A halt to the National Security Agency’s (NSA) controversial surveillance program known as “about” collection is now in place. What this program aimed to do was to gain access to emails and messages that contained information about foreign surveillance targets. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) made the ruling to […]
Tag: Surveillance
Vodafone exposes secret surveillance wires
Ready for your latest dose of privacy horrors? Vodafone has revealed the existence of secret wires that allegedly allow state agencies to listen in and record conversations on a whole new level. It is being referred to as a “nightmare scenario” by privacy advocates. Vodafone, the second largest mobile phone […]
House passes NSA surveillance reform bill, despite privacy advocates concern
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Black Budget” leak shows $52.6 billion spent on surveillance programs
Edward Snowden has once again released crucial documents showing the United States efforts to spy on citizens from around the world. This time the leak shows the astonishing $52.6 billion dollar price tag for PRISM and other connected programs. A release is offered in a presentation that breaks down the […]
A quick explanation of GCHQ and their Internet Surveillance
Since the story of how government agencies have been tracking information through major sources of technology came out, privacy has become a major issue on the web. While the entire world has been in a frenzy, the United States and United Kingdom, the two regions most affected, have been especially […]
