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NSA collects 200 million text messages a day

As the world awaits US President Obama’s official announcement of his plans for an NSA reform, The Guardian disclosed details of yet another NSA bulk data collection …

Bruce Schneier briefs US Congress on the NSA

Well known cryptographer and computer security expert Bruce Schneier has been called in to brief six members of the US Congress. The group, consisting of Representatives Zoe …

Top 7 security concerns for 2014

AhnLab announced its “Top 7 Security Concerns for 2014”. Because AhnLab is immersed in the cyber trenches and the cloud, its team is very experienced monitoring …

Privacy advocates announce day of protest against NSA spying

A broad coalition of activist groups, companies, and online platforms will hold a worldwide day of activism in opposition to the NSA’s mass spying regime on February …

EU committee asks Snowden to testify via video link

With an overwhelming vote of 36-to-2 (plus one abstention), the members of the European Parliament’s Justice and Civil Liberties Committee have decided to extend an …

D-Link releases DIY surveillance solution

D-Link today expanded its line of IP surveillance solutions with the new mydlink Network Video Recorder with HDMI output (DNR-312L), providing a DIY surveillance solution for …

Obama panel advises big changes to NSA surveillance practices

The “independent” Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies ordered to be created by US president Barack Obama in August has finally delivered …

Lead MEP presents preliminary conclusions on NSA inquiry

The European Parliament should consent to a trade deal with the US only if it makes no reference to data protection, says its Civil Liberties Committee in the preliminary …

India set to escalate Internet surveillance

The Indian government is all but set to launch Netra (Network Traffic Analysis), a surveillance system capable of analysing online communication in near real-time and …

NSA can easily decrypt private cell calls

A document from the seemingly inexhaustible trove delivered by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden shows that the NSA can easily break the old and weak algorithm still used …

NSA uses Google cookies to track and target suspects

Newly published documents from Edward Snowden’s trove show that the NSA and its British counterpart GCHQ use Google’s “preferences” cookies to follow …

US phone carriers and wireless surveillance of Americans

As part of his ongoing investigation into wireless surveillance of Americans by law enforcement, US Senator Edward J. Markey released responses from eight major wireless …

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