Security News

Snoopers' Charter, round two: Privacy campaigners gear up for next web surveillance battle (ZDNet)
2017-02-09 17:07

Tor Project's New Mobile App Alerts You To Internet Surveillance And Censorship (Forbes)
2017-02-09 17:07

DC police surveillance cameras were infected with ransomware before inauguration (ArsTechnica)
2017-01-30 19:35

Mass Spectrometry for Surveillance (Schneier on Security)
2016-11-16 13:40

Yet another way to collect personal data on people without their knowledge or consent: "Lifestyle chemistries from phones for individual profiling": Abstract: Imagine a scenario where personal...

Lobbyists Press Trump to Support Strong Encryption, Surveillance Reform (Threatpost)
2016-11-15 17:11

A lobbying organization sent a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump, asking him to support the expansion of strong encryption and reform government surveillance activities.

Surveillance by consent: Commissioner launches national CCTV strategy (The Register)
2016-10-25 15:11

Yahoo, ACLU press US feds to disclose email snooping orders, surveillance laws (ZDNet)
2016-10-20 09:06

US Reps Requesting Further Intel Around Yahoo Surveillance Story (Threatpost)
2016-10-17 16:49

U.S. representatives are asking Yahoo for clarity around a surveillance program mentioned in reports earlier this month.

Week in review: Social media surveillance, ransomware recovery, US accuses Russia of hacking (Help Net Security)
2016-10-16 13:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: Twitter, Facebook revoke access to social media surveillance software used by cops Geofeedia, a US-based...

Twitter, Facebook revoke access to social media surveillance software used by cops (Help Net Security)
2016-10-13 18:59

Geofeedia, a US-based company that offers its social media aggregation platform “to a broad range of private and public sector clients”, also numbers among its clients over 500 law enforcement and...