Interview: Tutanota CEO on Security, Encryption and the NSA

Interview: Tutanota CEO on Security, Encryption and the NSA

Softpedia spoke to Matthias Pfau, co-founder/CEO of Tutanota

Encrypted Email Service Tutanota Invites Anyone to Check the Code for Backdoors, Bugs

Encrypted Email Service Tutanota Invites Anyone to Check the Code for Backdoors, Bugs

Tutanota offers end-to-end encryption in an easy-to-use interface

NSA Bulk Phone Record Collection Program Goes Under Court Scrutiny

NSA Bulk Phone Record Collection Program Goes Under Court Scrutiny

The judges are looking into why the NSA collects all data

New NSA Director Shakes Off Snowden Scandal, Says the Mission Is More Important

New NSA Director Shakes Off Snowden Scandal, Says the Mission Is More Important

The NSA doesn't have any intention to change its practices

Fake Cellphone Towers Acting as Interceptors Discovered Across the United States

Fake Cellphone Towers Acting as Interceptors Discovered Across the United States

These can listen in on conversations, snoop in on text, push spyware to phones

Anonymous Organized Protests Against Mass Surveillance Outside GCHQ Building

Anonymous Organized Protests Against Mass Surveillance Outside GCHQ Building

Hundreds of people are expected to attend the four-day prosts

Snowden Case: US Social Media Users Choose Not to Publicly Share Their Views on the Topic

Snowden Case: US Social Media Users Choose Not to Publicly Share Their Views on the Topic

There are many users who censor themselves on Facebook and Twitter

In 2007, NSA Was Sharing over 850 Billion Metadata Records with Other Agencies

In 2007, NSA Was Sharing over 850 Billion Metadata Records with Other Agencies

The number has probably skyrocketed since then, given the adoption rate of smartphones and it will continue to climb

Tor Exec Says They're Getting Bug Reports from NSA and GCHQ Agents

Tor Exec Says They're Getting Bug Reports from NSA and GCHQ Agents

The code issues are too "subtle" to be from anyone else

Snowden Says NSA Still Hasn't Figured Out What Files He Took, Although He Wanted Them To

Snowden Says NSA Still Hasn't Figured Out What Files He Took, Although He Wanted Them To

Snowden says he didn't take 1.7 million documents

Snowden Exposes MonsterMind, NSA Program Fighting Back Against Cyber Attacks Without Human Input

Snowden Exposes MonsterMind, NSA Program Fighting Back Against Cyber Attacks Without Human Input

Snowden spoke about a previously undisclosed NSA tool

Old NSA Program Collecting Internet Metadata Was Shut Down After Agency Overcollected Data

Old NSA Program Collecting Internet Metadata Was Shut Down After Agency Overcollected Data

Even though this program was shut down, the NSA was later allowed to take on a similar one with the same capabilities

Facebook Buys PrivateCore to Secure Its Servers

Facebook Buys PrivateCore to Secure Its Servers

Facebook has made a pretty important acquisition for its future

US Govt Tried to Change Historical Records from Case Against NSA

US Govt Tried to Change Historical Records from Case Against NSA

The EFF fought off the government's efforts and won

Edward Snowden Is Not the Only Whistleblower, Officials Believe

Edward Snowden Is Not the Only Whistleblower, Officials Believe

A recent file The Intercept reported on couldn't have come from Snowden

Department of Defense Denies NSA Received Tor User Data After Research on Vulnerabilities <em>Reuters</em>

Department of Defense Denies NSA Received Tor User Data After Research on Vulnerabilities Reuters

The research only looked for vulnerabilities, not for users

NSA Files Reveal US Has Become a Key Part of Israeli Attacks

NSA Files Reveal US Has Become a Key Part of Israeli Attacks

Israel gets a lot of help from the US, including via NSA

 
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