Apple spills the dirt on how it deals with the NSA
Like many companies out there, Apple has become frustrated by the restrictions that the United States government has placed on what it can disclose about …
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Google, Microsoft give thumbs-up to proposed NSA restrictions
You get the feeling that major tech companies want the National Security Agency reined in almost as much as digital rights activists do, if only …
New Darkmail Alliance aims to make email NSA-proof
Secure email service Lavabit closed up shop earlier this year after the United States government forced it to hand over its users’ private data. But …
Bipartisan bill unveiled to curb the NSA’s spying powers
Given that surprising new allegations of National Security Agency spying seem to pop up every day, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers has now decided that …
Former Microsoft privacy advisor: ‘I don’t trust Microsoft now’
It’s doubtful that Microsoft will recruit its former privacy advisor Caspar Bowden to help it come up with witty one-liners for its next round of “Scroogled” …
John McAfee transitions from blocking viruses to blocking the NSA
John McAfee is one of the strangest characters in the tech world, and for a while everyone thought he might be a murderer, so it …
NSA admits that analysts spied on their love interests
When Sting wrote “Every Breath You Take,” he probably never imagined that someone in the future could literally act out the song word for word. …
Zuckerberg: NSA scandal hurt users’ trust in Facebook
The fallout from the National Security Agency surveillance scandal hasn’t just hurt trust between American tech companies and foreign governments — it’s also damaged the …
Google chairman won’t ‘pass judgement’ on NSA spying, calls for transparency
It seems that Google’s call for more transparency on the National Security Agency’s data collection program isn’t personal but just business. The Guardian reports that …
NSA reportedly has access to your private iPhone, Android and BlackBerry data
In case you thought your smartphone might be a last bastion of safety for your private information, it appears that the NSA has complete and …
Microsoft, Google team up to sue federal government over NSA spying
It doesn’t happen very often, but it’s always nice to see two tech giants set aside their differences for a greater cause. This time, Microsoft …
Leaked black budget shows NSA pays telcos hundreds of millions for network access
Now we know the price American telecom companies put on their users’ privacy. The Washington Post has revealed that the National Security Agency is paying …
WSJ: NSA can spy on up to 75% of all U.S. Internet traffic
Well hello, NSA, and thank you for taking the time to read this post. The Internet is still infatuated with NSA spying news, and rightfully …
German IT officials reportedly deem Windows 8 too ‘dangerous’ to use
The National Security Agency’s snooping practices may be costing American companies a lot of money. German publication Zeit Online has obtained leaked documents that purportedly show that …
More details emerge on Kim Dotcom’s NSA-proof email service
With secure email services such as Lavabit closing their doors, the fate of encrypted email may lie with the world’s most infamous German-born New Zealand …
Appeals court says feds don’t need warrant to track cell phone location data
Let’s hope you weren’t betting on the courts to rein in the government’s expansive surveillance powers. IDG News reports that the United States Court of Appeals for …
Congressional vote set to curb NSA spying powers
The public backlash against the National Security Agency’s broad spying powers has apparently been greater than many in Washington had anticipated. The Guardian reports that …
Small Utah-based ISP forced to install black box that allowed feds to spy
Pete Ashdown, the CEO of small Utah ISP XMission, says that in 2010 he received a Foreign Intelligence Service Act (FISA) warrant that allowed the …
Why the NSA will have a tougher time spying through the Xbox One Kinect sensor
Given all the allegations surrounding Microsoft’s supposed cooperation with the United States government on implementing the PRISM surveillance program, it’s not too far-fetched to worry that the National …
German security chief: Ditch Google and Facebook if you’re afraid of spying
Germany continued its campaign to stir up outrage this week over recent revelations that the NSA spies on Internet communications. German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich on …
German rage, French glee over new NSA spying allegations
Fury was building in Europe on Sunday as new leaks about NSA spying were published by various newspapers and magazines. Perhaps most notably, Der Spiegel …
New bill aims to rein in NSA’s snooping powers
With so many people getting caught off guard by the National Security Agency’s massive data collection practices, at least one senator wants to put the …
Video: Steve Wozniak feels ‘a little guilty’ about enabling NSA spying
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently sat down with CNN’s Piers Morgan and spoke about a variety of topics, including the NSA spying controversy and whistleblower …
NSA says it can spy on your location if it wants, but it chooses not to
The National Security Agency is scrambling to quell controversy surrounding its massive data collection program and on Sunday it disclosed that it doesn’t collect location …
Apple issues statement on customer privacy in wake of PRISM allegations
Apple on Monday morning issued a public statement regarding customer privacy after having been named as one of several technology giants accused of cooperating with …
NSA PRISM scandal gives big boost to little-used, privacy-friendly search engine
Revelations about the National Security Agency’s vast intelligence gathering operations may have been the best thing to happen to lesser known search engine DuckDuckGo. VentureBeat …
World Wide Web inventor decries NSA data collection program
The man who invented the World Wide Web is not happy with all the surveillance that the National Security Agency is conducting on his creation. …
Europeans plan to fight back against PRISM
Finnish communications minister Pia Viitanen has stated bluntly that the NSA may be breaking the laws of Finland. According to the Finnish Constitution, capturing and …
Poll shows majority of Americans fine with NSA phone record tracking
Although the National Security Agency’s broad tracking of Verizon telephone records has drawn a lot of criticism, a new poll shows that a majority of …
How to avoid NSA spying
The latest Guardian bombshell reveals that NSA has gained access to several leading U.S. tech giants in a massive dragnet hoovering email, photo, filesharing and chat info from …
