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Video: Bruce Schneier talks to Edward Snowden
As part of a Harvard computer science symposium, Bruce Schneier had a public conversation with Edward Snowden. The topics were largely technical, ranging from cryptography to …
VPN services blocked by China’s Great Firewall
A number of popular VPN services are the latest target of China’s Great Firewall, including Astrill, StrongVPN and Golden Frog’s VyprVPN. Virtual Private Networks …
Researchers create inexpensive versions of NSA’s spying tools
ShmooCon, the hacker convention that welcomes individuals interested in all aspects of computer and information security, was held last week in Washington, D.C. Among the …
Reactions to President Obama’s 2015 State of the Union Address
President Obama’s State of the Union Address featured a new legislative focus on cyber security issues: No foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our …
UK GCHQ collected emails of UK, US journalists
British intelligence agency GCHQ has, at least on one occasion, slurped up emails sent by and to journalists working for a number of high-profile news organizations and shared …
UK PM Cameron demonizes encryption, US report says it’s vital
When British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Tuesday his plan to introduce new surveillance powers in the UK by forcing businesses to plant backdoors in their …
Pirate activist shows politicians what digital surveillance looks like
How to make politicians really understand the dangers of mass digital surveillance and the importance of information security? Gustav Nipe, the 26-year old president of the …
Regin backdoor: Sophisticated, stealthy, state-sponsored?
Symantec researchers are warning about a new, complex cyber espionage tool that has been around for years and that has likely been created and is wielded by a nation state. …
Detekt government surveillance spyware on your computer
Amnesty International, Digitale Gesellschaft, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Privacy International have partnered to create and release a free and open source tool for …
German spy agency wants to buy and use 0-day bugs
The Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) – Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service – has asked a parliamentary oversight committee for big money to buy …
Post Snowden, most users have changed Internet habits
On the heels of Edward Snowden’s advice to switch from Dropbox, Facebook and Google to services that place a high priority on security and privacy, F-Secure is releasing …
Code Red: A global initiative for fighting government surveillance
Well known and widely respected privacy expert and advocate Simon Davies has announced the creation of a new global initiative that’s aimed at supporting the world-wide …
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