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A Detailed look at hacking team’s emails about ITS repressive clients
Documents obtained by hackers from the Italian spyware manufacturer Hacking Team confirm that the company sells its powerful surveillance technology to countries with dubious …
XKEYSCORE: NSA’S Google For The World’s Private Communications
One of the National Security Agency’s most powerful tools of mass surveillance makes tracking someone’s Internet usage as easy as entering an email address, …
Your favourite piracy sites could disappear soon
The Federal Government has passed new legislation designed to block access to websites that are used to find pirated material, such as The Pirate …
American citizens don’t trust retailers with their personal data
US consumers are most concerned about the ability of retailers and government departments to protect their personal data, according to a new survey. The …
David Cameron wants to ban encryption in Britain
David Cameron has signalled that he intends to ban strong encryption — putting the British government on a collision course with some of the …
NSA spied on French economy ministers, top companies: reports
The US wiretapped two of France’s economy ministers and spied on the country’s largest companies, French media reported citing WikiLeaks documents, just days after …
How The NSA Started Investigating The New York Times’ Warrantless Wiretapping Story
Three days after the New York Times revealed that the U.S. government was secretly monitoring the calls and emails of people inside the United …
Google Accused Of “Abusive” Conduct In Privacy App Case
An award-winning company founded by former Google engineers is taking legal action against the search engine giant over claims it has engaged in a …
New Snowden documents reveal the NSA targeted one of the world’s biggest security companies
Newly unearthed documents obtained by The Intercept indicate that the National Security Agency (NSA) as well as the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have …
EU steps (marginally, tentatively) towards new data protection law
European ministers are expected to reach some sort of agreement on new data protection laws later today, according to reports and sources, although discussions …
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