The U.S. Marshals Service spent more than $10 million on secret spying equipment known as Stingrays to conduct mass surveillance operations—possibly from the air—on Americans’ … Millions Spent on Warrantless Cell Phone SpyingRead more
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Bulk data collection costs lives
Bulk surveillance data collection makes citizens more vulnerable to terror attacks and costs lives, according to former NSA whistleblower William Binney. Testifying before the U.K. … Bulk data collection costs livesRead more
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Targeted data collection could have prevented Paris terrorist attacks
A more targeted approach to data collection could have helped French authorities prevent the Paris attacks last year, according to former NSA technical director William … Targeted data collection could have prevented Paris terrorist attacksRead more
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UK Surveillance 15-Year Coverup Revealed
Newly released documents reveal the “staggering extent” of the British government’s mass surveillance of its citizens, ongoing since at least the 1990s, and its 15-year … UK Surveillance 15-Year Coverup RevealedRead more
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NSA runs its spying activities on Red Hat Linux
A little over two years ago, the first disclosures about the massive surveillance operation being carried out by the NSA were made by Edward Snowden. … NSA runs its spying activities on Red Hat LinuxRead more
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Uber Reveals It’s Sharing a Lot More than Rides
Uber’s first-ever transparency report, released Tuesday, reveals that in the second half of 2015 alone, the popular ride-sharing app handed over information affecting more than … Uber Reveals It’s Sharing a Lot More than RidesRead more
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The NSA’s SKYNET program may be killing thousands of innocent people
In 2014, the former director of both the CIA and NSA proclaimed that “we kill people based on metadata.” Now, a new examination of previously … The NSA’s SKYNET program may be killing thousands of innocent peopleRead more
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It does not change anything
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An Unprecedented Threat to Privacy
A private company has captured 2.2 billion photos of license plates in cities throughout America. It stores them in a database, tagged with the location … An Unprecedented Threat to PrivacyRead more