- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13th, 2016
NSA Won't Shy Away from Hacking IoT Medical Devices
Said NSA Deputy Director at a recent defense conference
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 19th, 2016
If You Clicked Anything Online, Google Probably Knows About It
Study shows the widespread usage of user tracking code
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 7th, 2016
FBI Seeks to Keep Its Biometrics Database Above the Law
Agency doesn't want to report anymore about how it uses the database, and whose details are stored inside it
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 2nd, 2016
US Law Change Allows Police to Search PCs of VPN, Tor & Malware-Infected Users
US intelligence agencies try once again to make Big Brother a reality with another privacy-intrusive law
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 18th, 2016
Congress Investigation to Probe SS7 Mobile Network Security Flaws
60 Minutes feature sparks Congress investigation
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 9th, 2016
Draft of US Encryption Bill Leaks Online, Is Incredibly Stupid
Burr-Feinstein bill is comical and enraging at the same time
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 6th, 2016
Yes, All of WhatsApp's Data Is Encrypted, Even the Metadata
FBI is mad about Facebook's WhatsApp upgrade
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 6th, 2016
Hacking Team Loses Export License, Banned from Selling Its Software Outside EU
Hacking Team will need approval for each sale outside Europe
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- April 3rd, 2016
Egypt Bans Facebook's Free Basics Plan Because It Couldn't Spy on Citizens
Government says Facebook's temporary permit expired
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 29th, 2016
Popular Chinese QQ Browser Caught Sending User Data to Its Servers
Browser also fails to encrypt exfiltrated data, exposing user PII, and also features an insecure update process
- Google News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 29th, 2016
Google Breaks Through China's Great Firewall, but Only for 105 Minutes
Chinese users thought the country's leaders finally decided to grant them access to free speech. They were wrong!
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- March 21st, 2016
Despite FBI Propaganda, Americans Love Encryption
Recent study reveals that 95% of Americans would want strong encryption to secure their data while online
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 23rd, 2016
German Police Create a New Version of Bundestrojaner (Federal Trojan)
The first Bundestrojaner did not discourage German police
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- February 3rd, 2016
EU & US Replace Safe Harbor Deal with One That Has a Cooler Name: Privacy Shield
US companies are still allowed to siphon data out of the EU
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 14th, 2016
EU: Companies Can Monitor Employees' Personal Conversations at Work
ECHR rulings gives green light to all EU companies to monitor employees' personal conversations while at work
- Online Surveillance
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 8th, 2016
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Desperately Urge UK to Reconsider Encryption Backdoors
Five Silicon Valley tech companies would like a little bit more clarity in the words used for UK's IPB
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 4th, 2016
Dutch Government Donates €500,000 to OpenSSL, Publicly Opposes Encryption Backdoors
Country's officials come to the defense of HTTPS