Brazil Announces Secure Email To Counter US Spying 165
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Phys Org reports that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced her government is creating a secure email system to try and shield official communications from spying by the United States and other countries. 'We need more security on our messages to prevent possible espionage,' Rousseff said on Twitter, ordering the Federal Data Processing Service, or SERPRO, to implement a safe email system throughout the federal government. The move came after Rousseff publicly condemned spying against Brazilian government agencies attributed to the United States and Canada. 'This is the first step toward extending the privacy and inviolability of official posts,' Rousseff said. After bringing her complaints against U.S. intelligence agencies to the United Nations General Assembly last month and canceling a state visit to Washington, Rousseff announced that the country will host an international conference on Internet governance in April."
Re:brace yourselves (Score:1, Funny)
here come the conservative whiners to support the USA and oppose Brazil's effort to protect its own rational self interests.
Re:Who wants email hosted by Federal Government? (Score:5, Funny)
Especially not a federal government that uses Twitter to plan "secure e-mail"
Good luck with that / This just in... (Score:4, Funny)