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Dotcom wants ‘to kill Skype’ with MegaChat, his encrypted video calling service
Kim Dotcom has launched a public beta version of his latest project, with which he aims to wipe out Skype. The video calling service …
Mega says US urged PayPal to cease working with it based on end-to-end encryption
PayPal will no longer process customer payments for the cloud-storage service Mega based on the latter’s use of client-side encryption. Kim Dotcom’s Mega says …
Snowden documentary CitizenFour grabs Oscar
A Laura Poitras’ film about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has won Hollywood’s highest accolade by snatching the Oscar for Best Documentary. “The disclosures of …
‘Equation Group’ hackers attacked 30+ nations with NSA-style tech
Russian security experts say that an advanced persistent threat team has infected thousands of computers in more than 30 countries using tools and tactics …
Megaupload programmer gets 1yr in prison for role with Dotcom’s site
An Estonian computer programmer for the now defunct file-sharing site Megaupload has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison less …
Twitter transparency report shows surge in user info & data removal requests
In its latest transparency report, Twitter has revealed a whopping 40 percent global increase in governmental user information requests, with the US leading the …
‘Dept. of the Internet’ porn parody sends up FCC net neutrality plans
A group called Protect Internet Freedom is hoping to score laughs and support against government regulations of the web with a satirical clip made …
‘Hostile to privacy’: Snowden urges internet users to get rid of Dropbox
Edward Snowden has hit out at Dropbox and other services he says are “hostile to privacy,” urging web users to abandon unencrypted communication and …
US business groups alarmed over China’s new ‘intrusive’ cybersecurity regulations
US business groups have sounded the alarm over China’s new cybersecurity rules, adopted amid Snowden leaks. They say the rules are intrusive, require tech …
‘123456’ still most popular password but users waking up to cyber dangers – study
Slowly but surely, it seems as though the public are beginning to take a little more care about the passwords they use. A study …
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