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The worst place on earth
From where I’m standing, the city-sized Baogang Steel and Rare Earth complex dominates the horizon, its endless cooling towers and chimneys reaching up into grey, … The worst place on earthRead more
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World’s most advanced threat actor
There is strong speculation that the so-called Equation Group – which infected the hard drive firmware of Seagate, Maxtor, Toshiba and others, and hit political … World’s most advanced threat actorRead more
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NSA spied through Seagate, Micron, Western Digital gear
The U.S. National Security Agency can hide spy software in the hard drives of top hardware manufacturers, allowing the agency to monitor the majority of … NSA spied through Seagate, Micron, Western Digital gearRead more
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Google Benefits From Android Open Source Project
Recent numbers from ABI Research on the market share of mobile smartphone platforms splits out the two major variants of Android. Both Google’s flavor of … Google Benefits From Android Open Source ProjectRead more
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The Great SIM Heist
AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to … The Great SIM HeistRead more
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Big brother on a budget
When Libyan rebels finally wrested control of the country last year away from its mercurial dictator, they discovered the Qaddafi regime had received an unusual … Big brother on a budgetRead more
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China Said to Plan Sweeping Shift From Foreign Technology to Own
China is aiming to purge most foreign technology from banks, the military, state-owned enterprises and key government agencies by 2020, stepping up efforts to shift … China Said to Plan Sweeping Shift From Foreign Technology to OwnRead more
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A backdoor for the NSA is a backdoor for everyone else
Ben Wizner talking: NSA program called Bullrun, where we learned that the NSA, even as part of its mission is to secure the Internet, secure … A backdoor for the NSA is a backdoor for everyone elseRead more
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Collect Your Data and Control Your World
governments and corporations have build an unprecedented surveillance state. While the leaks of Edward Snowden have shed light on the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices, … Collect Your Data and Control Your WorldRead more