- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 13th, 2014
Snowden: I'd Return to US for Open Trial, but Got Refused
A fair and open trial, with judges, isn't something US authorities want when they get their hands on Snowden
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 13th, 2014
Snowden Says UK Spy Agency Is Worse than NSA Due to Lack of Constitutional Protections
The UK needs tighter laws and more oversight
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 11th, 2014
NSA Agents Infiltrate Companies in Germany, China
NSA's core secrets expose the agency's inner workings
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 11th, 2014
The NSA Doesn't Want You to Know What Information It Has Leaked on Its Own
The NSA has already leaked the information, but it doesn't want you to know it was them behind it all
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 9th, 2014
Julian Assange Slams Australian Govt for Misrepresenting Nature of Interception
The WikiLeaks leader urges Senate commission to look at XKeyscore rather than the statements made by govt agencies
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 9th, 2014
Tech Execs Warn Internet Could Shatter Due to NSA Spying
Breaking apart the Internet won't help the US tech industry
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- October 8th, 2014
Twitter Fights for Transparency, Sues Government over Right to Tell Users About Surveillance
Twitter wants to tell users about the National Security Letters and FISA orders it receives in its Transparency Reports
- Web / Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 30th, 2014
CloudFlare Gives over 2 Million Customers the Present of SSL
There are now at least 2 million additional encrypted sites
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 30th, 2014
Executive Order 12333 Redefines Words, Authorizes Mass Surveillance
"Collection" means something else for spy agencies
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 25th, 2014
Australia Gives Spy Agency Powers to Tap an Unlimited Number of Devices with One Warrant
The Australian spy agency is getting legal powers to spy on the whole Internet with a single warrant
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 19th, 2014
Egypt Launches Unprecedented Online Surveillance Campaign, Tracks Citizens on All Sites
Whether you're on Facebook, Twitter, or reading your email, you're not safe from the watchful eye of the Egyptian govt
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 15th, 2014
German Satellite Communications Company Stellar: NSA Could Cut Off Internet to Customers
Not only could the NSA cut off Internet access to entire continents, but they can also manipulate links and emails
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 13th, 2014
NSA Denies Having Any Proof That Snowden Complained About Programs' Legality to Bosses
As expected, the NSA hasn't discovered any emails to prove Snowden's claim of talking about the agency's overreach
- Yahoo News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 12th, 2014
PRISM: Yahoo Was Threatened with Fine of $250,000 per Day by the US Government
Since Yahoo was unwilling to cooperate with the US government, they put pressure on the company to make sure it complied
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 9th, 2014
The NSA Reform Bills Might Get Pushed to Next Year
Congress appears to not really care about NSA's overreach
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 8th, 2014
Edward Snowden Could Get Swiss Asylum If He Testifies in NSA Probe
If Snowden's safety can be guaranteed, he's likely to travel to Switzerland in the coming months
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- September 6th, 2014
NSA and FBI Ask Tech Brokers for Access to ISP Data on Customers
Most often than not, smaller ISPs don't directly handle govt data requests, but they task others to do it for them