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Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys
Whether the FBI and NSA have the legal authority to obtain the master keys that companies use for Web encryption remains an open question, but it hasn't stopped the U.S. government from trying.
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White House Seems Afraid NSA Defunding Law Could Actually Pass Today
A law to defund the National Security Agency’s Internet dragnet program is gaining surprising momentum. The House of Representatives’ vote today on Michigan Republican Justin Amash’s proposal has gained so much support that the White House is officially urging Congress to reject it. “This blunt approach is not the product of an informed, open, or deliberative process.
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NSA Says It Can't Search Its Own Emails
Despite its snooping prowess, the agency tells ProPublica its system is too "antiquated and archaic" to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request.
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FBI pressures Internet providers to install surveillance software
CNET has learned the FBI has developed custom 'port reader' software to intercept Internet metadata in real time. And, in some cases, it wants to force Internet providers to use the software.
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Hey, you know Android apps can 'access ALL' of your Google account?
One-click login hands over keys to Gmail, Google Drive et al, says researcher.
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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
The White House has opposed efforts to rein in NSA snooping, but only five years ago, Sen. Obama supported substantial reforms.
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IRS Also Secretly Got Intelligence Info And Was Told To Launder It
Reuters continues to reveal incredible details of how the intelligence community (NSA, FBI, CIA, etc.) has been sharing information with other government agencies -- mainly via the DEA's Special Operations Division (SOD) and then telling those who use that info to do law enforcement work to "launder" their own investigation to hide where they got the information from.
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President Obama meets with Tim Cook, other execs over government surveillance
U.S. President Barack Obama met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and other technology company executives today to discuss government surveillance, according to a report from Politico.
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Former NSA chief predicts surveillance programs will expand
The former head of the National Security Agency said Sunday that not only does ending the NSA’s domestic surveillance programs seems unlikely, but he images those endeavors could expand in scope during the coming years.
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Google filing says Gmail users have no expectation of privacy
In motion to dismiss a data-mining lawsuit, Web giant says people have 'no legitimate expectation of privacy in information' voluntarily turned over to third parties.
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Google: If You Use Gmail, You Have "No Legitimate Expectation of Privacy"
If you happen to be one of the 400 million people who use Google's Gmail service for sending and receiving emails, you shouldn't have any expectation of privacy, according to a court briefing obtained by the Consumer Watchdog website. In...
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Yes, Gmail users have an expectation of privacy
Consumer groups are up in arms today over a motion Google made in June to dismiss a class-action lawsuit alleging that Gmail violates federal and state wiretapping laws by scanning emails at the...
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Google's Position on Email Privacy Misrepresented by Media Reports.
Several sites reported on Tuesday that Google believed Gmail users had no expectation of privacy in the context of their emails.
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I asked the NSA for its file on me, and here's what I got back
When I sent the NSA a formal request through the Freedom of Information Act, the agency acted like I was a total newbie at this stuff.
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Pirate Bay co-founder plans Hemlis, an encrypted messaging app where 'no one can listen in'
In the wake of recent revelations about NSA surveillance efforts, the co-founder of The Pirate Bay has launched a drive to crowdsource funding for a new mobile messaging app — one so secure that its creators say they couldn't turn over people's messages even if they wanted to.
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What Was Going On Between Reddit's Alexis Ohanian And Stratfor?
A WikiLeaks trove of leaked emails shows that the Reddit co-founder offered to consult for the infamous private intelligence firm, among other things.
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AT&T turns drug informant, handing feds 26 years of phone records
After months of uproar following revelations that US intelligence agencies are compiling massive amounts of citizens’ telephone data.
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US and UK spy agencies defeat privacy and security on the internet
Through covert partnerships with tech companies, the spy agencies have inserted secret vulnerabilities into encryption software.
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21 Rules For Spies, From A Former NSA Officer
John Schindler, a National Security Agency veteran and now a professor at the Naval War College, tweeted out a series of what he calls Spy Rules
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Google May Owe You Money
If Google put your house on Street View between 2007 and 2010, the company might (eventually) owe you money.
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