Passwords stolen in Bell Canada hack surface on the web

Canadian wireless carrier Bell Canada has admitted that the user names and passwords stolen in a recent hack have turned up on the web. The carrier says that the usernames … Continue reading

Yahoo mail hacked: measures being taken

The email systems at Yahoo have been hacked this week and Yahoo has issued a warning to the public on how to make due with the situation. Starting with a … Continue reading

Google has another privacy snafu, is fined in South Korea

Google has been bumping into pockets of privacy violations across the globe recently, the latest of which has taken place in South Korea. This follows a recent issue in Canada, … Continue reading

Snowden Nobel Peace Prize nomination up for “stable and peaceful world order”

This week it’s been made clear that two members of Norway’s Socialist Left Party intend on adding Edward Snowden to their shortlist for possible recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize … Continue reading

Gov loosens data grip, tech companies given go-ahead for better transparency

As NSA-related news continued to surface, consumers demanded transparency and tech companies felt the heat. Bound on one end by the government and hounded on the other by users, Google, … Continue reading

NSA received demonstration on real-time Internet spying from UK’s GCHQ

NBC News has released some new information from documents it acquired via Edward Snowden, the media company has announced. According to the documents, which NBC has largely made available on … Continue reading

DOJ statement: public interest outweighs security concerns

In accordance with orders sent out earlier this month by the President of the United States on intelligence reforms, the US Department of Justice has begun “acting to allow” more … Continue reading

Angry Birds and other “leaky” apps used by NSA to grab user data

The NSA likes it when mobile users download so-called “leaky” apps, a new report by The Guardian reveals. The reason? These apps, with Angry Birds being specified among them, allows … Continue reading

TorMail’s entire database nabbed by FBI, reveals court documents

Security concerns in the digital world are a valid area of focus, and many both before and after the Snowden epic elected to use encrypted email services over the more … Continue reading

Apple’s Tim Cook interview on NSA begins with “no back door”

Today on the 30th anniversary of the introduction of the Mac computer to the world by Apple, Tim Cook has taken to ABC to speak not only about oddities like … Continue reading