The US House of Representatives has announced the passing of a new bill that would limit the scope of power for the National Security Agency, and their widespread surveillance of both American and international citizens. However, the bill has been changed so much from the original version that it has […]
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Emails reveal a tight relationship between Google and NSA
Emails revealed by Al Jazeera journalists are pointing to a closer working relationship between the NSA’s spying program and Google. After the revelations began following the Edward Snowden document leaks, tech companies were quickly on the defensive. Google has been an especially vocal opponent of NSA spying, insisting that they only […]
NSA allegedly exploited the Heartbleed Bug for at least 2 years
Bloomberg sources report today that NSA security agency knew and exploited the vulnerability known as the “Heartbleed Bug” for at least 2 years. The move was apparently not to spy on citizens. It’s being said that the NSA have used the Heartbleed vulnerability to find passwords regularly on targets, and […]
NSA documents reveal plan to infect millions of computers with data tracking malware
Another alarming find in the documents leaked by Edward Snowden have shown the NSA’s intention to infect millions of computers globally with malware. The malicious implant would siphon data from targeted computers in massive quantities, giving otherwise protected devices an open backdoor. This appears to be a joint effort by […]
Wikileaks visitors were under NSA surveillance and covert tactics
Once again, cables leaked by Edward Snowden have shown the activities of the US’s NSA and the UK’s GCHQ . This time, they have revealed that the agency was both monitoring and putting covert pressure tactics on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the staff of Wikileaks and their supporters in an […]
US and UK spy agencies scan mobile apps for user info
The US’s NSA and the UK’s GCHQ have reportedly been long since lurking within mobile apps to capture use demographic information, such as name, age, sex and location. Reports from British intelligence have claimed that mobile apps have been a hot commodity from spy agencies. Among the most valuable are […]
Civil liberties group releases report, deems NSA data gathering illegal
An independent report by an executive review board has found that the actions of the NSA are illegal and should be stopped. The report, released by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), didn’t just look at the basic actions of the NSA, but at the Patriot Act and […]
