US subpoena tests privacy promise of encrypted messaging app
The company responsible for spreading top-of-the-line message encryption across the internet has had a first legal skirmish with the U.S. government.
The company responsible for spreading top-of-the-line message encryption across the internet has had a first legal skirmish with the U.S. government.
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Oct 4, 2016
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There's a debate raging right now over whether President Barack Obama, before he leaves office, should grant Edward Snowden a pardon.
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Sep 30, 2016
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A Washington Post editorial arguing for the prosecution of intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has sparked an outcry in the media community—including from some of the newspaper's own journalists.
Security
Sep 21, 2016
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The National Security Agency chief said Tuesday he was "perplexed" over Twitter's move to block US intelligence from accessing data which may help thwart violent attack plots.
Internet
Sep 13, 2016
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It was time to purge the hacker from the U.S. government's computers.
Security
Sep 7, 2016
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It's not easy protecting your devices and data these days. Ransomware, email scams, identity theft, hacking attacks, massive data breaches - the news is filled with stories of the security threats consumers, businesses and ...
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Sep 1, 2016
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Hackers with apparent ties to Russia have conducted a series of cyber attacks on US media outlets including the New York Times, CNN reported Tuesday.
Security
Aug 23, 2016
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The leak of what purports to be a National Security Agency hacking tool kit has set the information security world atwitter—and sent major companies rushing to update their defenses.
Security
Aug 18, 2016
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The US National Security Agency, which gained international notoriety in 2013 after Edward Snowden revealed its data snooping techniques, has itself become the target of an apparent data breach.
Security
Aug 17, 2016
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National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and transparency website WikiLeaks are clashing over how best to handle the publication of sensitive data, a spat played out over Twitter.
Security
Jul 29, 2016
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