Cameron to Obama: Force Tech Companies to Cooperate with Surveillance Agency
• http://www.prisonplanet.com-Kurt NimmoBritish government engaging in "cynical opportunism" following attack in France.
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Advertisers, Feds Want Data Automakers Collect From High-Tech Cars
• http://www.prisonplanet.com-Kit DanielsData reveals when a car carrying a child is passing by McDonald's and when a driver is speeding.
Uber agrees to share passenger trip data with Boston
• http://bigstory.ap.org, By PHILIP MARCELOUber has reached an agreement with Boston to share information about the trips passengers take using its on-demand service, a turnaround for a company that in the past has been reluctant to hand over data to government regulators.
Boehner says Capitol bomb plot shows need for surveillance law
• http://news.yahoo.comBoehner at a press conference in Pennsylvania on Thursday where he and Republican colleagues are meeting to discuss items on this year's legislative agenda, including reauthorizing the surveillance law known as FISA.
CIA finds no wrongdoing in agency's search of computers used by Senate investigators
• http://www.washingtonpost.com, By Greg MillerAn internal CIA panel concluded in a report released Wednesday...
This USB wall charger secretly logs keystrokes from Microsoft wireless...
• http://venturebeat.com, Emil ProtalinskiThis USB wall charger secretly logs keystrokes from Microsoft wireless keyboards nearby
British government wants to outlaw secure communication
• http://www.sovereignman.com, by Simon BlackWell at least someone finally had the candor to just come out and say it.
NSA official: Support of backdoored Dual_EC_DRBG was "regrettable"
• ars technicaThe article responds to blistering criticism from some mathematicians, civil liberties advocates, and security professionals following documents showing that the agency deliberately tried to subvert widely used crypto standards.
Your computer might know you even better than your friends do
• http://www.gizmag.com-Stu RobartsNew research has found that computers can "judge" personality traits far more precisely than previously thought. The study found that it is possible for computers to draw inferences about a person as accurately as their spouse can. Even then, the jud
President Obama's New Cybersecurity Proposal Is Already Facing Skepticism
• The National JournalHoping to capitalize on the recent Sony breach, President Obama unveiled legislation that would create a friendlier environment for companies and government to share information about cyberthreats and security vulnerabilities.
Under the hood of I2P, the Tor alternative that reloaded Silk Road
• ars technicaIt has the potential to anonymize a greater range of applications and services as it gains adoption, and its architecture is theoretically less vulnerable to the sorts of de-anonymizing attacks researchers claim have been able to use against Tor.
UK prime minister wants backdoors into messaging apps or he'll ban them
• ars technicaDavid Cameron, the British Prime minister, is one-upping his Western allies when it comes to anti-encryption propaganda. Ahead of national elections in May, Cameron said that if re-elected, he would seek to ban encrypted online messaging apps unless
EFF: Law enforcement 'desperately' trying to hide use of surveillance cell towers
• Venture Beat"We're not just worried about how invasive these devices can be, but also that the government has been less than forthright with judges about how and when they use IMSI catchers. The public learned just how desperately law enforcement
Big Brother Is Cracking Down On Preppers
• zerohedge.comOnce upon a time, America was the land of the free and the home of the brave, but now we are being transformed into a socialist police state where control freak bureaucrats use millions of laws, rules and regulations to crack...
Former CBS Reporter Sues Department of Justice for Spying
• http://thelibertybeat.comA former journalist with CBS News has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Postal Service and several unnamed federal employees who she says are responsible for hacking and monitoring her computer while reporting on the Ob
Lavabit founder wants to make "dark" e-mail secure by default
• ars technicaLadar Levison is most well-known as the founder of the secure e-mail service Lavabit, which he shut down in mid-2013 in an effort to avoid being forced to comply with a US government demand to turn over users' e-mails.
Going postal: Reporter sues government for spying from USPS network
• ars technicaSharyl Attkisson, the former CBS investigative reporter who claims government intimidation, electronic surveillance, and cyber-attacks takes the government to court over the hacking of her personal and work computers, and her home network.
FBI says search warrants not needed to use "stingrays" in public places
• http://arstechnica.com-David KravetsFeds' position on decoy cell-site towers continues anti-privacy theme.
D.C.-Area Schools Track Students with 30,000 Surveillance Cameras
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Mikael ThalenPolice given access to watch students in real-time
A Brief History of the CIA's Unpunished Spying on the Senate
• http://www.theatlantic.com, Conor FriedersdorfPresident Obama's choice to lead the intelligence agency has undermined core checks and balances with impunity.
'The Government Is Watching Every Citizen:' The BBC Just Reported From The Most...
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Armin Rosen'The Government Is Watching Every Citizen:' The BBC Just Reported From The Most Oppressive Place In China
How To Discover Everything Facebook Knows About You
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Julie BortThere's an unwritten agreement every user makes with Facebook when they sign up for the service. Facebook is free and fun to use, but it will track your activity and content to help its advertisers.
Smart grid powers up privacy worries
• PoliticoThe next Big Data threat to our privacy may come from the electricity we consume in our homes. "Smart" online power meters are tracking energy use -- and that data may soon be worth more than the electricity they distribute.
GCHQ's 'spook first' program to train Britain's most talented tech entrepreneurs
• News LinkWhitehall officials are now examining whether recruitment to the secretive listening agency could be opened up to graduates who would ultimately like to set up their own companies or work in the commercial IT sector.
GCHQ's 'spook first' program to train Britain's most talented tech entrepreneurs
• The IndependentWhitehall officials are now examining whether recruitment to the secretive listening agency could be opened up to graduates who would ultimately like to set up their own companies or work in the commercial IT sector.
US Made Spyware Found on Merkel Aide's USB Drive
• http://news.antiwar.com, Jason DitzAntivirus Program Discovered Malware
Tinker, Tailor, Stalker, Spy
• National ReviewAgents of the National Security Agency, the spookiest spooks in all our vast spookocracy, are a bunch of stalkers, using the effectively boundless surveillance powers of their organization to spy on husbands and wives,
Leaked NSA Documents Reveal The Best Way To Stay Anonymous Online
• http://www.businessinsider.com, James CookIt's not easy to be truly anonymous online. Sure, there are plenty of chat apps and secret-sharing sites that claim to offer you privacy, but it's tricky to know whether US intelligence agencies have a backdoor to access them.
New documents reveal which encryption tools the NSA couldn't crack
• http://www.theverge.com, By Russell BrandomThanks to Edward Snowden, we're getting a new look at which programs can successfully keep out the NSA.
"Santa Claus and the Surveillance State"
• Schneier on SecurityChildren...may not touch the doll, and they must accept that the doll watches them at all times with the purpose of reporting to Santa Claus. This is different from more conventional play with dolls, where children create play-worlds
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