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ICANN sees privatization of Internet management soon
The head of the nonprofit group that oversees the world’s Internet addresses expressed confidence Thursday that it would be privatized and out of US …
NTT DoCoMo launches smartphone with iris unlock feature
Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo has released a smartphone that can be unlocked with a mere glance. The Arrows NX F-04G, unveiled Wednesday in …
Sen. Rand Paul: What You Discuss on Your Phone Is None of the Government’s Business
The sacrifice of our personal liberty for security is and will forever be a false choice I’ve long said what you discuss on your …
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 …
Flimsy Last Ditch Effort To Derail Real Net Neutrality Protections Launches In Congress
With Title II based net neutrality rules pretty much a sure thing, the mega-ISPs have been engaged in a last-ditch attempt to derail the …
50 terabytes! Snowden leak reveals massive size of F-35 blueprints hack by China
The reported theft by Chinese hackers of blueprints for the US’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter amounted to 50 terabytes of classified information, documents leaked …
NSA Waited Until Christmas Eve To Release Details Of Its Illegal Surveillance On AmericansNSA Waited Until Christmas Eve To Release Details Of Its Illegal Surveillance On Americans
NSA Waited Until Christmas Eve To Release Details Of Its Illegal Surveillance On Americans
One of the recurring storylines from NSA defenders is that there’s been “no abuse” of the surveillance programs. Except, that’s not true. Leaked and …
How Congress Secretly Just Legitimized Questionable NSA Mass Surveillance Tool
We recently noted that, despite it passing overwhelmingly, Congress quietly deleted a key bit of NSA reform that would have blocked the agency from …
FBI Holds Secret Meeting To Scare Congress Into Backdooring Phone Encryption
In September, both Apple and Google announced plans to encrypt information on iOS and Android devices by default. Almost immediately, there was a collective …
US spent $136 billion on spying in two years: Government figures
The United States spent nearly $136 billion in the fiscal years of 2013 and 2014 on intelligence gathering, according to government figures. According to …
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