Let the NSA’s bulk metadata collection continue for six more months, the court rules, until the phone companies get control over the records. Plus ça change…!
Tag Archives: NSA
Obama signs USA Freedom Act into law, clipping NSA’s powers
Patriot Act provisions snap back to life, but spying will be a tad more inconvenient for the NSA, and there’ll be a bit more transparency.
Apple, Google and others urge Obama to say no to backdoors
Tech firms and cryptologists lobby the Obama administration, urging resistance to the implementation of backdoors in popular software.
How one US scientist ended up accused of spying for China
A US scientist working for the National Weather Service was suspected of spying for China, and got swept up in a dragnet amid growing concerns in the US about cyberespionage.
Russia and China sign cyber security pact, vow not to hack each other
Moscow and Beijing will share manpower, technical resources and information to thwart online attacks.
NSA metadata collection is illegal, rules US court
Three appeal court judges have ruled that the NSA’s bulk collection of metadata went far beyond the original intent of the Patriot Act.
Searchable database of members of intelligence community posted online
Transparency Toolkit’s ICWatch uses Google search and search terms associated with surveillance activities and tools to put a human face on the surveillance state.
Cisco releases first transparency report, showing literally nothing to hide
Networking supergiant Cisco has become the latest big firm to release a transparency report, detailing its approach to dealing with requests for information from governments and police forces.
SSCC 194 – Patch early? Patch often? This time, “Patch NOW!” [PODCAST]
Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin for the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. From the very latest Update Tuesday to how we get rid of 10-year-old security holes, here’s the security news you can use.
The NSA wants a multi-part encryption key for ‘front door’ access to your data
As tech firms, privacy groups and citizens continue to balk at government surveillance, the NSA has come up with an interesting proposal for a multi-part encryption key.