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US Navy Cybersecurity Chief Michael Rogers To Be New Head Of NSA
Vice-Admiral Michael Rogers nominated by President Obama to take NSA role
US Companies Allowed To Publish NSA Data Request Numbers
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and LinkedIn win a battle against the NSA, but the war is far from over
NSA And GCHQ Spy On Targets Using Leaky Mobile Apps
Angry Birds likely one of many mobile apps being exploited by the NSA and GCHQ in their mass spying efforts
Microsoft Will Let Users Choose Where Data Is Stored
In the wake of the NSA spying scandal, Microsoft says it will allow foreign users to store their data outside of the United States
Davos: Two-Year Investigation Into Future Of The Internet Announced
Commission chair Carl Bildt says open and flexible model of the Internet increasingly under attack
Verizon’s Transparency Report Shows Another Rise In US Data Requests
Verizon reveals the masses of data requests it receives from the US government and law enforcement
Obama’s Spy Reforms Will Hit Political Quicksand
President Obama's phone surveillance reforms make little difference, and face political deadlock, says Wayne Rash
Obama Is Not Curbing NSA’s Data Centre Activity
President Obama can't halt the NSA's data collection, even if he wanted to, says Peter Judge
Obama: NSA Phone Surveillance Will Be Controlled… Some Day
President Obama defended the creation of a phone call database but promised access to it will be controlled
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
Security Luminaries Call For RSA Tech Boycott Over NSA ‘Collusion’
Security chiefs and researchers say the best way to send a message to RSA is to stop using its products
Apple Denies NSA Backdoor For iPhone
Apple denies it created a backdoor to allow the NSA to spy on the iPhone
AT&T Follows Verizon In Transparency Report Pledge
AT&T to publish first transparency report next year but says US government should be more open
Obama Report Says NSA Snooping Risks Public Trust
President Obama's task force wants to make sure a new Edward Snowden is not possible... or necessary, says Sean Michael Kerner
Tech Titans Meet Obama To Urge NSA Surveillance Reform
Obama faces the dream team of Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, Eric Schmidt and Tim Cook
Cisco: Snowden Leak Hit Chinese Sales ‘Unfairly’
Questions about Cisco's role in NSA surveillance have hit Cisco's sales unfairly, the UK director of security tells TechWeek
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
The NSA Tracks Location Data For Hundreds Of Millions Of Phones Worldwide
The intelligence agency captures five billion location records a day, reveals a new batch of Snowden documents
Microsoft Tags US Government As A ‘Persistent Threat’
Microsoft labels the US government as an “advanced persistent threat” following the snooping revelations
Switzerland Launches Criminal Probe Into NSA Surveillance
It sounds like the Swiss authorities want to put the American spies in prison
SAP Rejects Call For Pan-European IT Champion
German software giant SAP rejects calls for a unified European software company to challenge the US after NSA spying scandal
EU Threatens To Scrap ‘Safe Harbour’ Agreement With The US
Unless the NSA changes its ways, the data protection agreement could be cancelled as early as summer 2014
Snoops Scared Of Snowden Doomsday Stash
Secret Snowden docs have intelligence officials fretting
Salesforce: Customers Hungry For Better Encryption After NSA Snooping
Salesforce says it will deliver better, wider encryption services for customers concerned about the Edward Snowden leaks
British Security Chiefs Let NSA Store UK Email Addresses And Phone Numbers – Snowden
Latest documents give strongest confirmation yet that UK citizens have been spied upon by the NSA
The NSA Refuses To Stop Spying On Germany
Representatives of the German secret services fail to reach an agreement with US colleagues
Snowden’s Wake-Up Call On Password Management
To avoid what Edward Snowden did to the NSA, adopt Wayne Rash's password management tips