Microsoft, Apple, and other tech giants go to court against overseas snooping by US
Fp Archives • 11 years agoMicrosoft 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
Fp Archives • 11 years agoFBI informant linked to hacking of foreign websites
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA 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
Fp Archives • 11 years agoAn 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
Tech2 News Staff • 11 years agoSnowden calls for international deal on data surveillance
Fp Archives • 11 years agoFugitive 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
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPresident 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
Fp Archives • 11 years agoYahoo 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
Tech2 News Staff • 11 years agoThe Turkish government tried to intercept web traffic on Google's servers.
Obama seeks quick end to NSA phone records programme
Fp Archives • 11 years agoPresident Barack Obama asked Congress on Thursday to end quickly the government's bulk collection of Americans' phone records.