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Do telcos make for competent spies? 
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Intelligence agency overseer wades into telco data retention.
 
"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic 
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"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Among 125 law enforcement agencies in 33 states, one in every four use the "tower dump" tactic, new reports reveal.
 
ASIO raids lawyer office seeking Timor wiretap documents 
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By Darren Pauli | Dec 3, 2013 | Comment Now 
Documents claim ASIS agents planted bugs in Govt office walls under aid work guise.
 
NSA planned to spy on Australia 
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NSA planned to spy on Australia Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Nov 22, 2013 | Comment Now 
Breach 'common understanding' not to spy.
 
Yahoo encrypts ALL DATA 
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Yahoo encrypts ALL DATA Powered by SC Magazine
By Adam Greenberg | Nov 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
Says it never gave data to government agencies.
 
Australia spied on Indonesian President  
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Australia spied on Indonesian President Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Nov 18, 2013 | Comment Now 
President, wife and inner circle tracked.
 
British spies used fake LinkedIn, Slashdot pages to tap telco 
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British spies used fake LinkedIn, Slashdot pages to tap telco Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Nov 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
Quantum Insert tool used.
 
New Zealand's spying law passes 
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New Zealand's spying law passes Powered by SC Magazine
By Juha Saarinen | Nov 6, 2013 | Comment Now 
Gives intelligence agencies a say in network procurements.
 
US privacy experts debate worth of mass data collection 
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US privacy experts debate worth of mass data collection Powered by SC Magazine
By Danielle Walker | Oct 30, 2013 | Comment Now 
A panel shared their views on online privacy expectations.
 
Smart TVs a spying portal for hackers, researcher finds 
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Smart TVs a spying portal for hackers, researcher finds Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Oct 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Don't keep your TV in the bedroom, consumers warned.
 
NSA phone taps deterred a 'few' terrorists, not 54 
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NSA phone taps deterred a 'few' terrorists, not 54 Powered by SC Magazine
By Adam Greenberg | Oct 17, 2013 | Comment Now 
Director to exit hot seat next year.
 
Aust spy agency gave 300k contacts in one day to NSA 
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Aust spy agency gave 300k contacts in one day to NSA Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Oct 16, 2013 | Comment Now 
NSA raiding address books.
 
NSA report says Aust spooks swiped 311,113 contacts in one day 
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NSA report says Aust spooks swiped 311,113 contacts in one day Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Oct 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
NSA raiding address books.
 
NSA tool may track burner mobiles 
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NSA tool may track burner mobiles Powered by SC Magazine
By SC Australia Staff | Oct 15, 2013 | Comment Now 
Metadata provides rough phone fingerprint.
 
Russians eavesdrop WiFi, phone comms during Olympics 
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Russians eavesdrop WiFi, phone comms during Olympics Powered by SC Magazine
By Juha Saarinen | Oct 8, 2013 | Comment Now 
Sochi visitors warned.
 
Leaked documents shed light on FinFisher govt spyware 
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Leaked documents shed light on FinFisher govt spyware Powered by SC Magazine
By Juha Saarinen | Sep 2, 2013 | Comment Now 
Claims it can break encryption.
 
US intercepted UN comms: report 
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US intercepted UN comms: report Powered by SC Magazine
By Juha Saarinen | Aug 26, 2013 | Comment Now 
Chinese beat NSA to it.
 
NZ passes spy laws 
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NZ passes spy laws Powered by SC Magazine
By Juha Saarinen | Aug 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
PM promises to resign if wholesale spying occurs.
 
Groklaw third to fall amid fears of surveillance state 
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Groklaw third to fall amid fears of surveillance state Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Aug 21, 2013 | Comment Now 
Founder shares fears of Lavabit, Silent Circle.
 
Gagged Lavabit founder discusses closure 
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Gagged Lavabit founder discusses closure Powered by SC Magazine
By Darren Pauli | Aug 14, 2013 | Comment Now 
Scorched earth closure may have prevented national security probe.
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