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U.S. NSA uses Google cookies to pinpoint targets for hacking
The National Security Agency is secretly piggybacking on the tools…
New Snowden leak reveals U.S. NSA planted agents inside ‘World of Warcraft’
Documents provided by Snowden from 2008 say that the NSA…
Apple, Google, others call for government surveillance reform
Eight U.S. technology giants are making a joint appeal to reform government…
Ex-official: FBI can secretly activate an individual’s webcam without indicator light
The most powerful FBI surveillance software can covertly download…
Obama to propose curbs on NSA spying
U.S. President Barack Obama plans to propose curbs on the National Security Agency…
Obama stuck with BlackBerry, says not allowed an iPhone ‘for security reasons’
US President Barack Obama admitted Wednesday he was not allowed to have an iPhone…
NSA spying risks $35 billion in U.S. technology sales
The trust that’s threatened is essential to U.S. technology companies…
Apple iPhones phased out of German government in favor of encrypted phones to block U.S. NSA spying
Members of the German government will use encrypted phones…
Obama’s secret attempt to ban cellphone unlocking, while claiming to support it
Last week, WikiLeaks made public a portion of a treaty that the White House…
U.S. Rep. Goodlatte sees surveillance restrictions passing Congress
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte…
How and why Silicon Valley turned on Obama
In the months leading up to the 2012 presidential election, Silicon Valley…
Google’s 8th-ranked D.C. lobbying machine flexes new political power
Google Inc. is moving its Washington office closer to Capitol Hill…
U.S. Senate panel passes plan to continue mass surveillance; Apple, other tech firms, civil-liberties groups oppose
The Senate Intelligence Committee approved legislation…
Apple’s increasing cultural influence illustrates ‘Obama crash’
Apple’s increasing visibility on the personal computing desktop…
U.S. NSA secretly infiltrated Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say
The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications…
Apple reiterates: iMessage is not architected to allow us to read messages
Touting its commitment to user privacy in the wake of the NSA surveillance…
Obama administration decides NSA spying is ‘essential,’ but oversight of NSA is not
While the National Security Agency (NSA) has largely escaped…
Why Obama needn’t overturn U.S. ITC Samsung ban after Apple veto
There’s some who feel Samsung should receive a waiver on the Apple victory…
What email provider Lavabit did to avoid giving the US government its data
The U.S. government in July obtained a search warrant demanding that Edward Snowden’s e-mail…
Rush Limbaugh: No, Mr. President, Apple did not have a glitch
Among other things, Mac, iPhone, and iPad user Rush Limbaugh on Tuesday discussed Apple…
Obama on Obamacare launch problems: Glitches are to be expected, just like Apple product rollouts
U.S President Obama just conducted a speech in Washington D.C. regarding “Obamacare” that…
Obama announces intent to nominate Apple’s Catherine Ann Novelli to Department of State
Obama on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Apple’s Catherine Ann Novelli…
What if Marissa Mayer went to jail?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer presented her company’s side of fighting the National Security Agency…
Obama, world leaders push big companies like Apple, Google to pay more taxes
It’s time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes…
German government: Windows 8 contains U.S. NSA snooping back doors; too dangerous to use
The National Security Agency’s snooping practices may be costing American companies a lot of money…
Report: NSA can see 75% of U.S. Web traffic, can snare emails
The National Security Agency has built a surveillance network that covers more Americans’ Internet communications than officials have publicly disclosed…
Apple CEO Tim Cook, tech execs meet with Obama to talk surveillance
Barack Obama hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook…
PRISM: How to fly under the radar
Don’t listen to charlatans like Eric Schmidt who insist that you have nothing to fear…
FBI can remotely activate microphones in Android smartphones, source says
Law-enforcement officials in the U.S. are expanding the use of tools routinely…
U.S. ITC delays decision in Apple’s case against Samsung
The U.S. International Trade Commission needs more time to decide…
Obama has less than 48 hours to save Apple’s iPhone 4
The import ban stems from a June 4 ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission…
Reporter issued 3 free ‘Obamaphones,’ courtesy of U.S. taxpayers
Confession: You’re paying my phone bill…
NSA can read email, online chats, track Web browsing without warrant, documents leaked by Edward Snowden show
A top secret National Security Agency program allows analysts to search…
Bipartisan group of U.S. Senators recommend presidential veto of impending ITC import ban of older iPhones, iPads
In my first, quick reaction to yesterday’s United States Senate…
Obama praises Amazon in jobs speech from Amazon fulfillment warehouse
Obama will deliver a speech on rebuilding middle-class American jobs today…
Obama administration faces veto decision on ruling in Apple-Samsung fight
Smartphone rivals Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. have dueled…
Momentum builds against U.S. government surveillance
The movement to crack down on government surveillance started…
Obama administration demands Web firms turn over user account passwords
The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users…
U.S. House rejects effort to curb NSA surveillance powers, 205-217
The House on Wednesday rejected an attempt to curtail the National Security Agency…
Obama administration scrambles to shut down imminent U.S. House vote to defund NSA spying
A showdown is set to take place in the US House of Representatives today…
Obama administration demands master encryption keys from firms in order to conduct electronic surveillance against Internet users
The U.S. government has attempted to obtain the master encryption keys that Internet companies…
