Vodafone Transparency Report Sheds Light on Global Surveillance
Vodafone released its first transparency report today revealing that a small number of countries have a direct link to its network in order to collect data.
Privacy
On Snowden Anniversary, Microsoft Calls for Surveillance Reform
Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith lays out five areas where the U.S. government needs to make positive strides in reforming surveillance.
Google Data Shows Encryption Trending In the Right Direction
The past year has seen a tremendous amount of change and turbulence in the security and privacy communities, much of it related to the NSA surveillance revelations. One of the things that has come out of all of the discussions and debates is a greater focus on the importance of encryption, especially encrypting email and […]
Google has released an early version of a Chrome extension that provides end-to-end encryption for data leaving the browser. The extension will allow users to encrypt emails from their webmail accounts.
Time flies when you’re having fun. But it apparently also flies when there’s a new story every other day about NSA surveillance. It’s been nearly one year since the first story sourced from the documents Edward Snowden stole from the agency appeared, and with that in mind, the EFF is encouraging people to commemorate the […]
Google took steps toward compliance with a European privacy ruling that allows individuals to request their names be removed from search results.
The NSA released an email from Edward Snowden to the agency’s legal authority that refutes claims Snowden repeatedly raised concerns about surveillance.
Iranian spies have been carrying out a campaign since at least 2011 that has gathered intelligence by targeting D.C. journalists and government emissaries via social media.
The Federal Trade Commission called on data brokers to be more transparent and give users more control over their personal information in a comprehensive report issued yesterday.
There are two issues with the way Microsoft’s Outlook application encrypts content on older versions of Android that could expose users’ emails and email attachments.
