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NSA Denies Allegations that it Infected Millions of PCs with Malware

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden this week allege that NSA delivery methods for malware include posing as a Facebook server and distributing spam email. Continue reading

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Review Group Releases Recommendations for Government Access to Private Data

Months after the National Security Agency’s foreign intelligence collection practices were brought to public attention by Edward Snowden, a review group established by the US government has come up with a number of recommendations to engender trust in communications systems (including cloud computing) while still keeping national security a top priority. Continue reading

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Leaked Documents Implicate Microsoft in Giving Government Agencies Access to Cloud, Email, VoIP Data

October 11, 2013 — Documents provided by Edward Snowden implicate Microsoft in collaborating with US intelligence services to ensure its access to encrypted data gleaned from SkyDrive cloud storage, VoIP service Skype, and Outlook.com messages, according to the Guardian. Keep on reading: Leaked Documents Implicate Microsoft in Giving Government Agencies Access to Cloud, Email, VoIP Data Continue reading

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Snowden’s Email Provider Refused to Hand Over Encryption, SSL Keys to FBI

October 3, 2013 — Texas-based email provider Lavabit refused to allow the federal government to decrypt the email of Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who has been leaking top-secret documents related to the US government surveillance program. Keep on reading: Snowden’s Email Provider Refused to Hand Over Encryption, SSL Keys to FBI Continue reading

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GCHQ, Not NSA, Behind Belgian Telecom Attack: Report

September 20, 2013 — New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal it was the UK’s Government Communications Agency behind the recent attack on Belgium’s largest telecom, not the NSA as initially suspected. Keep on reading: GCHQ, Not NSA, Behind Belgian Telecom Attack: Report Continue reading

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