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Wyden introduces bill to ban U.S. government-mandated backdoors into Americans’ cellphones and computers
U.S. government officials have recently proposed to compel companies to build backdoors…
U.S. feds want Apple’s help to defeat encrypted phones, invoke 18th-century All Writs Act
Newly discovered court documents from two federal criminal cases in New York and California…
U.S. DOJ turns to 225-year-old law to force Apple, Google to unlock password-protected devices
Prosecutors last month persuaded a federal magistrate to order…
DOJ warns Apple: iPhone encryption will lead to a child dying
The No. 2 official at the Justice Department recently warned top Apple executives…
U.S. Senate blocks legislation on curbing NSA’s bulk data collection program
The Senate blocked legislation that would have limited the National Security Agency…
U.S. NSA director makes another visit to Silicon Valley
Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, said on Monday…
After gaining U.S. government approval, Samsung Knox security for Android found to be ‘completely compromised’
A software researcher published findings showing that Samsung’s Knox app…
U.S. Government approves Samsung Galaxy devices for classified use
Samsung Electronics announced its solutions have been approved by the United States government…
China puts Microsoft under official investigation
Government investigators visited Microsoft offices in four Chinese cities Monday…
Cook, Zuckerberg, Mayer, other tech CEOs ask U.S. Senate to restrict U.S. spying
A group of prominent technology company CEOs, including the most prominent, Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Tim Cook likely to be asked to testify at NSA case in Germany
German lawmakers may call the heads of the largest U.S. technology companies…
How the NSA tapped AT&T’s network
In 2002, an AT&T technician named Mark Klein discovered that the National Security Agency had installed a secret monitoring facility…
U.S. House passes bill to curb NSA data collection programs
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to curb some National Security Agency powers…
U.S. House passes bill to curb NSA’s data collection programs; Apple opposes over ‘unacceptable loophole ‘
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to curb some National Security Agency powers…
GotoFail lives? Hackers claim compromise of Apple’s iCloud and Activation Lock, possibly via SSL bug
This is either a beginner’s mistake or it was done on purpose. Intelligence agencies like the NSA can thus easily intercept all communication via iCloud…
Apple to government authorities: ‘Show warrant to get data’
Apple will let its customers know if a government or law enforcement agency has requested information…
Apple, others to defy U.S. government authorities, notify customers of secret data demands
U.S. tech companies will ignore the instructions stamped on the fronts of subpoenas…
As U.S. government discusses expanding digital searches, ACLU sounds caution
Late last month, we reported on new federal efforts to gain an expanded ability…
Obama to meet again with tech CEOs about NSA spying
Top executives from Facebook, Google and other tech giants will…
Apple co-founder Woz and Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee voice support for Edward Snowden’s whistleblowing
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee…
US NSA used Facebook to hack into computers
The National Security Agency is breaking into…
Rand Paul: ‘What you do on your cellphone is none of their damned business!’
Paul put his concerns about the NSA on front pages with a class-action lawsuit…
Orwellian: UK government, with aid from US NSA, intercepted webcam images from millions of users
Britain’s surveillance agency GCHQ, with aid from the US National Security Agency…
Are Apple iOS, OS X ‘bugs’ really backdoors for government spooks?
One line of code — was it an accident or enemy action?
Rush Limbaugh explains OS X ‘GotoFail’ security flaw, says Apple ‘played it just right’
Here it is, in a nutshell, folks…
Apple fixes OS X ‘GotoFail’ security flaw after four days of snowballing criticism
After a very long four days of snowballing criticism by the security community…
Apple on OS X ‘GotoFail’ flaw:
A security flaw discovered in Apple’s iOS and OS X operating systems…
Security expert captures all SSL traffic via Apple’s OS X ‘GotoFail’ flaw
It’s difficult to over-state the seriousness of this issue…
Apple’s deafening silence on ‘GotoFail’ security flaw
On Friday, Apple quietly issued an update for iPhones and iPads…
8 ways to stay safe online while Apple works to fix ‘Gotofail’ flaw
Apple’s ‘Gotofail’ bug is a big deal because customers were exposed to risk…
Reasons for delay in SSL fix to OS X unclear as a single line of code found responsible
Did Apple introduce the bug deliberately for use by the NSA?
Twitter threatens to sue Obama administration over government surveillance requests
Twitter says it is prepared to sue the Obama administration…
Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian member of parliament nominated former U.S. National Security Agency…
U.S gov’t reaches deal with Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn to allow data disclosures on national security orders
The Justice Department on Monday reached agreements with…
U.S. NSA watching, tracking phone users with Google Maps
The National Security Agency and its UK counterpart GCHQ have been…
Apple issues update on U.S. NSA and law enforcement orders
Apple Inc. has released the following statement…
Apple’s Tim Cook on U.S government surveillance: ‘There is no back door, the government doesn’t have access to our servers’
Cook touches on his concerns regarding the NSA and their deeply controversial PRISM surveillance program…
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer calls on Obama administration to provide greater U.S. NSA transparency
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo Inc.’s chief executive…
Obama’s NSA proposals fall far short of real change
The White House’s tepid plan aims to calm the public, not curtail U.S. government surveillance programs…
U.S. NSA devises radio pathway into computers to conduct surveillance, launch cyberattacks
The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers…
The NSA, Apple’s iPhone and a whole lot of bad reporting
With the treasure trove of classified information Edward Snowden…
