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China’s new cybersecurity law sparks censorship concerns
China has released a draft cybersecurity law which immediately sparked concerns that it is too vague and could signal Beijing’s widespread censorship of the …
A Detailed look at hacking team’s emails about ITS repressive clients
Documents obtained by hackers from the Italian spyware manufacturer Hacking Team confirm that the company sells its powerful surveillance technology to countries with dubious …
Obama administration still wants to prosecute Snowden despite surveillance debate
Despite the expiration of three provisions in the USA Patriot Act on Monday – largely due to the revelations of former National Security Agency …
Security agencies get access to 2 yrs of Australians’ phone, internet records
A law forcing Australian phone and internet companies to keep records for two years has been passed by both houses of parliament. The new …
Wikipedia parent sues to stop NSA’s massive surveillance effort
The Wikimedia Foundation, the organization that operates the wildly popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, says user privacy has been violated and that it’s going to …
UK Admits Illegally Monitoring Conversations Between Lawyers & Their Clients
The regime under which UK intelligence agencies, including MI5 and MI6, have been monitoring conversations between lawyers and their clients for the past five …
EU wants to snoop on Skype to combat terrorist threat – report
The EU agency for judicial cooperation says the bloc needs to develop a common approach to lawfully intercept services like Skype and Viber, to …
Anonymous asks activists to help fight pedophiles in ‘Operation DeathEaters’
Hacktivist group Anonymous is inviting people to join their ongoing mission against pedophiles dubbed #OpDeathEaters. The group’s plan is to compile incriminating evidence against …
Mass surveillance is fundamental threat to human rights, says European report
Europe’s top rights body has said mass surveillance practices are a fundamental threat to human rights and violate the right to privacy enshrined in …
‘We’re following you’: Sweden’s security service trolls citizens with sarcastic first tweet
The Swedish Security Service has created an online buzz on social media networks with its sarcastic first tweet. The Säpo agency recommended Swedes to …
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