surveillance

NSA triples collection of US phone records

NSA triples collection of US phone records

Worries privacy advocates.
Dustin Volz May 7 2018 6:38AM Security
Pentagon exposed huge internet surveillance data cache

Pentagon exposed huge internet surveillance data cache

Yet another AWS data bucket spill.
Juha Saarinen Nov 20 2017 7:14AM Security
NSA ends warrantless spying on US digital comms

NSA ends warrantless spying on US digital comms

Privacy advocates welcome end of controversial practice.
Dustin Volz May 1 2017 7:06AM Security
Facebook blocks its data from being used in surveillance tools

Facebook blocks its data from being used in surveillance tools

Makes policy "explicit".
Staff Writers Mar 14 2017 5:19PM Software
UN report calls for 'international warrant' governing surveillance

UN report calls for 'international warrant' governing surveillance

Special rapporteur issues grave warnings.
Staff Writers Mar 9 2017 10:06AM Software
Wikileaks publishes large trove of CIA hacking tools

Wikileaks publishes large trove of CIA hacking tools

Spies said to have exploits for iPhones, Android and smart TVs.
Staff Writers Mar 8 2017 5:37AM Security
Snowden's favoured secure email provider Lavabit reboots

Snowden's favoured secure email provider Lavabit reboots

Built on new end-to-end encryption standard.
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2017 6:54AM Security
Controversial US spy chief Clapper quits

Controversial US spy chief Clapper quits

Oversaw mass surveillance programs revealed by Snowden.
Dustin Volz , Mark Hosenball Nov 18 2016 6:40AM Security
New US surveillance rules raise privacy concerns

New US surveillance rules raise privacy concerns

Changes make it easier for law enforcement agencies to access warrants.
Staff Writers Oct 28 2016 11:40AM Security
Yahoo pleads with US govt to clarify email spying order

Yahoo pleads with US govt to clarify email spying order

Transparency requested.
Juha Saarinen Oct 20 2016 8:39AM Security
Yahoo scanned customer emails for US intelligence

Yahoo scanned customer emails for US intelligence

Wrote custom software for real-time searches of incoming messages.
Joseph Menn , Staff Writers Oct 5 2016 4:53AM Security
Snowden working on smartphone anti-surveillance device

Snowden working on smartphone anti-surveillance device

Teams up with hacker to build prototype.
Juha Saarinen Jul 22 2016 6:27AM Security
US joins case over Facebook data transfers

US joins case over Facebook data transfers

Cross-border flows tested.
Padraic Halpin Jul 20 2016 6:25AM Storage
Researchers easily extract personal details from metadata

Researchers easily extract personal details from metadata

US study debunks authorities' privacy claims.
Juha Saarinen May 20 2016 6:54AM Security
British spy agencies' secret mass surveillance revealed

British spy agencies' secret mass surveillance revealed

"Bulk personal datasets" could contain all recorded data on an individual.
Juha Saarinen Apr 22 2016 6:36AM Security
UK parliamentary committee criticises encryption backdoor bill

UK parliamentary committee criticises encryption backdoor bill

'Snoopers' charter' faces resistance.
Juha Saarinen Feb 12 2016 11:08AM Security
Snowden leak reveals UK spies' big data surveillance

Snowden leak reveals UK spies' big data surveillance

Hadoop, MapReduce study captured data.
Juha Saarinen Feb 5 2016 6:16AM Security
UK govt crypto contains permanent backdoor

UK govt crypto contains permanent backdoor

MIKEY-SAKKE encrypted comms can be eavesdropped on.
Juha Saarinen Jan 21 2016 6:35AM Security
BlackBerry quits Pakistan over govt surveillance demands

BlackBerry quits Pakistan over govt surveillance demands

To exit country on December 30.
Juha Saarinen Dec 1 2015 6:35AM Security
Microsoft to keep data in Germany, away from US spies

Microsoft to keep data in Germany, away from US spies

Trustee model to protect info in new European data centres.
Juha Saarinen Nov 12 2015 6:46AM Security

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