NSA’s Auroragold program spies on carriers to break into cell networks
An NSA program called Auroragold reportedly spies on carriers to break into cellular networks.
Brazil to unweave the NSA’s web by laying domestically controlled fiber optic cables
The Brazilian government intends to combat NSA espionage by using non-U.S. companies to build new fiber-optic cable infrastructure.
BitTorrent releases privacy-centric Bleep alpha app to the public
BitTorrent just made Bleep, its privacy-oriented messaging app, available to the public for download. It's still in the alpha stage of development though.
Meet Bleep, BitTorrent’s anti-NSA chat and messaging app
Bleep, which is being developed by BitTorrent, claims that it will keep your online conversations safe and secure from prying, unseen eyes.
Why that iOS ‘backdoor’ isn’t really a threat unless Big Brother is after you
Friendly hacker Jonathan Zdziarski uncovered a backdoor in iOS that could be used by hackers or the NSA to spy on iOS users, but is it a danger to you?
The NSA claims its systems are too complex to stop deleting incriminating data
The NSA is claiming that its systems are so complex that it cannot prevent the destruction of evidence that may be damaging to its case in a lawsuit.
The NSA might know what you look like, collects millions of digital images per day
The National Security Agency (NSA) has ramped up its collection of digital facial images in the past four years, according to The New York Times.
It looks like Google has helped the NSA, but that could be a good thing
Email correspondences between the NSA director and Google executives Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt reveal that Google maintained a dialogue with the NSA.
This unassuming desk lamp eavesdrops and live-tweets private conversations
Embedded inside this normal-looking lamp, there's a microphone and small computer that records conversations, transcribes them, and uploads them to Twitter
Did the NSA exploit the Heartbleed bug for years?
A Bloomberg report states that the National Security Agency was fully aware of the Heartbleed bug, and used the flaw for its own purposes.
Supreme Court says no to NSA surveillance case
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case pertaining to the legality of the NSA's surveillance program.
Google video reveals how the company handles search warrants for user data
For governments and law enforcement, Google is an increasingly popular place to gather information on suspects, according to its new Transparency Report.
Washington’s plans to ‘end’ NSA telephone metadata collection: What you need to know
Both the Obama administration and members of the House have plans to 'end' the NSA's collection of telephone metadata. Here's everything you need to know.
As Snowden roams free in robot form, our cyborg future has arrived
Edward Snowden used a Beam telepresence robot to do an on-stage interview at the 2014 TED Talks in Vancouver. In other words, our cyborg future is here.
What can snoops learn from your metadata? Way more than you thought
Telephone metadata can reveal a staggering amount of personal details about our lives, a new study shows. And it's time for us to take action.
Mark Zuckerberg called President Obama over NSA spying, dubs it ‘a threat’ to the Internet
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he called President Obama to express is "frustration" over NSA surveillance.
NSA pretended to be Facebook in its effort to infect ‘millions’ of computers
As part of its efforts to install malware on “millions” of computers, the NSA impersonated Facebook to trick targets into downloading malicious code.
Snowden wants more security, but are we too lazy for more locks?
Edward Snowden says we need widespread end-to-end encryption. He's right. But many tech users may not want to listen.