Obama Wants Silicon Valley’s Help to Fight Terror Online
President Barack Obama asked Silicon Valley firms to work with U.S. law enforcement authorities to prevent terrorists from using social media and encryption technologies, …
U.S. tech industry appeals to Obama to keep hands off encryption
As Washington weighs new cybersecurity steps amid a public backlash over mass surveillance, U.S. tech companies warned President Barack Obama not to weaken increasingly …
NSA winds down once-secret phone-records collection program
The National Security Agency has begun winding down its collection and storage of American phone records after the Senate failed to agree on a …
Russian hackers ‘read Barack Obama’s unclassified emails’
Russian hackers obtained sensitive emails written by President Barack Obama when they penetrated the White House unclassified email system last October, it has been …
Obama puts ‘malicious cyber actors’ on notice
President Barack Obama is taking aim at “malicious cyber actors” who attempt to profit from digital attacks on US interests. An executive order announced …
NSA director defends plan to maintain ‘backdoors’ into technology companies
The National Security Agency director, Mike Rogers, on Monday sought to calm a chorus of doubts about the government’s plans to maintain built-in access …
Obama To Germans Worried About NSA Surveillance: ‘Hey, Trust Us!’
It’s often been said that trust is something that you earn — or that you completely destroy in irredeemable ways. So it’s a little …
Cyber spies join forces to keep Britain and US safe from web terrorists
Britain and the United States will create a joint “cyber cell” so spies can tackle the growing threat of terrorists plotting online attacks on …
UK to seek Obama’s help in accessing user data from US firms
That’s one of the issues UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama will address when they meet Friday, according to a …
Obama unveils cybersecurity proposals: ‘Cyber threats are urgent and growing danger’
Barack Obama unveiled new cybersecurity measures on Tuesday amid warnings from privacy campaigners about unnecessarily “broad legal immunity” that could put personal information at …
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