GCHQ, European spy agencies conduct mass surveillance via telecoms

The latest revelation to come out of the famous Snowden papers is that England and mainland Europe all spy on citizens in the same way the NSA does. According to yet another new analysis of the papers–this time by England’s The Guardian–spy agencies in multiple nations collaborate with privately run telecommunications companies to gather data […]

According to AP, Edward Snowden has secured a “technical support” job with a “major” Russian website

According to AP, Edward Snowden has secured a "technical support" job with a "major" Russian website and will start work on Friday. Even big-time whistleblowers need to earn some dollar, right?

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Lavabit and Silent Circle have joined forces to form the Dark Mail Alliance: a spy-proof email servi

Lavabit and Silent Circle have joined forces to form the Dark Mail Alliance: a spy-proof email service that applies peer-to-peer encryption to both the body of your message and its metadata (at least, between Dark Mail accounts).

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Russia Reportedly Bugged the Goodie Bags at the G20 Summit

Russia Reportedly Bugged the Goodie Bags at the G20 Summit

Sometimes, it’s fun to play a little prank on your friends. Maybe you cover a doorway with plastic wrap. Maybe you pour laxative in their coffee. Maybe you put their stapler in Jell-O. Or maybe you invite them to a nice conference and then slip a bunch of spying gadgets into their gift bags.

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US Now Claims European Agencies, Not the NSA, Spied on European Leaders

US Now Claims European Agencies, Not the NSA, Spied on European Leaders

Finger-pointing over the NSA’s spying habits ascends to a new level of complexity with the latest revelations of how the United States spies on foreign officials. However, U.S. officials now tell The Wall Street Journal that the phone records at the center of the surveillance scandal in Europe were actually collected by European spy agencies, not the NSA.

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Russian Authorities Seize Goods from China Implanted with “Spy” Chips

Russian Authorities Seize Goods from China Implanted with "Spy" Chips

A weird thing happened in St. Petersburg last week. The Russian press reports that local officials intercepted a shipment from China that contained home appliances with "spy" microchips capable of spreading malware to wi-fi enabled devices within 200 meters. Tea kettles were apparently the chief culprit.

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Obama Was Unaware of NSA World Leader Spying (Updated)

Obama Was Unaware of NSA World Leader Spying (Updated)The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Obama was unaware that the NSA was spying on world leaders—until an internal White House review revealed that the operation existed.

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Report: NSA Spied on German Chancellor Before She Even Took Office

Report: NSA Spied on German Chancellor Before She Even Took Office

Well this puts a new wrinkle on things — according to a new report from Der Spiegel, the NSA has been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone since 2002. That’s long before she became chancellor, though it’s unclear how deep the snooping went.

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10 Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself from Internet Surveillance

10 Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself from Internet Surveillance

One of the trends we’ve seen is how, as the word of the NSA’s spying has spread, more and more ordinary people want to know how (or if) they can defend themselves from surveillance online. But where to start?

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NSA, SOPA, CISPA, PATRIOT Act under fire at rally in Washington, D.C.

An organized crowd of protesters numbering more than a thousand have convened outside the U.S. Capitol in protest of mass surveillance programs by American spy apparatuses. The rally, which was organized by Stop Watching Us, focuses largely on Internet data gathering efforts by the NSA and other agencies. It is supported by Edward Snowden, the […]