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DHS Monitors Americans’ Social Media Accounts, But Not Visa Applicants’
The Department of Homeland Security has operated a program to monitor ordinary Americans’ social media discussions about the agency’s policy directives, even though it …
Google’s chairman wants algorithms to censor the internet for hate speech
In an op-ed for The New York Times (paywall), Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, inserted himself directly into the middle of a …
EU wants to give national privacy regulators more clout in new U.S. data pact
The European Union wants to enhance the power of the bloc’s national privacy regulators in policing a planned new EU-U.S. data pact after the …
5 companies grab 70% of your online dollars
The Internet was supposed to democratize and open up information, commerce and communication. But so far, the spoils are going to a relative few. …
Hackers sweet-talked their way into the CIA director’s email account
The hackers who found their way into CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account didn’t use sophisticated coding skills. They just wheedled their way …
Google, Facebook and peers criticize CISA bill ahead of Senate consideration
A trade group representing Facebook, Google, Yahoo and other tech and communications companies has come down heavily against the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of …
System That Checks Air Passengers Against Watchlist Briefly Goes Down
The Department of Homeland Security computer system that checks airline passengers against terror watch lists briefly experienced service disruptions Wednesday evening that led to …
Our double lives: Dark realities behind ‘perfect’ online profiles
The contrast between her life and death could not be more stark: The beautiful, successful blond doctor, a married mother of three, found lying …
Activists Target NSA Facility in Germany With Drones
The group of activists flew a drone that dropped leaflets over a National Security Agency (NSA) complex in Germany encouraging its employees resign, The …
Facebook dealt privacy blow as US-Europe data-sharing pact declared illegal
The operations of Facebook and many other US-based companies in Europe could be disrupted after a 15-year pact between the two regions was declared …
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