There's No Such Thing as 'NSA-Proof' Encryption
• http://www.defenseone.com, Brendan SassoThe world's largest Internet companies and thousands of average Internet users are trying to hide their private information from government snooping.
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Surveillance
How governments devise custom "implants" to bug smartphones
• arstechnica.comPost provides rare glimpse inside Android-based "lawful intercept" app.
Federal judge upholds constitutionality of warrantless surveillance in Oregon terrorism case
• foxnews.comfederal judge has affirmed the legality of the U.S. government's bulk phone and email data collection of foreign nationals living outside the country — as well as contact with U.S. citizens — in denying a man's motion to dismiss his terrorism convic
Police to Get Handheld X-Ray Scanner For Vehicle Inspections & "Public Safety"
• InfowarsThe scanner will be used by "law enforcement, first responders, border control, event security, maritime police and general aviation security," in order to search for currency, drugs and explosives. Police will use the device to inspect
New leaks show Germany's collusion with NSA
• .Several new Snowden-leaked documents show how closely Germany's intelligence agencies work with the NSA. But did the German government deliberately soften laws protecting privacy to make life easier for them?
Grad student has already made a mark in consumer privacy, U.S. spying
• latimes.comThe gig: Jonathan Mayer is not a typical Stanford University graduate student. Already, at age 27, Mayer is an expert on consumer privacy and government surveillance.
Polish PM Slams "Organized Criminal Eavesdropping" For "Destabilizing EU" Amid U
• zerohedge.comFirst it was US' Victoria Nuland's "fuck Europe" leaked recording; then Turkey's Erdogan faced embarrassing details of a false-flag war with Syria from leaked recordings;
New sensors will scoop up 'big data' on Chicago
• chicagotribune.comThe curled metal fixtures set to go up on a handful of Michigan Avenue light poles later this summer may look like delicate pieces of sculpture, but researchers say they'll provide a big step forward in the way Chicago understands itself by observing
NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts
• theguardian.com• Agency given more than 200 numbers by government official • NSA encourages departments to share their 'Rolodexes' • Surveillance produced 'little intelligence', memo acknowledges
Liam Fox calls for greater surveillance powers for security services
• theguardian.comFormer defence secretary says intelligence agencies must be allowed to gather more data on British citizens fighting abroad
Unblinking Eyes Track Employees
• nytimes.comWorkplace Surveillance Sees Good and Bad
Court renews NSA phone program
• The HillThe federal court overseeing the country's spy agencies renewed an order allowing the National Security Agency to collect phone records of people in the United States. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's renewal
Codename 'Apalachee': How America Spies on Europe and the UN
• spiegel.dePresident Obama promised that NSA surveillance activities were aimed exclusively at preventing terrorist attacks. But secret documents from the intelligence agency show that the Americans spy on Europe, the UN and other countries.
Striking Back: Germany Considers Counterespionage Against US
• spiegel.deUnsatisfied with the lack of answers provided by Washington in the NSA spying scandal, officials in Berlin are considering a new approach. Germany might begin counterespionage measures aimed at allies.
Interview with Ex-Stasi Agent: 'The Scope of NSA Surveillance Surprised Me'
• spiegel.deDuring the Cold War, West Germany's foreign intelligence service cooperated closely with the NSA. Klaus Eichner, an agent with the East German Stasi, monitored it at the time, and now he tells SPIEGEL what he knew about the collaboration.
Lawyers get green light to scan jurors' social media sites in search of bias, misconduct
• http://www.foxnews.com, Associated PressLawyers have been given the green light to scan the social media sites of jurors.
Skybox: Google Maps goes real-time – but would you want a spy in the sky staring into ...
• independent.co.ukWhen planning a road trip or buying a new house, it has become routine to scope out the area on Google Maps.
Microsoft: NSA security fallout 'getting worse' ... 'not blowing over'
• theregister.co.uk'Double-digit declines in people's trust in American tech companies' is bad for business
Emails Show Feds Asking Florida Cops to Deceive Judges
• Wired.comPolice in Florida have, at the request of the U.S. Marshals Service, been deliberately deceiving judges and defendants about their use of a controversial surveillance tool to track suspects, according to newly obtained emails.
USPS Explores Attaching Electronic Sensors to Your Mail
• http://www.prisonplanet.comPostal service wants to join "Internet of Things"
How Secret Partners Expand NSA's Surveillance Dragnet
• firstlook.orgHuge volumes of private emails, phone calls, and internet chats are being intercepted by the National Security Agency with the secret cooperation of more foreign governments than previously known, according to newly disclosed documents from whistlebl
The Smartphone Even The NSA May Have Trouble Hacking Is Coming Soon
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Paul SzoldraIf you're worried about the NSA listening in on your smartphone, Silent Circle's "Blackphone" may be the last best hope.
Why You Shouldn't Gamble With Uncle Sam
Mark NestmannIf you think June 30, 2014, is just another lazy, hazy summer day, think again. If you're a US citizen or permanent resident, this may be a date to remember. It's the deadline to report signatory or "other" authority over, or financial interest in, a
Forget PRISM: FAIRVIEW is the NSA's project to "own the Internet"
• DailyDot.Com..."you've got programs and umbrella programs." FAIRVIEW is one such umbrella. Drake referred to it as a "highly classified program" for tapping into the world's intercontinental fiber optic cables.
UK official reveals secret justification for gov't social media spying
• ars technicaCourt testimony by a high-ranking British security official, bulk collection of social media posts from sites like Facebook, Google, and Twitter is permissible in the United Kingdom absent a specific warrant under British law,
Signal-jamming cloak keeps you hidden from electronic spying
• dvice.comThe tablets, phones and laptops we carry on us are, more often than not, always on. This also means that many of our activities are easily tracked and that hackers and government agencies have almost instant access to our information if they really w
Secret State...
• http://www.lewrockwell.com, By Peter PophamSecret prisons, drone bases, surveillance stations, offices where extraordinary rendition is planned: Trevor Paglen takes pictures of the places that the American and British governments don't want you to know even exist
How to Anonymize Everything You Do Online
• http://www.wired.com, By Andy GreenbergOne year after the first revelations of Edward Snowden, cryptography has shifted from an obscure branch of computer science to an almost mainstream notion:
Inside Look: Pelosi NSA Confrontation - with Andrew Demeter
• Next News NetworkAndrew Demeter is a 16-year-old teenager, who recently confronted House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi over her support of domestic spying. The young many won a chance to interview lawmakers. Although his initial meeting was canceled, Demeter had h
Ray McGovern: My Take
How NSA Can Secretly Aid Criminal Cases
Ray McGovernThough the NSA says its mass surveillance of Americans targets only "terrorists," the spying may turn up evidence of other illegal acts that can get passed on to law enforcement which hides the secret source through a ruse called "parallel constructi
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