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The NSA Uses OpenStack – But Its Clouds Promise Freedom
The NSA has contributed to OpenStack, writes Sean Micchael Kerner from Hong Kong - but it hasn't given it a back door
Art Coviello: Attacking Anonymity, Just In The Right Places
RSA chief explains why he thinks anonymity is the enemy of privacy, but is he more than a little motivated by commercial concerns?
Human Rights Groups Urge Cameron To Rethink GCHQ Snooping Reaction
Cameron's reaction to GCHQ's snooping has eroded the freedoms of the press and ignored threats to civil liberties, open letter warns
German Journalists Urged To Avoid Google And Yahoo
German journalist union advises its members to avoid Google and Yahoo services after NSA snooping allegations
Edward Snowden To Work As Tech Support For A Russian Website
Whistleblower Edward Snowden is set to start his new job on Friday
Google And Yahoo Fibre Networks Allegedly Infiltrated By The NSA
The NSA could have harvested information from fibre optic channels connecting Google data centres
Silent Circle And Lavabit Creating Anti-Snooping Email Alternative
Edward Snowden's old email provider and Silent Circle announce the Dark Mail Alliance
NSA Monitored 60 Million Spanish Phone Calls In One Month
Spanish authorities demand explanation after Snowdon documents reveal yet another mass surveillance operation
French Government Outraged At The Extent Of NSA Spying
Prime Minister demands to know why the US spy agency recorded more than 70 million French phone calls in 30 days
NSA ‘Hacked Mexican Presidential Communications’
NSA hacked into email accounts of former Mexican president, fresh Snowden leaks show
IP Expo: Jarno Limnell – “We Should Forget About Edward Snowden”
Jarno Limnell, director of Cyber Security at Stonesoft, talks about Edward Snowden, business security and cyber warfare
eBay Founder Pledges £154m To Glenn Greenwald-Backed Media Venture
Pierre Omidayar and Glenn Greenwald want to support independent journalists amid fears of lack of press freedom in the US and abroad
IP Expo: Jarno Limnell – “We Should Forget About Edward Snowden”
Jarno Limnell, director of Cyber Security at Stonesoft, talks about Edward Snowden, business security and cyber warfare
Skype Investigated In Luxembourg Over NSA Collaboration
Skype privacy called into question again, following Snowden revelations
Privacy Bodies Take GCHQ Snooping Fight To EU Court
Complaints lodged with European Court of Human Rights as the Snowden leaks fallout spreads
Caspar Bowden: I Don’t Trust My Ex-Employer Microsoft After NSA Leaks
Former Microsoft privacy advisor says he isn't convinced by the security offered by the company's tech
Microsoft Discloses 37,000 Law Enforcement Requests For 2013
For the first half of 2013 Microsoft received more than 37,000 data requests from global governments, not including national security inquiries
Big Data Developers Fear Government Snooping
Big data developers are concerned that government agencies are tracking their data, a survey reveals
ICO To Investigate The Impact Of Snowden Revelations On Privacy
Christopher Graham wants to know if the NSA really had access to encrypted bank data
GCHQ ‘Hacked Belgium ISP Belgacom’
Belgacom, which counts the European Commission and the European Parliament as its customers, a target of British intelligence, leaks show
Mayer And Zuckerberg Hit Back Over NSA Surveillance Criticisms
Mayer says execs faced prison if they spoke out about surveillance requests, as Zuckerberg says US government "blew it"
Tech Titans Take Further Action On NSA Spying Transparency
Facebook, Google and Yahoo all lodge legal petitions to let them talk aboue NSA data requests
NSA And GCHQ ‘Covertly Plant Vulnerabilities In Internet Encryption’
Intelligence agencies working inside tech companies to insert flaws in modern encryption, according to more of Snowden's leaks
Google And Microsoft To Sue US Government Over Surveillance Transparency
They might not get on usually, but Google and Microsoft have joined forces to fight the US government over transparency around data requests
David Miranda ‘Forced To Hand Over Passwords’
Glenn Greenwald's partner and occasional assistant claims he was told to hand over passwords for social media and email accounts
NSA ‘Broke Privacy Rules Almost 3,000 Times In A Year’
Agency breaks rules designed to keep its surveillance in check thousands of times, according to an audit leaked by Edward Snowden
Exposure Of NSA Spying Programmes Could Damage The US Cloud Industry
Research suggests US cloud service providers might lose up to 20 percent of their overseas market over the next three years
Poll: Will PRISM Turn You Off US Cloud Providers?
Now we know that the US authorities want to access data held by US cloud providers, will you take your custom elsewhere?
NSA To Lay Off 90 Percent Of Its System Administrators
According to director Keith Alexander, the measure is meant to improve the security of NSA data