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  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • February 9th, 2017
Ex-NSA Contractor Indicted for Spending Last 20 Years Stealing Top-Secret Files

Ex-NSA Contractor Indicted for Spending Last 20 Years Stealing Top-Secret Files

Unlike Snowden, however, he's apparently just a hoarder

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 3rd, 2016
EU Comes Down on Exports of Cyber-Surveillance Tech

EU Comes Down on Exports of Cyber-Surveillance Tech

EU proposes new regulation for limiting exports of cyber-surveillance technology to oppressive regimes

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 28th, 2016
Apple Shares Some iMessage Metadata with Law Enforcement

Apple Shares Some iMessage Metadata with Law Enforcement

New documents reveal what Apple shares with law enforcement

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • August 30th, 2016
Iran Begins to Roll Out Its Own National Internet

Iran Begins to Roll Out Its Own National Internet

Iran was serious about creating its own Internet

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 29th, 2016
Russia Finalizes Procedures for Collecting Encryption Keys

Russia Finalizes Procedures for Collecting Encryption Keys

Companies sweating as they wait to see Russia's implementation details for its latest encryption backdoor law

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 28th, 2016
People Caught Using VPNs, Tor, or Proxies in the UAE Risk a $545,000 Fine

People Caught Using VPNs, Tor, or Proxies in the UAE Risk a $545,000 Fine

Caught offenders also risk prison sentences

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 15th, 2016
Turkey Blocks Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube During Ongoing Military Coup

Turkey Blocks Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube During Ongoing Military Coup

Military coup underway in Turkey's two biggest cities

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 5th, 2016
China Bans Social Media from Being Used as a Credible News Source

China Bans Social Media from Being Used as a Credible News Source

China tightens grip on its cyberspace even more

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • July 1st, 2016
US Customs Wants Foreigners to Provide Social Media Details When Entering the US

US Customs Wants Foreigners to Provide Social Media Details When Entering the US

US seeks another way to vet travelers when entering country

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 27th, 2016
Google, Facebook Use Anti-Piracy System to Detect and Remove Extremist Videos

Google, Facebook Use Anti-Piracy System to Detect and Remove Extremist Videos

Finally, an MPAA & RIAA idea that's good for something

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 23rd, 2016
Russia Wants Encryption Backdoors in Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber, Allo, Others <em>UPDATED</em>

Russia Wants Encryption Backdoors in Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber, Allo, Others UPDATED

Controversial encryption backdoor bill reaches Russian Duma

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • June 7th, 2016
Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Others Unite to Oppose the FBI's New Spying Powers

Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Others Unite to Oppose the FBI's New Spying Powers

FBI wants to expand the powers of National Security Letters

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 19th, 2016
If You Clicked Anything Online, Google Probably Knows About It

If You Clicked Anything Online, Google Probably Knows About It

Study shows the widespread usage of user tracking code

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 16th, 2016
Snowden Documents to Be Released in Full After Panama Papers Success

Snowden Documents to Be Released in Full After Panama Papers Success

NSA SIDtoday newsletter is included in the first batch

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • May 7th, 2016
Tor Developer Accuses the FBI of Harassment

Tor Developer Accuses the FBI of Harassment

Tor developer Isis Agora Lovecruft explains her unpleasant dealings with the FBI for the past six months

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • April 23rd, 2016
Blocking Ad-Blockers May Be Illegal in the EU Thanks to the Cookie Law

Blocking Ad-Blockers May Be Illegal in the EU Thanks to the Cookie Law

Bad news for websites that blocked ad-blockers

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • April 9th, 2016
Draft of US Encryption Bill Leaks Online, Is Incredibly Stupid

Draft of US Encryption Bill Leaks Online, Is Incredibly Stupid

Burr-Feinstein bill is comical and enraging at the same time

 
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