- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 29th, 2014
![NSA Received Permission to Perform Blanket Surveillance on Germany NSA Received Permission to Perform Blanket Surveillance on Germany](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Received-Permission-to-Perform-Blanket-Surveillance-on-Germany-1.jpg)
NSA Received Permission to Perform Blanket Surveillance on Germany
The FISA court allowed the NSA to spy on an entire country
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 29th, 2014
![NSA Targets 122 World Leaders, Including Germany's Merkel NSA Targets 122 World Leaders, Including Germany's Merkel](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Targets-122-World-Leaders-Including-Germany-s-Merkel-1.jpg)
NSA Targets 122 World Leaders, Including Germany's Merkel
The list isn't complete, but it gives a glimpse into the type of targets the agency picks and how no one's a friend
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 24th, 2014
![Time Warner Cable Releases First Transparency Report Time Warner Cable Releases First Transparency Report](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Time-Warner-Cable-Releases-First-Transparency-Report-1.jpg)
Time Warner Cable Releases First Transparency Report
The ISP is joining many other Internet giants and reveals how many requests it gets
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 24th, 2014
![China Demands That US Put a Stop to NSA Spying China Demands That US Put a Stop to NSA Spying](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/China-Demands-US-Put-a-Stop-to-NSA-Spying-1.jpg)
China Demands That US Put a Stop to NSA Spying
The Chinese government wants the United States to stop spying on Huawei, one of the biggest tech companies
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 24th, 2014
![Jimmy Carter Chooses Snail Mail over Email to Avoid NSA Monitoring Jimmy Carter Chooses Snail Mail over Email to Avoid NSA Monitoring](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Jimmy-Carter-Chooses-Snail-Mail-over-Email-to-Avoid-NSA-Monitoring-1.jpg)
Jimmy Carter Chooses Snail Mail over Email to Avoid NSA Monitoring
Carter believes he's being spied on by the NSA too
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 24th, 2014
![NSA Spies on Chinese Firm Huawei NSA Spies on Chinese Firm Huawei](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Spies-on-Chinese-Firm-Huawei-1.jpg)
NSA Spies on Chinese Firm Huawei
The important telco has been targeted by the NSA for years
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 21st, 2014
![Germany Launches Probe into NSA Spying, Five Eyes Nations Germany Launches Probe into NSA Spying, Five Eyes Nations](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Germany-Launches-Probe-Into-NSA-Spying-Five-Eyes-Nations-1.jpg)
Germany Launches Probe into NSA Spying, Five Eyes Nations
The German Bundestag wants to know who was involved
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 21st, 2014
![Obama to Meet with Tech CEOs, Will Discuss NSA Spying, Privacy Obama to Meet with Tech CEOs, Will Discuss NSA Spying, Privacy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Obama-to-Meet-with-Tech-CEOs-Will-Discuss-NSA-Spying-Privacy-1.jpg)
Obama to Meet with Tech CEOs, Will Discuss NSA Spying, Privacy
Obama is having another meeting with tech industry CEOs to talk NSA reforms, hoping to reach some understanding
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 21st, 2014
![NSA Hunts System Administrators to Get the “Keys to the Kingdom” NSA Hunts System Administrators to Get the “Keys to the Kingdom”](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Hunts-System-Administrators-to-Get-the-Keys-to-the-Kingdom-1.jpg)
NSA Hunts System Administrators to Get the “Keys to the Kingdom”
The NSA goes straight for the people who handle the networks
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 21st, 2014
![The NSA Wants to Put Together Its Own Transparency Reports The NSA Wants to Put Together Its Own Transparency Reports](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-NSA-Wants-to-Put-Together-Its-Own-Transparency-Reports-1.jpg)
The NSA Wants to Put Together Its Own Transparency Reports
Chances for the reports to include data of any use are slim
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 21st, 2014
![Gmail Now Encrypts All Emails as They Move to and from Google Data Centers Gmail Now Encrypts All Emails as They Move to and from Google Data Centers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Gmail-Now-Encrypts-All-Emails-as-They-Move-To-and-From-Google-Data-Centers-1.jpg)
Gmail Now Encrypts All Emails as They Move to and from Google Data Centers
To fight off the NSA, Gmail is now completely encrypted
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 20th, 2014
![PRISM Targets Email Addresses, Not Keywords, NSA Says PRISM Targets Email Addresses, Not Keywords, NSA Says](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/PRISM-Targets-Email-Addresses-Not-Keywords-NSA-Says-1.jpg)
PRISM Targets Email Addresses, Not Keywords, NSA Says
Many months after PRISM was first mentioned, NSA says it doesn't collect data in bulk, despite all the leaked documents
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 20th, 2014
![Google's Larry Page: NSA Spying Threatens Democracy Google's Larry Page: NSA Spying Threatens Democracy](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-s-Larry-Page-NSA-Spying-Threatens-Democracy-1.jpg)
Google's Larry Page: NSA Spying Threatens Democracy
Page believes the US govt should have told the people about its data collection efforts
- Linux Distributions
- By Silviu Stahie
- March 20th, 2014
![Tails 0.23 Secure Linux Distro Will Keep You Anonymous and Hidden from NSA Tails 0.23 Secure Linux Distro Will Keep You Anonymous and Hidden from NSA](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Tails-0-23-Secure-Linux-Distro-Will-Keep-You-Anonymous-and-Hidden-from-NSA-1.jpg)
Tails 0.23 Secure Linux Distro Will Keep You Anonymous and Hidden from NSA
The distribution is actually named The Amnesic Incognito Live System
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 20th, 2014
![NSA Says Tech Companies Knew of PRISM NSA Says Tech Companies Knew of PRISM](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Says-Tech-Companies-Knew-of-PRISM-1.jpg)
NSA Says Tech Companies Knew of PRISM
Companies weren't aware of the PRISM Name
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 19th, 2014
![Facebook Aims to Encrypt Everything Between Data Centers Facebook Aims to Encrypt Everything Between Data Centers](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Facebook-Aims-to-Encrypt-Everything-Between-Data-Centers-1.jpg)
Facebook Aims to Encrypt Everything Between Data Centers
The internal connections between Facebook data centers must be secured
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 19th, 2014
![Twitter Stops Working on Way to Encrypt Direct Messages Twitter Stops Working on Way to Encrypt Direct Messages](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Twitter-Stops-Working-on-Way-to-Encrypt-Direct-Messages-1.jpg)
Twitter Stops Working on Way to Encrypt Direct Messages
Following the NSA scandal, Twitter wanted to encrypt DMs, but now paused the project