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Firefox blocks ads from tracking you
Firefox has a new tool to stop websites from spying on you, going a step beyond typical private browsing settings. The new Tracking Protection …
Irish privacy watchdog to investigate Facebook over spying allegations
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner has agreed to investigate allegations that Facebook exposes its users’ personal data to mass snooping by U.S. intelligence services, …
Hackers Can Remotely Steal Fingerprints From Android Phones
Over a year ago I wrote an article on The Hacker News that warned of serious security concerns created by the iPhone and Android’s …
Amendments to CISA “Cybersecurity” Bill Fail in All Regards
Although grassroots activism has dealt it a blow, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) keeps shambling along like the zombie it …
Rand Paul Promises To Shut Down Nsa Data Center If He Becomes President
Republican Senator Rand Paul has been one of the few vocal critics of the U.S. government’s spying programs. He’s the only presidential candidate that …
NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY’S ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic passing through the United States has relied on its extraordinary, decades-long …
Irked by U.S., but EU keeps own spy projects quiet
Revelations of U.S. spying in Europe have soured transatlantic relations, prompting a White House apology and, as leak followed leak over the past two …
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 …
Key Parts of Patriot Act Expire Temporarily as Senate Moves Toward Limits on Spying
The government’s authority to sweep up vast quantities of phone records in the hunt for terrorists expired at 12:01 a.m. Monday after Senator Rand …
NSA’s phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court
A U.S. spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans’ phone records is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, putting pressure on …
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