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Huawei Security Centre To Recieve British All-Clear
Finally some good news for Huawei as reports suggest its about to receive approval, despite security concerns elsewhere
The NSA Tracked Porn Access To Discredit Alleged Jihadists
Intelligence agency explored the idea of leveraging “personal vulnerabilities”
Microsoft Considers Encryption To Protect Customers From Government Spies
The company is worried its data centres might have been tapped by the NSA
SAP Sees NSA Scandal As ‘Opportunity’ To Boost Cloud Presence
Germany's reputation for data security could boost SAP's cloud services expansion
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
OpenStack Vendors Look To Protect User Privacy
At the OpenStack Summit, vendors discussed the actions they are taking to protect users from government surveillance
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Hits Out At GCHQ Snooping
Inventor of the World Wide Web slams the Internet snooping practices of the NSA and GCHQ
Privacy Group Complaint Says Telecoms Giants ‘Colluded’ With GCHQ Snooping
BT, Verizon and Level 3 amongst those included in a Privacy International complaint with the OECD
Swisscom Pitches ‘Swiss Cloud’ Privacy Credentials To Concerned Businesses
Swisscom's 'Swiss Cloud' services could be attractive to companies concerned about the extent of government surveillance
Google And Yahoo Fibre Networks Allegedly Infiltrated By The NSA
The NSA could have harvested information from fibre optic channels connecting Google data centres
NSA Monitored 60 Million Spanish Phone Calls In One Month
Spanish authorities demand explanation after Snowdon documents reveal yet another mass surveillance operation
Mozilla Lightbeam Looks To Visualise Global Web Tracking
Lightbeam will allow users to visualise the way third parties track their web usage
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
Dropbox Joins Cloud Giants Calling For NSA Transparency
Dropbox says it needs to show detailed figures on national security requests if it is to be transparent
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
Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire
Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change
Wikileaks SpyFiles Show Surveillance Industry ‘Thriving Unchecked’
TechWeek digs into Wikileaks files to find a British supplier is implicated in selling to repressive regimes for significant sums
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
NSA Illegally Scooped Up Thousands Of US Internet Communications
NSA wasn't honest about a snooping operation that scooped up rafts of US citizens' Internet communications, documents released by the US reveal
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
Groklaw Site To Close Over Email Surveillance Concerns
Open source community in shock as Groklaw closes because of concerns over email and Internet privacy
TechWeek Readers Abandon US Cloud Over Privacy
Our readers don't trust US cloud providers any more, it seems
If American Secure Email Services Close, Others Will Fill The Gap
We all have a right to privacy, says Sean Michael Kerner. With Lavabit and Silent Circle gone, someone else will provide
City Of London Bins Recycling Firm’s Phone Tracking Test
Renew's recycling bins identify smartphones with Wi-Fi switched on, but the London startup says it isn't snooping
Obama Proposes Broad Surveillance Review
President Obama's proposed changes to the NSA's surveillance regime faces staunch opposition within Congress, while privacy advocates say it does not go far enough
Researcher Demonstrates DIY Eavesdropping System
CreepyDOL, a £40 device built from easily available parts, demonstrates how easy it is to track and gather information on people from their mobile devices
Wikipedia Crew Plotting Anti-NSA Snooping Security Boost
Wikimedia Foundation says it appears to have been “specifically targeted by XKeyscore” NSA surveillance tool
NSA Chief Heckled At BlackHat As Agency Defends XKeyscore
Alexander fends off attacks from BlackHat audience member