The NSA, Snowden and the Internet’s Offensive Future
Whatever your feelings are about Snowden, listening to him speak about why he did what he did, what he hoped to accomplish and how he feels about the public reaction is informative.
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Snowden: Surveillance Has Damaged Internet, U.S. Economy
The mass surveillance programs that he revealed through media leaks in the last year have not only compromised the privacy and security of Americans, but have damaged the country’s economy, Edward Snowden said in an interview Monday.
Microsoft Disclosed User Content in 10% of U.S. Law Enforcement Requests
Microsoft supplied user content in response to 10.8 percent of the law enforcement requests it received from United States agencies in the second half of 2013.
Hacking Team, a company that specializes in developing and selling surveillance equipment to foreign governments, is hosting much of its command and control infrastructure in the U.S.
Critical infrastructure policymakers are calling for the formation of a new group to better protect the North American electric grid from cyber-attacks.
Verizon updated its transparency report, publishing data on FISA orders for customer content and account information.
CloudFlare claims government requests for user data are affecting fewer than .017 percent of their two million global customers
Automated update services that provide users with security patches and feature enhancements are also a potential hunting ground for intelligence agencies and law enforcement surveillance activity.
SAN FRANCISCO–The Lavabit case, which saw the secure email provider’s owner shut the company down after being forced to hand over to the government the encryption key that protected his users’ data, may seem like an extreme reaction to a unique situation. But, experts say it’s likely that there will be similar situations in the […]
FBI Director James B. Comey said during his RSA Conference keynote that public-private sector information sharing is crucial to deterring cybercrime.
