- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 28th, 2014
NSA Issues Misleading Transparency Report
Under one single order in 2013, the NSA collected data about 89,000 targets, but millions could be affected
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 27th, 2014
Germany's Govt Stops Working with Verizon over NSA Scandal Reuters
The ministries will from now on work with Deutsche Telekom
- General Business
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 25th, 2014
Microsoft Top Lawyer Wants Govt to Stop Spying Programs, Says Users' Trust Is Essential
Brad Smith talked about government's latest programs in a new conference
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 18th, 2014
NSA's Largest Listening Post in Europe Is in Germany
A report indicates just how close the NSA and Germany are
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 13th, 2014
The French Want Govt to Offer Snowden Asylum, over 150,000 Sign Petition
Edward Snowden's Russian asylum will expire at the end of next month
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 12th, 2014
“Stand with Snowden” Campaign Launches to Protect Whistleblowers
The campaign wants Snowden to be offered asylum outside Russia
- Tips & Tricks
- By Filip Truta
- June 11th, 2014
How to Keep the NSA from Tapping Your iPhone – Enter DFU Mode
Edward Snowden says powering off the phone won’t cut it
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 6th, 2014
Vodafone: Some Governments Have Free Access to Customers' Phone Calls
The company couldn't reveal any names, but this is a clear violation of privacy
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 5th, 2014
Snowden Asks Everyone to Take Back Their Privacy as Reset the Net Protest Kicks In
Take matters into your own hands if you want to protect your privacy
- Music, Film & TV Blog
- By Elena Gorgan
- June 4th, 2014
Oliver Stone to Write, Direct, and Produce Edward Snowden Biopic
Film will be based on “The Snowden Files” by journalist Luke Harding
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 2nd, 2014
NSA Collects Your Selfies for Its Facial Recognition Program [NYT]
The NSA picks up photos from emails, social media, texts
- Interviews
- By Gabriela Vatu
- June 1st, 2014
Interview: Cryptographer Bruce Schneier on the NSA, Cybersecurity
Basic encryption forces NSA to target rather than collect data in bulk, Schneier vehemently points out
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 30th, 2014
Snowden Asks NSA to Release All His Emails to Prove Agency Lied
Snowden wants to prove he expressed his concern about surveillance programs to higher-ups but was ignored
- Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 29th, 2014
WikiLeaks Slams Stockholm Internet Forum for Banning Snowden
“How can you exclude Edward Snowden,” WikiLeaks wonders
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 29th, 2014
Here's What Users Think Happened to TrueCrypt
Users don't believe Microsoft's decision to cut XP support can be blamed
- Online Surveillance
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 29th, 2014
Germany Chickens Out of Charging the US over NSA Spying on Merkel, Citizens
Germany claims there's not enough evidence of wrongdoing, despite the trove of NSA files that has been exposed
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- May 29th, 2014
Encryption Tool TrueCrypt Suddenly Shuts Down, Says It's Not Secure
Despite hopes that the site has been hacked, it looks like the announcement is legit