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FBI’s plan to expand hacking power advances despite privacy fears
This post was originally published on March 30, 2015. Last Monday the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules sanctioned a rule change that will expand the FBI’s authority to use ha...
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Live in Australia? Your data may be snatched from you in the near future
This post was originally published on March 26, 2015. After several days of debate, the Australian government finally secured a deal with the opposition party on Thursday which saw the passing of new ...
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Wikimedia Foundation & rights groups sue NSA over mass surveillance
This post was originally published on March 16, 2015. Jimmy Wales' Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind Wikipedia, has announced its intention to file a lawsuit against the Nationa...
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NSA spying continues
This post was originally published on March 11, 2015. A secret US court has yet again come down in favor of the NSA’s controversial phone snooping program, extending its deadline to 1 June. The gove...
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Breaking borders: Canadian spy agency tracks users worldwide
They're friendly; courteous. Love hockey, maple syrup, and poutine. Are unfailingly polite, eh, and while willing to stand up for their rights prefer sternly-worded letters over direct confrontation. ...
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NSA tapping into North Korea
This post was originally published on February 3, 2015. Do you remember the recent hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment? If so, you’ll likely also recall that speculation as to who was behind the att...
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No Wi-Fi, no problem: Hackers go low-tech to steal your data
This article was originally published on January 22, 2015. The risks of using an unprotected, unencrypted Wi-Fi network are well-documented. Anything you transmit becomes fair game for hackers — if ...
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Want to watch “The Interview”? Watch out!
By all accounts, “The Interview” isn't that great a film. Rotten Tomatoes has just 61 percent of moviegoers and 52 percent of critics giving the film a favorable review, yet the action-comedy piec...
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DuckDuckGo Internet privacy review
This post was originally published on December 12, 2014. If you need to find something of interest, your first port of call will be a search engine, of which there are a great many. Beyond the big bo...
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Literally malware? The figurative explosion of Uber's app
This post was originally published on December 10, 2014. Last week, The Hacker News posted an article about the mobile app offered by ride-sharing service Uber — turns out a security researcher from...
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