Security News

Changes to Rule 41 will increase law enforcement hacking, surveillance (Help Net Security)
2016-06-22 13:05

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Tor Project, and dozens of other organizations are calling on citizens and website operators to take action to block a new rule pushed by the U.S....

Dept. of Justice Makes Plea for Mass Surveillance, Hacking (Threatpost)
2016-06-21 16:00

The Department of Justice is countering a growing chorus of privacy advocates who are against a rule change that will greatly expand law enforcement’s ability to hack into computers located around...

Anti-Surveillance Measure Quashed: Orlando Massacre Cited as Reason (Threatpost)
2016-06-16 19:01

The House voted Thursday to block passage of an amendment aimed to reign in U.S. domestic mass surveillance by the NSA and protect strong encryption standards citing Sunday's Orlando tragedy.

Meaningful Surveillance Reform Risks Defeat (Threatpost)
2016-06-14 14:20

Meaningful surveillance reform risks defeat if the reintroduction of the Massie-Lofgren amendment to a DoD spending bill is derailed because new US House rule changes.