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Anti-RSA Brigade Set Up Rival TrustyCon Conference
TrustyCon will take place just down the road from RSA Conference
Snowden: NSA Collects 200m Texts A Day And GCHQ Can See Them Too
GCHQ has access to NSA Dishfire database of texts and phone numbers, according to leaked documents
Quiz Of The Week: Edward Snowden And the NSA
Edward Snowden's revelations of NSA surveillance have sparked arguments round the world. How well do you know the story?
Vodafone Demands Right To Publish Government Surveillance Requests
Vodafone writes to 24 governments to ask for more freedom to be open
High Court Rules Google Safari Privacy Case Must Be Heard In UK
Google fails to get its case moved to California
Sharing Your Healthcare Data Is The Ethical Thing To Do
The NHS wants to share your healthcare data. Gayna Hart tells us that the scheme is safe - and it could be a lifesaver
NSA ‘Can Hack Disconnected PCs’
NSA installs radio bugs in PCs, reports say
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Create Privacy-Focused Blackphone
Secure Blackphone to debut at Mobile World Congress
Facebook To Share User Data With Russia’s Yandex
The social network looks to get some traction in Russia
NSA Snooping Had ‘Minimal’ Impact On Fighting Terrorism
NSA said to be exaggerating impact of bulk metadata gathering
Google Slated For Opening Gmail Inboxes To Google+ Spam
Privacy row hits Google as Google+ users get the power to send email to strangers on Gmail
Deutsche Telekom Customers Test Clean Pipe Service
Germany advances efforts to escape foreign surveillance, as customers test DT's Clean Pipe service
French Watchdog Fines Google Over Data Privacy Policy
CNIL hits Google with a record fine for failing to amend its privacy policies
English GPs To Start Sharing Anonymised Patient Data
The Department of Health hopes the scheme, starting in March, will help inform better choices
TorrentFreak News Site Blocked By Sky Porn Filter
More fury at filters blocking non-offensive websites
IT Firms Probe NSA Allegations
Cisco, Dell and others are investigating claims that the NSA compromised their products
Snowden Reveals NSA’s Classified Quantum Computing Project
The US agency is building a machine that could make all encryption obsolete
Report: NSA ‘Uses Vulnerabilities To Exploit Networking Gear’
The US' National Security Agency has an internal list of security vulnerabilities that it uses to place surveillance code into networking equipment, according to a report
NSA ‘Intercepted PC Shipments To Install Malware’
Spy agency said to have diverted targets' PC orders to "load stations"
Declassified Documents Prove 9/11 Led To Mass NSA Surveillance
Fear of another Al-Qaeda attack kept the intelligence agencies collecting ever increasing amounts of data
Verizon To Publish Transparency Reports In 2014
Verizon to publish list of law enforcement requests twice a year, but says its hands are tied on security demands
ICO Publishes Privacy Guidelines For App Developers
Have a clear privacy policy or risk alienating users, warns the data protection watchdog
Bruce Schneier Leaves BT As Surveillance ‘Conspiracy Theories’ Denied
Schneier isn't leaving because of alleged BT connections with GCHQ spying, as "conspiracy theories" are shrugged off by the telecoms giant
Tech Titans Meet Obama To Urge NSA Surveillance Reform
Obama faces the dream team of Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt and Tim Cook
BT Forces Customers To Make Parental Controls Choice
BT will offer network level parental controls to customers - and there's no sitting on the fence
French Intelligence Granted More Snooping Powers Than NSA
France complains of NSA surveillance - but has given French intelligence services more powers to monitor calls and emails
Google Seeks To Throw Out UK Safari Tracking Lawsuit
Google will argue in a jurisdiction hearing today that privacy lawsuits over alleged tracking of mobile and desktop users' browsing activities should not be heard in the UK
Privacy Pros Delight At International Surveillance Malware Pact
Digital surveillance and state-sponsored malware are added to the Wassenaar Arrangement on controlling exports
NSA And GCHQ Targets World Of Warcraft And Xbox Live – Snowden
British and US agents search video games for intelligence, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden