Despite earlier reports to the contrary, sources are claiming that President Barack Obama is considering a total revamp of the NSA amidst the continued scandal to their massive spying operation. The scope of the National Security Agency’s surveillance has stunned people all over the world, but especially those in the […]
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Review board recommends that NSA transfer 1 trillion phone records
President Obama has reportedly met with the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies. The five person review board is responsible for overseeing the NSA and related agencies, in order to enact new policy and create oversight for the unchecked surveillance branch. The group has been looking into available records […]
NSA former employee offers inside view of his job as cyber spy
An interesting blog post has been making the rounds on Twitter this morning. It was written by Loren Sands-Ramshaw, a self-proclaimed former employee of the NSA. In it, he offers an inside look over agency’s policies, and how he feels about everything currently going on related to the spying scandal. […]
Eight major tech companies call on Obama to limit US surveillance
Eight major technology companies have banded together to ask President Barack Obama to reform the current US intelligence operations that have led to massive data collection with next to no legal oversight. After learning about the back door access agencies such as the NSA have managed to achieve, companies who […]
Microsoft responds to backdoor government snooping and will enhance encryption
Speaking directly to consumers who are concerned about their lack of privacy in the wake of the NSA’s continued surveillance, Microsoft released a statement on their official blog this morning. They are officially speaking out about this, and other privacy matters related to government spying. Last week we reported that […]
New details of NSA spying continuing to emerge as Snowden releases more reports
Edward Snowden has continued to release reports on the NSA and related agencies. This time they have discussed the spying program’s access to Google and Yahoo conversations, as well as plans to exploit the online sexual habits of Muslim academics they consider radical. These allegations come at a time when […]
Deutsche Telekom urges Germany to adopt own Internet following NSA scandal
After another cable leak from Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA had tapped the phones of thirty-five world leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel’s private mobile phone, Deutsche Telekom is calling for a German-only internet. Though the company is urging the country to restrict internet usage to within the country’s own […]
