- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 10th, 2014
![European Parliament to Discuss NSA Spying, Could Suspend Trade Talks, Data Exchange Agreement European Parliament to Discuss NSA Spying, Could Suspend Trade Talks, Data Exchange Agreement](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/European-Parliament-to-Discuss-NSA-Spying-Could-Suspend-Trade-Talks-Data-Exchange-Agreement-1.jpg)
European Parliament to Discuss NSA Spying, Could Suspend Trade Talks, Data Exchange Agreement
A big decision is ahead of European lawmakers this week
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 10th, 2014
![Investigators: Snowden Used Web Crawler to Collect NSA Files [NYT] Investigators: Snowden Used Web Crawler to Collect NSA Files [NYT]](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Investigators-Snowden-Used-Web-Crawler-to-Collect-NSA-Files-1.jpg)
Investigators: Snowden Used Web Crawler to Collect NSA Files [NYT]
Snowden beat the system with a basic tool
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 10th, 2014
![Activists Get Ready to Protest NSA Mass Surveillance on Tuesday Activists Get Ready to Protest NSA Mass Surveillance on Tuesday](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Activists-Get-Ready-to-Protest-NSA-Mass-Surveillance-on-Tuesday-1.jpg)
Activists Get Ready to Protest NSA Mass Surveillance on Tuesday
Over 5,000 sites will black out on Tuesday
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 10th, 2014
![Expert Warns of Security Issues on Glenn Greenwald’s New Website “The Intercept” Expert Warns of Security Issues on Glenn Greenwald’s New Website “The Intercept”](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Expert-Warns-of-Security-Issues-on-Glenn-Greenwald-s-New-Website-The-Intercept-1.jpg)
Expert Warns of Security Issues on Glenn Greenwald’s New Website “The Intercept”
The site uses WordPress, but it hasn't been updated to the latest version
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 10th, 2014
![The NSA Uses Controversial Phone Metadata Analysis to Provide Locations for Drone Strikes The NSA Uses Controversial Phone Metadata Analysis to Provide Locations for Drone Strikes](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-NSA-Uses-Controversial-Phone-Metadata-Analysis-to-Provide-Locations-for-Drone-Strikes-1.jpg)
The NSA Uses Controversial Phone Metadata Analysis to Provide Locations for Drone Strikes
The U.S. military doesn't really target terrorists
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 10th, 2014
![Greenwald's New Magazine Is Here, Focuses on NSA Stories for Now Greenwald's New Magazine Is Here, Focuses on NSA Stories for Now](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Greenwald-s-New-Magazine-Is-Here-Focuses-on-NSA-Stories-for-Now-1.jpg)
Greenwald's New Magazine Is Here, Focuses on NSA Stories for Now
Snowden's files are getting royal treatment in The Intercept
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 8th, 2014
![Google, Facebook, Microsoft Coalition Hires Lobby Firm to Fight NSA Surveillance Google, Facebook, Microsoft Coalition Hires Lobby Firm to Fight NSA Surveillance](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Facebook-Microsoft-Coalition-Hires-Lobby-Firm-to-Fight-NSA-Surveillance-1.jpg)
Google, Facebook, Microsoft Coalition Hires Lobby Firm to Fight NSA Surveillance
Several tech companies teamed up against surveillance and now they hired a lobby firm to help push its point
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 8th, 2014
![NSA Collects About 30 Percent of US Phonecall Data NSA Collects About 30 Percent of US Phonecall Data](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/NSA-Collects-About-30-Percent-of-US-Phonecall-Data-1.jpg)
NSA Collects About 30 Percent of US Phonecall Data
Officials mentioned that data collection was down
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 6th, 2014
![US Ambassador in Germany Says Tapping Merkel's Phone Was “Stupid” US Ambassador in Germany Says Tapping Merkel's Phone Was “Stupid”](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/US-Ambassador-in-Germany-Says-Tapping-Merkel-s-Phone-Was-quot-Stupid-quot-1.jpg)
US Ambassador in Germany Says Tapping Merkel's Phone Was “Stupid”
Spying on Merkel has damaged relations between the two countries
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 6th, 2014
![Swiss Government Tightens IT Security amid Spying Fears Swiss Government Tightens IT Security amid Spying Fears](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Swiss-Government-Tightens-IT-Security-Among-Spying-Fears-1.jpg)
Swiss Government Tightens IT Security amid Spying Fears
Following all NSA reports, Switzerland wants to make sure its systems are secure
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 5th, 2014
![Microsoft's Decision to Protect Foreign Data from NSA May Bring On Even More Spying Microsoft's Decision to Protect Foreign Data from NSA May Bring On Even More Spying](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-s-Decision-to-Protect-Foreign-Data-from-NSA-May-Bring-On-Even-More-Spying-1.jpg)
Microsoft's Decision to Protect Foreign Data from NSA May Bring On Even More Spying
Microsoft's plans may have a few key flaws, specialists say
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 5th, 2014
![Arizona Seeks to Limit NSA Surveillance Arizona Seeks to Limit NSA Surveillance](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Arizona-Seeks-to-Limit-NSA-Surveillance-1.jpg)
Arizona Seeks to Limit NSA Surveillance
A new bill limits metadata collection and the use of warrantless collected data in court, but only locally
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 5th, 2014
![DoJ Admits NSA Probably Spies on Congress Members DoJ Admits NSA Probably Spies on Congress Members](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/DoJ-Admits-NSA-Probably-Spies-on-Congress-Members-1.jpg)
DoJ Admits NSA Probably Spies on Congress Members
It's not just regular citizens that are being spied on
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 4th, 2014
![Snowden and Manning Receive Last Minute Nobel Prize Nomination Snowden and Manning Receive Last Minute Nobel Prize Nomination](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Snowden-and-Manning-Receive-Last-Minute-Nobel-Prize-Nomination-1.jpg)
Snowden and Manning Receive Last Minute Nobel Prize Nomination
The two whistleblowers have received nominations from two Pirate Parties
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 4th, 2014
![Microsoft Updates Transparency Report, Reveals FISA Requests Data Microsoft Updates Transparency Report, Reveals FISA Requests Data](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Microsoft-Updates-Transparency-Report-Reveals-FISA-Requests-Data-1.jpg)
Microsoft Updates Transparency Report, Reveals FISA Requests Data
Microsoft has now shared how many FISA reports it gets
- Social Networking Related
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 3rd, 2014
![Facebook Reveals FISA Court Requests Numbers, Demands More Transparency Facebook Reveals FISA Court Requests Numbers, Demands More Transparency](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Facebook-Reveals-FISA-Court-Requests-Numbers-Demands-More-Transparency-1.jpg)
Facebook Reveals FISA Court Requests Numbers, Demands More Transparency
The social network received quite a few FISA requests, especially for content
- Google News
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 3rd, 2014
![Google Reveals How Many FISA Requests It Receives, Asks for Even More Transparency Google Reveals How Many FISA Requests It Receives, Asks for Even More Transparency](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/Google-Reveals-How-Many-FISA-Requests-It-Receives-Asks-for-Even-More-Transparency-1.jpg)
Google Reveals How Many FISA Requests It Receives, Asks for Even More Transparency
Given how the new policy is worded, Google demands the right to give exact numbers