Lawmakers probing NSA face German secrecy hurdles
(AP)—German lawmakers probing the NSA following Edward Snowden's revelations have hit a hurdle: their own government.
Internet
Oct 17, 2014
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Movement builds to ensure privacy for Internet users
Before Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency and Prism made headlines, a group of technologists was dedicated to making the Internet more anonymous.
Internet
Sep 30, 2014
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US tech industry steps up push on surveillance reforms
Major US technology companies joined Monday to urge Congress to quickly pass legislation to reform government surveillance in the wake of revelations of massive NSA-led data sweep programs.
Security
Sep 9, 2014
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Report: NSA eyed preset strikes in cyberattacks
The National Security Agency secretly planned a cyberwarfare program that could automatically fire back at cyberattacks from foreign countries without any human involvement, creating the risk of accidentally starting a war, ...
Security
Aug 13, 2014
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Former NSA chief defends cybersecurity venture
Even in an era when former U.S. officials routinely profit from business ventures linked to their public service, recently retired National Security Agency chief Keith Alexander raised eyebrows when he disclosed he is working ...
Security
Aug 5, 2014
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US given heads up about newspaper data destruction
(AP)—Newly declassified documents show the Obama administration knew in advance the British government would oversee destruction of a newspaper's hard drives containing leaked documents.
Internet
Jul 11, 2014
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Report: US spies on prominent Muslim-Americans
An online magazine reported Wednesday that the National Security Agency and the FBI covertly scanned the emails of five prominent Muslim-Americans under the government's secret surveillance program aimed at foreign terrorists ...
Security
Jul 9, 2014
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Most NSA data from regular Internet users, report says (Update)
Nine out of 10 people identified in a large cache of online conversations intercepted by the National Security Agency were ordinary Internet users and not foreign surveillance targets, a news report says.
Security
Jul 6, 2014
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Report: NSA targeted German privacy activist
German media reported Thursday that users and supporters of a popular online anonymity tool are among those automatically singled out for special attention by U.S. security services.
Security
Jul 3, 2014
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A thumbs-up for NSA Internet spying on foreigners (Update 3)
Endorsement of the NSA's Internet surveillance programs by a bipartisan privacy board deeply disappointed civil liberties activists Wednesday while providing a measure of vindication for beleaguered U.S. intelligence officials.
Security
Jul 2, 2014
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