LinkedIn files lawsuit over data-mining bots

LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit in the Northern California federal district court against unspecified individuals over the use of bots to mine data from users’ profiles. According to the lawsuit, … Continue reading

How a Team Of Activists Leaked Stolen FBI Documents 43 Years Ago

How a Team Of Activists Leaked Stolen FBI Documents 43 Years Ago

On March 8th 1971, the nation tuned in to watch Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier battle it out in the Fight of the Century. Unawares, the FBI were having hundreds of secret documents stolen from their offices by a team of activists.

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NSA project working towards encryption-breaking quantum computer, reveals Snowden doc

According to documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the NSA dreams of a quantum computer that can break nearly every type of encryption — one it is working towards (in part, … Continue reading

Facebook hit with lawsuit for reportedly breaching messages privacy

In a complaint filed late last month, two Facebook users filed a lawsuit against the social network, claiming it scans the contents of private messages and performs activities branching off … Continue reading

Snapchat promises new app to fix privacy exploit

Snapchat has finally responded to the ongoing hack controversy that saw usernames and matching phone numbers of over four million users leaked in recent days, promising an updated version of … Continue reading

Snapchat leak checker ID’s hacked accounts

A new tool to allow Snapchat users to check whether their username and cellphone number have been compromised in the recent database hack has been launched, with an estimated 4.6m … Continue reading

Laptop searches by U.S. border agents ruled legal

For most people, one’s laptop is a like a trusted friend, packed full of data that one would not give out part and parcel to just anyone, particularly not strangers. … Continue reading

Snapchat scraped: 4.6m usernames and numbers reportedly grabbed

The Snapchat exploit revealed last week has seemingly exposed the usernames and cellphone numbers of a claimed 4.6 million users of the self-destructing messaging service, according to a site that … Continue reading

4.6 Million Snapchat User Names and Phone Numbers Leaked (Check Yours)

4.6 Million Snapchat User Names and Phone Numbers Leaked (Check Yours)

Oh dear. In an inauspicious start to 2014 for both Snapchat and its users, a website appears to have published user name and phone number information for 4.6 million accounts.

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Apple denies opening NSA backdoor to iPhone

Apple has denied collaborating with the NSA to add a snooping backdoor to the iPhone, insisting that despite allegations that the DROPOUTJEEP program could access large swathes of iPhone content … Continue reading