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divdiv class=postBody txtWrap section=txt readability=16pFollowing in the footsteps of other tech companies, Twitter is beefing up its security to make it harder for outsiders -- including the government -- to uncover data, the a href=https://blog.twitter.com/2013/forward-secrecy-at-twitter-0company announced/a Friday./ppTwitter has added forward secrecy, a a href=/8301-13578_3-57591179-38/data-meet-spies-the-unfinished-state-of-web-crypto/security measure/a that uses temporary, individual keys to encrypt each Web session, instead of relying on a single master key./ppa href=/8301-1023_3-57612905-93/google-finishes-2048-bit-security-upgrade-for-web-privacy/Championed by Google/a, forward secrecy means an outside organization can't use the same key to decrypt previous messages./pp/ppThe additional security will add some lag time when connecting to Twitter -- about 150 milliseconds in the US and up to a second in countries that are farther away from Twitter's servers, two Twitter engineers told a href=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/twitter-toughening-its-security-to-thwart-government-snoops/?_r=0The New York Times/a. But the company thinks the delay is worth it./ppEarlier this year, Edward Snowden a href=/8301-13578_3-57590364-38/nsa-can-eavesdrop-on-americans-phone-calls-documents-show/leaked information/a that the National Security Agency was spying on tech companies. Spurred by the leaks, several technology firms, including Google and Facebook, a href=/8301-1009_3-57612543-83/battle-brews-as-tech-companies-attempt-to-fend-off-nsa-hacking/said they were adopting extra security measures to protect user data/a./p/div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center