New documents leaked by Edward Snowden and obtained by NBC News suggest that the UK’s spy agency, GCHQ, launched a DDoS attack on the hacker collectives Anonymous and LulzSec.
The NSA has named its first-ever primary adviser to its director for civil liberties and privacy protection—perhaps a little later than you may have hoped for.
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
The government has reached a deal with tech companies on how much they can tell you about the data they are collecting from you.
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
Since leaking a myriad of documents on NSA and government surveillance and taking roost in Russia, Edward Snowden has kept a low profile — until today. Via Twitter, the former … Continue reading
An independent review, by a board made up of senior ex-government members, has concluded that the National Security Agency’s long-running program to collect phone records is illegal and should stop.
Just a few days after Obama’s awaited, and disappointing to some, speech about the NSA’s program, an independent federal body came out with its own rather scathing analysis of the … Continue reading
Obama NSA reform plan revealed
Posted in: Today's ChiliPresident Obama has defended the NSA’s spying actions, arguing that the continuing pace of technological advancement means surveillance is essential, though revealing a “series of concrete and substantial reforms” he … Continue reading
We already knew that Obama was set to announce some major NSA reforms today