surveillance

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
UK to make tech companies retain crypto keys

UK to make tech companies retain crypto keys

Bill to mandate access to encrypted content.
Juha Saarinen Nov 3 2015 12:07PM Security
Researchers crack Fuji-Xerox printer spying code

Researchers crack Fuji-Xerox printer spying code

Code in laser printouts rats on users and devices.
Juha Saarinen Oct 27 2015 6:50AM Security
EU-US 'safe harbour' data transfer deal ruled invalid

EU-US 'safe harbour' data transfer deal ruled invalid

Snowden surveillance revelations cited by court.
Julia Fioretti , Staff Writers Oct 7 2015 6:15AM Security
Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Revisiting a bad idea considered an even worse idea.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2015 10:57AM Security
When spyware merchants get hacked

When spyware merchants get hacked

Hacking Team attack points to bad business practices all round.
Juha Saarinen Jul 7 2015 2:30PM Security
Government exploit vendor hacked, client data exposed

Government exploit vendor hacked, client data exposed

Update: Australian agencies potentially compromised.
Allie Coyne Jul 6 2015 1:17PM Security
XKEYSCORE global spy system detailed in new Snowden leaks

XKEYSCORE global spy system detailed in new Snowden leaks

Staggering scale of surveillance revealed.
Juha Saarinen Jul 2 2015 10:51AM Security
NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator

NIST formally chops NSA-tainted random number generator

Dual_EC_DRBG algorithm no longer part of standard.
Juha Saarinen Jun 29 2015 6:47AM Security
US Senate passes NSA surveillance reform bill

US Senate passes NSA surveillance reform bill

No more bulk phone data collection.
Staff Writers Jun 3 2015 9:16AM Security
US to roll back domestic surveillance

US to roll back domestic surveillance

Patriot Act spy powers set to expire.
Staff Writers May 31 2015 12:25PM Security
Five Eyes spies sought to subvert Google, Samsung app stores

Five Eyes spies sought to subvert Google, Samsung app stores

Attempted to plant malware, spread misinformation.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2015 6:12AM Security
US court rules NSA bulk phone metadata collection illegal

US court rules NSA bulk phone metadata collection illegal

American Civil Liberties Union win case in appeal court.
Jonathan Stempel May 8 2015 4:43AM Security
US Drug Enforcement's global surveillance outed

US Drug Enforcement's global surveillance outed

Phone spying predated NSA's by nearly a decade.
Russell Brown Apr 9 2015 6:35AM Security
Tech vendors seek legal end to bulk surveillance

Tech vendors seek legal end to bulk surveillance

Join privacy advocates to lobby US Congress.
Juha Saarinen Mar 26 2015 6:44AM Security
UK spies claim broad powers to hack worldwide

UK spies claim broad powers to hack worldwide

Admit to using vulnerabilities for intelligence gathering.
Juha Saarinen Mar 19 2015 10:19AM Security
Mass interception of email lawful, UK parliamentary committee finds

Mass interception of email lawful, UK parliamentary committee finds

Thousands of emails a day captured, but only a few are read.
Michael Holden , Staff Writers Mar 13 2015 5:42AM Security
Blackphone's new platform targets 'enterprise privacy'

Blackphone's new platform targets 'enterprise privacy'

Introduces new devices, operating system partitioning.
Juha Saarinen Mar 3 2015 6:02AM Security
Gemalto confirms spy agency network intrusion

Gemalto confirms spy agency network intrusion

But says SIM encryption keys not taken.
Juha Saarinen Feb 26 2015 6:29AM Security

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