Banksy’s Latest Depicts Spying, Right Outside the UK Intelligence HQ

Banksy's Latest Depicts Spying, Right Outside the UK Intelligence HQ

What’s alleged to be Banksy’s latest piece of artwork has popped up on the side of a house in Cheltenham, and it depicts security agents spying on a public phone—right round the corner from the UK’s intelligence center, GCHQ.

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The U.S. Built a Bizarre “Cuban Twitter” To Help Undermine Castro

The U.S. Built a Bizarre "Cuban Twitter" To Help Undermine Castro

In one of the oddest reports of spy games we’ve heard in years—and that’s saying something—the AP has uncovered a United States plot to create a "Cuban Twitter" that would lure in users with soccer scores and music news before evolving its message into anti-Castro rhetoric. If any part of that made you say what, don’t worry, that’s a perfectly natural response.

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Microsoft Will Leave Email Snooping Up to the Authorities Now

Microsoft Will Leave Email Snooping Up to the Authorities Now

After last week’s uproar over Microsoft’s 2012 snooping in a blogger’s Hotmail account , the company says it will no longer perform its own email snooping in criminal cases. In an official blog post today, Microsoft Executive Vice President Brad Smith said that, effective immediately, when investigations occur, "we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves. Instead, we will refer the matter to law enforcement if further action is required." Which sounds like what should’ve been protocol in the first place.

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Google Turns Today's Biggest Privacy Issue Into Weird Playmobil Video

Google wants you to know exactly how it deals with U.S. government requests for user data. That’s good! But the company wants to explain it to you with stop-motion wooden toys, like you’re some kind of three year old. That’s . . . weird.

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Jimmy Carter: I Think the NSA Is Spying on Me

Jimmy Carter: I Think the NSA Is Spying on Me

Former President Jimmy Carter thinks the NSA is spying on him. In an interview on NBC, Carter explained that he favored pen, paper and stamps to email because it meant his message wouldn’t be snooped on. He explained:

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NSA snooped on Huawei and the Chinese Government

With each new day, a new skeleton tumbles out of the NSA closet; today we look into the news about spying on Huawei and the Chinese Government. It is common … Continue reading

Huawei, Once Accused of Spying, Has Been Hacked by NSA Since 2009

Huawei, Once Accused of Spying, Has Been Hacked by NSA Since 2009

Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei decided to withdraw from U.S. business last year amid accusations that it built backdoors into American government and business systems. But while the U.S. government was publicly accusing the company of espionage, the NSA had already established its own backdoors into Huawei’s networks, say Der Spiegel and The New York Times.

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Michael Arrington: "Google Spied on My Gmail"

Michael Arrington: "Google Spied on My Gmail"

This week, we learned Microsoft has been able to read anyone’s Hotmail inbox, if it so pleases. But what about Google? According to TechCrunch founder and friendly VC giant Mike Arrington , his Gmail account was rifled through just the same.

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How and Why the NSA's Been Hacking Sys Admins Worldwide

How and Why the NSA's Been Hacking Sys Admins Worldwide

A new report from The Intercept reveals that the NSA has been hunting and hacking system administrators the world over in order to gain access to the networks they control.

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mSpy selling smartphones with spying software pre-installed

Many people out there get irate when they think of software that can be used to track their location and capture calls and text messages. A company called mSpy has … Continue reading