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Chancellor Merkel Warns UK And US On Surveillance
Merkel says snooping “sows distrust” amongst allies in address to German parliament
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
Syrian Electronic Army Attacks CNN
The news network’s blogs, Twitter and Facebook accounts were all hacked by the SEA
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
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
Microsoft Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army Yet Again
Profilic Syrian hacksters strike again in attack on the Microsoft Office blog
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
Anti-RSA Brigade Set Up Rival TrustyCon Conference
TrustyCon will take place just down the road from RSA Conference
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
NSA ‘Can Hack Disconnected PCs’
NSA installs radio bugs in PCs, reports say
NSA Snooping Had ‘Minimal’ Impact On Fighting Terrorism
NSA said to be exaggerating impact of bulk metadata gathering
Deutsche Telekom Customers Test Clean Pipe Service
Germany advances efforts to escape foreign surveillance, as customers test DT's Clean Pipe service
Palo Alto Networks Buys Security Firm Morta
Palo Alto Networks is to acquire security startup Morta, established by former NSA and Air Force members
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
UAE Alleges US Backdoors Found In Its Spy Satellites
The United Arab Emirates has allegedly discovered two US-supplied 'security compromising components' in French-provided military satellites
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
NSA Trawls Crash Data For App Vulnerabilities – Report
The NSA reportedly monitors data from application crashes in order to pinpoint vulnerabilities
Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Skype Social Pages And Blog
Hackers leave anti-NSA spying messages across Microsoft-run accounts
Apple Denies NSA Backdoor For iPhone
Apple denies it created a backdoor to allow the NSA to spy on the iPhone
Crooks Rob Cash Machines Via USB
Cash machines running Windows XP attacked, researchers at the Chaos Communication Congress say
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