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NSA mass phone surveillance revealed by Edward Snowden ruled illegal
The US court of appeals has ruled that the bulk collection of telephone metadata is unlawful, in a landmark decision that clears the way …
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 …
Bill to rein in NSA phone data collection reintroduced
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation aimed at ending the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of telephone records across the country. …
Lawmakers criticize FBI’s request to mandate encryption back doors
U.S. lawmakers are skeptical of an FBI request for Congress to mandate encryption workarounds in smartphones, with critics saying Wednesday that back doors would …
House panel OKs bill to end NSA phone records program
A House panel overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to stop the bulk collection of U.S. phone records by the National Security Agency. The 25-2 vote …
Millennials’ view of Snowden could spur surveillance relief, ACLU says
A generational change could help usher in a new era in which governments prune back their surveillance efforts. That’s the message from the American …
The Anti-Surveillance State: Clothes And Gadgets Block Face Recognition & Make You Digitally Invisible
Last spring, designer Adam Harvey hosted a session on hair and makeup techniques for attendees of the 2015 FutureEverything Festival in Manchester, England. Rather …
White House releases report on NSA surveillance six years later
With debate gearing up over the coming expiration of the Patriot Act surveillance law, the Obama administration on Saturday unveiled a six-year-old report examining …
The new German spying scandal is a big deal
German media organizations, such as Der Spiegel and Die Zeit, are reporting on Thursday on a spying scandal that threatens to create new controversy …
China to strengthen surveillance, security in anti-terror push
China will establish a national population database linked to ID information and credit records, state media reported late on Monday, as part of a …
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