An analysis of the NSA's controversial bulk telephone records collection initiative suggests that the cost of running and maintaining the effort may far outweigh any benefits.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
03 Jan |
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A U.S. appeals court has once again rejected Google's argument that it did not break federal wiretap laws when collecting user data from unencrypted wireless networks for its Street View program.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
02 Jan |
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The leaking of classified documents detailing the data collection activities of the U.S. National Security Agency earlier this year reignited some long-standing concerns about the vulnerability of enterprise data stored in the cloud.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
01 Jan |
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The techniques used by hackers to access credit and debit card data from target shoppers suggests that the cyber crooks have found a troubling new way to stay ahead of the latest fraud detection processes.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
23 Dec |
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U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon's ruling in a case challenging the National Security Agency's bulk collection of phone records sets up what's likely to be a contentious legal fight over government surveillance in the U.S.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
17 Dec |
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In a potential blow to government surveillance efforts, a federal judge today ruled that the NSA's practice of collecting phone metadata records on millions of Americans may be unconstitutional.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
16 Dec |
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Despite growing pushback from some companies and powerful industry groups, the Federal Trade Commission continues to insist that it wants to be the nation's enforcer of data security standards.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
13 Dec |
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An Arizona lawmaker is eyeing an unusual way of reigning in the National Security Agency, which has been under fire for questionable surveillance practices: Block it from operating in her state.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
11 Dec |
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The browser cookies that online companies use to track Internet customers for targeted advertising are also used by the National Security Agency to track surveillance targets and break into their systems.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
11 Dec |
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American and British spy agencies apparently believe there are real-life terrorists lurking among the elves, gnomes and the trolls of online gaming worlds.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
09 Dec |
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The maker of a popular flashlight app for Android phones has agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission that it left consumers in the dark about its data-sharing practices.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
06 Dec |
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The National Security Agency on Friday cited a 1981 executive order signed by then-President Ronald Reagan as the authority under which it is collecting location data daily from tens of millions of cell phones around the world.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
06 Dec |
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Amazon's nascent plan to use unmanned drones to deliver packages to customers has already raised strong privacy concerns that could ultimately nip it in the bud.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
06 Dec |
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Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) this week asked automakers what they're doing to protect vehicles from wireless hacking threats and privacy intrusions.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
05 Dec |
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The U.S. National Security Agency is collecting location data daily from tens of millions of cellphones around the world, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Jaikumar Vijayan |
05 Dec |
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