Ask HN: Do you believe that your government has access to your Google history?
I was thinking about this, and I'm not sure where I come down. In the post-Snowden world, most big sites (including Google) have gone HTTPS-only, with additional security features like certificate pinning. As far as I'm aware, nothing in the Snowden revelations suggested that that the NSA had been able to break SSL/TLS, so it would seem reasonable that it would be very difficult for them to snoop on you while you're googling.
Obviously, if you're a suspect in a criminal case, the government could get a court order for google to turn over your search history. But do you believe the the kind of widespread "dragnet" surveillance that was made known through the Snowden leaks is still going on? Or do you believe that the last few years of tightening up web security really made a difference when it comes to state sponsored snooping?
Obviously, if you're a suspect in a criminal case, the government could get a court order for google to turn over your search history. But do you believe the the kind of widespread "dragnet" surveillance that was made known through the Snowden leaks is still going on? Or do you believe that the last few years of tightening up web security really made a difference when it comes to state sponsored snooping?