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Tech firms strike major deal with US gov to disclose data request figures
By Michael Rougeau published
Updated Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and more are in on a new deal that will allow unprecedented disclosure.
Snowden: Not all spying is bad, but tech allows for cheap, easy mass surveillance
By Michelle Fitzsimmons published
People should be able to make a call or send a text without having to worry about it going on record, says NSA leaker.
The NSA reportedly collects a mind-blowing number of texts every day
By Michael Rougeau published
Newly outed NSA surveillance program called Dishfire allegedly collects hundreds of millions of text messages. Daily.
Windows crash reports grant easy access to hackers and spies
By Alex Hamilton published
A report released by researchers at Websense has revealed that Windows crash errors and the reports they send could be easily accessed by hackers and spies.
Judge deems NSA's spying 'vital' as agency triumphs over ACLU
By Michael Rougeau published
A judge has dismissed the ACLU's lawsuit against the NSA, deeming the agency's phone spying legal.
Obama says President Bush authorized NSA spying after 9/11
By Michael Rougeau published
The Justice Department is attempting to block a court from ruling on the NSA's surveillance activities.
Microsoft may be skirting Chinese censorship with new Skype
By Michael Rougeau published
Skype is under new management in China, and for the first time it's using servers outside the country.
Vint Cerf on privacy: We never really had it to begin with
By Michael Rougeau published
Google's chief internet evangelist said this week that privacy (or our sense of it) will increasingly be harder to achieve.
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