Online Surveillance

Microsoft, Apple, and other tech giants go to court against overseas snooping by US

Microsoft Corp and four other large American technology companies are using a Manhattan court case to draw a line in the cloud, saying the US government has no right to seize computer data stored outside the country.

Bill to overhaul NSA data collection clears hurdle in US Congress

FBI informant linked to hacking of foreign websites

A hacker who became an informant for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) directed hundreds of cyber attacks against the websites of foreign governments.

Heartbleed breaks SSL encryption, exposes passwords and credit card numbers

An alarming lapse in Internet security has exposed millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other sensitive bits of information to potential theft by computer hackers who may have been secretly exploiting the problem before its discovery.

Twitter reportedly not affected by Heartbleed bug

Snowden calls for international deal on data surveillance

Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said today there should be an international agreement on data collection to protect against the mass surveillance of citizens.

Obama's NSA overhaul may require phone carriers to store more data

President Barack Obama's plan for overhauling the National Security Agency's phone surveillance program could force carriers to collect and store customer data that they are not now legally obliged to keep, according to US officials.

Yahoo adds more security to fight government surveillance

Yahoo has added more layers of security in its effort to shield people's online lives from government spying and other snooping.

Google's public DNS intercepted in Turkey, most likely to spy on users

The Turkish government tried to intercept web traffic on Google's servers.

Obama seeks quick end to NSA phone records programme

President Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to end quickly the government's bulk collection of Americans' phone records.