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NSA Prism program taps in to user data of Apple, Google and others
• Top-secret Prism program claims direct access to servers of firms including Google, Apple and Facebook • Companies deny any knowledge of program in …
Using Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, HMRC can access details on what websites you view, where a mobile phone call was made/received: Date & Time of Emails, Texts & Phone calls.
Figures show Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs officials made almost 14,400 authorised views of “communications data” on taxpayers during tax evasion investigations. This compares …
Facebookers, beware: That silly update can cost you a job
Study shows that companies have rejected 1 in 10 people between ages 16 and 34 because of something the person shared on social media. …
Obama Intelligence Agency Chairman Has His E-Mail Account Hacked By “Guccifer”
After detours targeting “Sex and the City” author Candace Bushnell and journalist Carl Bernstein, the hacker “Guccifer” has returned to his bread and butter …
Queen’s speech revives ‘snooper’s charter’ legislation
Downing Street briefing resurrects controversial bill tracking individuals’ email, internet and mobile text use The government appears to have left open the door to …
Link Exposes Users of ‘Bang With Friends’
Bang With Friends, a mobile application that facilitates casual encounters among friends, has a simple pitch: “Your friends will never know you’re interested unless …
‘Terminal Spying’ Began On Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Watch
It is like something out of a sci-fi/horror film. A huge corporation gets over 300,000 computer terminals into the offices of the most powerful …
Snapchats Don’t Disappear: Forensics Firm Has Pulled Dozens of Supposedly-Deleted Photos From Android Phones
A 24-year-old forensics examiner from Utah has made a discovery that may make some Snapchat users think twice before sending a photo that they …
‘Red October’: Global cyber-spy network uncovered by Russian experts
A sophisticated cyber-espionage network targeting the world’s diplomatic, government and research agencies, as well as gas and oil industries, has been uncovered by experts …
Government Seeks to Fine Companies for Not Complying With Wiretap Orders | Threat Level | Wired.com
It isn’t often that communications companies push back against government requests to monitor customers and hand over information about them, but a government task …
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