Operation: “PRISM”

Since 2007, the National Security Agency and FBI have monitored several Internet companies in an operation code-named “PRISM.”  Those companies are AOL, Apple, Google, Dropbox, Facebook, Microsoft, PalTalk, Skype, Yahoo and YouTube.

Many of these companies are denying any involvement and it’s certain there are others involved. This is happening under the early 70’s doctrine of “Third Party Access,” which claims that since you had “private information” on a check, and that check across the country to pay a bill, the information is no longer private.

Meanwhile, President Obama is appearing at two Democratic fundraisers in California today.  The first one is a cocktail party at Flipboard CEO Mike McCue’s home.

The connection: Flipboard is a digital social magazine that aggregates web links from your social circle, like Twitter, Facebook, etc., then displays the content in magazine form on an iPad.