Former NSA Secretary who was in charge of the US mass surveillance program 'PRISM' is appointed as a director of Amazon

by amy

Former Secretary of the National Security Agency ( NSA ) Keith Alexander, who operated the mass surveillance program ' PRISM ' that the United States secretly conducted, has been appointed as a director of Amazon.

Amazon Com Inc 2020 Current Report 8-K
https://sec.report/Document/0001018724-20-000026/

Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon's board of directors --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/9/21429635/amazon-keith-alexander-board-of-directors-nsa-cyber-command

PRISM is an American top-secret surveillance program known for revealing its existence in 2013 by Edward Snowden . After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it became a problem that legal investigations took too long, so the NSA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have built a system that allows information to be referenced without corporate consent or a warrant. This is PRISM.

The data collected by PRISM covers a wide range of areas such as emails, live chats, texts, videos, music, and communication logs, and not only communications between the United States but also communications within the United States and abroad were intercepted. These interceptions by PRISM were supported by major American companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo !, Google, Facebook, Skype, AOL and Apple.

What is the top secret system 'PRISM' that allows you to directly peep at personal information on servers such as Google, Apple, and Yahoo !? --GIGAZINE

by Katy

Alexander, a new Amazon board member, was the NSA's secretary from August 2005 to March 2014, who Snowden called 'directing American spying.' After retiring from the NSA, he was co-chief executive officer of cybersecurity company IronNet , but will now be involved in managing Amazon as a board member.

It is believed that Mr. Alexander's inauguration is largely related to his defense-related knowledge. Amazon was rejected despite the overwhelming advantage in the competition for orders for the ultra-high-priced cloud business 'Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI)' of the US Department of Defense, which is over $ 10 billion (about 1 trillion yen). He has filed an objection to the court, saying that it was caused by President Trump's political intervention. It is said that Mr. Alexander's knowledge will be utilized as he pushes forward with the opposition.

Amazon argues that the US Department of Defense's cloud business bid competition was 'due to President Trump's political intervention'-GIGAZINE

by Michael Vadon

In response to this report, Snowden said, ''Hey, Alexa' stands for'Hey, Keith Alexander'. Keith Alexander is responsible for the illegal mass surveillance program that caused the global scandal. He pointed out that Alexander's influence on Amazon Web Services (AWS) , which hosts 6% of the world's websites, was a problem.

???????? It turns out 'Hey Alexa' is short for 'Hey Keith Alexander.' Yes, the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal. And Amazon Web Services (AWS) host ~ 6% of all websites. ???????? https://t.co/6hkzsHjxh9

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 9, 2020