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The Facebook Deal for WhatsApp Drew Attention for Its Whopping Price Tag
Feb 20, 2014The Facebook deal for WhatsApp drew attention for its whopping price tag, but has also brought out fresh criticism over security for the billions of messages delivered on the platform. WhatsApp, which is to be acquired for $19 billion, ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Tech Giants' NSA Deal Leaves Smaller Companies Such as Start-Ups with Greater Restrictions
Feb 7, 2014Photo: Evan Vucci/AP Photo A group of U.S. technology giants has struck a deal with the Obama administration that allows the companies to disclose more details on customer data turned over to government agencies such as the National ...
Tags: NBA, FISA, i2Coalition, PC World
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NSA's Collection of U.S. Telephone Records Is The 'Least Intrusive' Way
Dec 13, 2013Critics of the U.S. National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. residents' telephone records should offer a better way to track terrorists and protect the country against attacks, the agency's director said Wednesday. The NSA's ...
Tags: Metadata, NSA, data collection, surveillance programmes, surveillance
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Microsoft Is to Invest €170m to Expand Its EMEA Data Centre
Dec 5, 2013Microsoft is to invest €170m (£141m) to expand its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) data centre in Dublin, Ireland. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by spring 2014, and will create 380 construction jobs and 20 ...
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Microsoft Is Planning End-to-End Encryption of Its Internet Traffic
Nov 28, 2013Microsoft is planning end-to-end encryption of its internet traffic following concerns that the company had its network security breached as part of the National Security Agency's (NSA) internet surveillance programme. The revelation, ...
Tags: Microsoft, ramp up, encryption, combat, NSA, surveillance
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Edward Snowden's Disclosures About NSA Collection of Massive Amounts of Personal Data
Nov 17, 2013Congressional lawmakers held hearings this week to determine what, if any, changes can be made to U.S. government surveillance programs, with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) calling for increased transparency into federal data collection ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Proposals in Congress Would Compromise The Agency's Ability to Find and Track Terrorists
Nov 6, 2013Proposals in Congress to end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. telephone records would compromise the agency's ability to find and track terrorists, representatives of the intelligence community said Monday. The USA ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Lavabit and Silent Circle Have Formed a Partnership They Call The Dark Mail Alliance
Nov 5, 2013Secure email providers Lavabit and Silent Circle have formed a partnership they call the Dark Mail Alliance, with the intention of creating a secure email service that can thwart government surveillance. According to security news site ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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The Government Unveiled an Official Tumblr Page Dubbed IC
Aug 22, 2013In response to the leaks from former NSA-worker?Edward Snowden, President Obama swore to preserve the sprawling data collection programs, but he also vowed?to make a number of reforms,?including making government's activities more ...
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Keith Alexander Defended Controversial U.S. Surveillance Programs in a Keynote Address
Aug 5, 2013A skeptical but mostly respectful crowd of Black Hat security attendees Wednesday listened intently as National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander defended controversial U.S. surveillance programs in a keynote address. The nearly ...
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Several U.S. Senators Will Push for Changes in The Way The National Security Agency
Aug 5, 2013Several U.S. senators will push for changes in the way the National Security Agency collects the telephone records of millions of U.S. residents, with lawmakers saying they will focus on making the NSA program more transparent to the ...
Tags: NSA Data Collection
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Privacy and Digital Rights Groups Dug in for a Longer Fight Against Surveillance Programs
Aug 2, 2013Privacy and digital rights groups have dug in for a longer fight against massive surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, even after the House of Representatives voted last week against an amendment to curtail the ...
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Microsoft Is Close to Another Restructuring That Could See Several Senior Managers
Jun 24, 2013Microsoft is close to another restructuring that could see several senior managers moved sideways or leaving the company as it reduces its number of business units from eight to four. The restructuring is being prepared by a small group ...
Tags: Microsoft, Restructuring, Senior Manager
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US Justice Department Charged Former National Security Agency Contractor Edward Snowden
Jun 22, 2013Edward Snowden says he leaked information to show the extent to which citizens were spied on in the US. Picture: AP / The Guardian Source: AP The US Justice Department has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden ...
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The U.S. Congress Should Press for Privacy Protections and More Information at The NSA
Jun 21, 2013The U.S. Congress should press for privacy protections and more information about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency, some technology and civil liberties activists said Friday. After recent news leaks about two ...