用的加密电邮服务商Lavabit提供源代码和专用密匙。
司法部利用同样的文件暗示，其可以要求苹果提供源代码和专用密匙。当被问及未来司法部是否还会索取源代码时，该发言人拒绝发表评论。
科技公司通常将他们的源代码视为他们业务“王冠上的宝石”，从这些高度机密的代码中他人可以知道一家公司的未来产品和服务。源代码也可用于发现安全漏洞和弱点，政府机关可使用这些漏洞进行监视和收集证据。如果竞争对手或未授权组织获得这些代码，损失将无可估量。
ZDNet联系了财富500强里的10多家科技公司，但没有哪家公司公开承认是否收到政府的这种要求。思科在电子邮件声明中称：“我们没有也不会向任何客户特别是政府交出源代码。”IBM搬出2014年的声明称，他们不会出于访问客户数据的目的，向NSA或任何政府机构提供软件源代码或加密密匙。IBM的发言人证实该声明依然有效，但不愿进一步评论是否向政府交出了源代码。
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