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NSA can get inside iPhone, Android or BlackBerry Smartphones - 0 views

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    There have been stories about potential smartphone hacks for awhile, but they have been confined mostly to criminals out to steal data. Now we have confirmation that the NSA - and by extension other agencies - are able to directly hack into iPhones, Android devices and even Blackberries, which were once thought to be more safe.
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New details of NSA spying continuing to emerge as Snowden releases more reports - 1 views

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NSA Spy Snowden

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    Edward Snowden has continued to release reports on the NSA and related agencies. This time they have discussed the spying program's access to Google and Yahoo conversations, as well as plans to exploit the online sexual habits of Muslim academics they consider radical.
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Review board recommends that NSA transfer 1 trillion phone records - 0 views

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NSA OBAMA SPY

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    President Obama has reportedly met with the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. The five person review board is responsible for overseeing the NSA and related agencies, in order to enact new policy and create oversight for the unchecked surveillance branch.
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NSA former employee offers inside view of his job as cyber spy - 0 views

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NSA SPY Surveillance

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    An interesting blog post has been making the rounds on Twitter this morning. It was written by Loren Sands-Ramshaw, a self-proclaimed former employee of the NSA. In it, he offers an inside look over agency's policies, and how he feels about everything currently going on related to the spying scandal.
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Deutsche Telekom urges Germany to adopt own Internet following NSA scandal - 0 views

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NSA Interet

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    After another cable leak from Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA had tapped the phones of thirty-five world leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel's private mobile phone, Deutsche Telekom is calling for a German-only internet.
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Snowden document shows that NSA still has trouble decrypting...sometimes - It's a ... - 0 views

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    When the level of NSA spying efforts began to become apparent thanks to the massive document leak by whistleblower Edward Snowden, encryption was touted as the solution. But as the agency's ability to decrypt was exposed, the number of viable options has become smaller.
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NSA and GCHQ gained access to Dutch SIM chip maker's encryption | It's a Gadget - 0 views

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nsa access dutch sim chip encryption

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    Reports that the US and UK's NSA and GCHQ organizations gained access to the encryption keys of SIM chip maker Gemalto has once again underlined the reach and global nature of modern government surveillance.
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PRISM gives NSA, FBI partial access to citizen information - 1 views

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FBI NSA PRISM surveillance

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    The Internet has exploded with activity this morning, after dual articles were released by the Guardian and The Washington Post about a secret government project called PRISM.
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Apple is the latest to release NSA PRISM details - 0 views

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Apple NSA PRISM

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    Apple is officially releasing some details about the information requested as part of the program. However, they still deny any knowledge of the PRISM program itself.
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As NSA scandal deepens, American trust weakens - 0 views

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NSA Prism

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    As is so often the case these days, yet more details have been leaked by Edward Snowden about the National Security Agency's surveillance efforts.
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Well known security software targeted by NSA, GCHQ | It's a Gadget - 0 views

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    A new document unearthed from the massive Snowden leak shows the National Security Agency and Government Communications Headquarters attacked Kaspersky security software in an attempt to counter anti-virus efforts.
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New details on XKeyscore tool shows NSA's alarming reach - 0 views

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NSA Prism FBI

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    If you weren't already paranoid enough, new information has been released from the Edward Snowden leaks. This time about a tool called XKeyscore, a program that by the National Security Agency's own admission gives them access to "nearly everything a user does on the internet".
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Edward Snowden AMA was as fascinating as you would expect | It's a Gadget - 0 views

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    NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden joined journalists Laura Poitras and Glenn Greenwald on Reddit yesterday for an Ask Me Anything (AMA) discussion. The results were just as fascinating as you would expect them to be.
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US Surveillance also applies to postal service - 1 views

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NSA Prism

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    A month ago TheGuardian released a story that claimed the US Postal Service had been part of a program similar to PRISM. But the claims were never officially confirmed, and so it remained a fairly obscure accusation. That is until today, when the New York Times confirmed the rumors and the existence of the program.
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LavaBit and Silent Circle email clients shut down to prevent further problems - 0 views

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NSA FBI Privacy

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    After ten years as an alternative email client that didn't scan user information and respected privacy above all else, LavaBi and Silent Circle are shutting down. The reason?
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Groklaw legal site shuts down to avoid any potential spying - 0 views

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Groklaw Spy NSA Security

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    Technology law site Groklaw, which has won awards for its informative content often collaborated from emailed user tips and expertise, has shut down. Pamela Jones, the founder and site owner, has cited the fundamental lack of privacy on the web today as her reasoning behind the decision.
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Yahoo pledges to secure all activities of its users - 0 views

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Marissa Mayer NSA Yahoo CEO Yahoo! Yahoo news Yahoo privacy

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    Yahoo's CEO Marissa Mayer said that the Internet Company is expanding its efforts to protect its users against online observation. It is expanding its efforts to secure its users' online activities from prying eyes by encrypting all the communications & information flowing into the internet company's data centers around the world.
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Microsoft responds to backdoor government snooping and will enhance encryption - 0 views

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Microsoft NSA

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    Speaking directly to consumers who are concerned about their lack of privacy in the wake of the NSA's continued surveillance, Microsoft released a statement on their official blog this morning. They are officially speaking out about this, and other privacy matters related to government spying.
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Eight major tech companies call on Obama to limit US surveillance - 0 views

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NSA PRISM

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    Eight major technology companies have banded together to ask President Barack Obama to reform the current US intelligence operations that have led to massive data collection with next to no legal oversight.
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Lavabit founder begins Kickstarter project for new Dark Mail Initiative - 0 views

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Security Lavabit NSA

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    Lavabit founder Ledar Levison has opened a new Kickstarter project, hoping to offer an upgraded version of the Lavabit source code for a new encrypted, open source email client.
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