- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 20th, 2013
Skype Provided Backdoor Access to the NSA Before Microsoft Takeover [NYT]
The company developed its own user monitoring system before Microsoft bought it
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 20th, 2013
India Sets Up Surveillance System to Tap E-mails and Phone Calls Reuters
Posts on social networks, Google search queries, e-mails and phone calls will be tapped in
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 19th, 2013
NSA: Data Collection Program Prevented over 60 Terrorist Plots
They stated that about ten of these regarded locations on U.S. soil
- Google News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- June 18th, 2013
Google Pushes Secret Court to Allow It to Disclose More
Google wants gag orders to be lifted so it can talk about FISA requests
- Linux Distributions
- By Silviu Stahie
- June 18th, 2013
Keep PRISM and NSA Off Your Back with Bauer-Puntu Linux 13.04
A new secure Linux distribution, based on Ubuntu 13.04, is now out
- Yahoo News
- By Lucian Parfeni
- June 18th, 2013
Yahoo Discloses Government User Data Requests, After Facebook, Microsoft, Apple
Yahoo received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests in the past six months
- Hacking News
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 18th, 2013
Snowden Explains Why He Has Told China That the US Is Hacking Them
The whistleblower says he hasn't disclosed the US military targets
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 17th, 2013
Edward Snowden Explains Why He Waited to Reveal PRISM
Snowden said he hoped things would be different after Bush left the White House
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 17th, 2013
Edward Snowden to Answer Live Questions
The man behind the NSA leak will answer questions on The Guardian
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 17th, 2013
Americans Divided Over Snowden's Guilt
Half of U.S. wants Snowden to be prosecuted for leaking the NSA documents
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 17th, 2013
US Official: Terrorists Are Changing Communication Tactics After PRISM Leak
Rep. Mike Rogers says Snowned is a felon, not a whistleblower
- Internet Life
- By Lucian Parfeni
- June 17th, 2013
The British NSA Spied on G20 Summit Members with Fake Internet Cafes
The GCHQ set up a complex system to spy on all members, including allies
- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- June 16th, 2013
Security Brief: Anonymous, PRISM
The main events of the week between June 10 and June 16
- Web Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- June 15th, 2013
Watch Joe Biden from the Past Demolish Obama's NSA Spying Defense
It's easy to agree with spying when you're the one doing it
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Silviu Stahie
- June 15th, 2013
NSA Has Legitimate Code Running in Linux Kernel and Android
The National Security Agency has made a few additions to the Linux kernel
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 15th, 2013
Microsoft Releases Numbers on NSA Requests for User Information
The tech giant has been given the go-ahead to publish more details on government requests
- Web Blog
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 15th, 2013
Twitter Says Facebook Made a Mistake in Deal with the Government
They think that it's important to publish numbers and FISA disclosures, but separately