The Social Security Numbers of tens of thousands of Americans ended up in a searchable public database that provides access to the tax filing applications of Section 527 political organizations on the Internal Revenue Service’s website.
The details of extensive government surveillance of U.S. citizens through collection of cell phone metadata, and email and Internet activities through the PRISM program has raised a lot of questions and caused quite a bit of confusion about what’s actually happening. To help users sort through the mess, Threatpost put together an FAQ about the revelations, the implications and what steps users can take to protect their privacy.
Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso talk about the implications of the NSA PRISM and metadata program leaks and what they mean for privacy and security.
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill proposed a plan she called Reclaim Your Name that would regulate how data brokers collect and share consumers’ personal information.
Facebook’s disclosure to its users about a bug in the social network’s Download Your Information tool underplays the scope of personal information exposed.
An information disclosure bug in Facebook’s Download Your Information archive exposed user contact details for six million users.
Two new confidential NSA documents have been leaked explaining how the agency handles encrypted data and data collected from U.S. persons whose location is unknown. Both documents could impact users of encrypted email and anonymity services such as Tor.
Security experts worry Yahoo’s plan to recycle inactive user IDs will increase the risk for identity theft.
Saying that inaccurate media reports about the PRISM program have damaged the company’s reputation, Google has asked the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to publish the number of requests the company gets for user data under various parts of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Citing the First Amendment, Google’s lawyers say that there is […]
Speaking before the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, senior intelligence and law enforcement officials said that the FISA-authorized collection of telephone records and other data revealed by Edward Snowden’s leaks has prevented more than 50 terror attacks against the United States since 9/11.
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