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Tag Archives: surveillance
Who killed Proxyham?
The new and cheap anonymizing device, Proxyham, has been axed and its DEFCON talk cancelled. Was the firm hit with a gag order, or was it just hype to begin with?
WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger could by banned by UK’s newly proposed bill
Newly proposed UK legislation will demand that messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat remove encryption from their apps altogether or see them banned. 
Surveillance court OKs NSA phone metadata collection for six more months
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…!
iOS 9 enhances two factor authentication, introduces 6-digit passcodes
Apple announced on Monday that iOS 9 will have native two-factor authentication as well as (slightly) more secure passcodes.
California passes law requiring warrant to search computers, cellphones and tablets
The hodgepodge of US state and federal laws about phone search, some of which say the law needs a warrant and some of which say they don’t, just got a bit messier.
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.
Phones’ accelerometers allow you to be tracked on the metro
No GPS or cell towers triangulation necessary. All it takes is learning the world’s unique metro routes, then listening as phones jiggle along. 
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.
South Korea mandates spyware on teens’ phones
Parents can’t opt out, regardless of any privacy concerns. Let’s hope they don’t get hit by an mSpy-esque data breach.