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UK High Court Rules Digital Surveillance Under DRIPA Unlawful

The UK’s High Court has ruled that sections of controversial surveillance legislation, the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA), violated article 7 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as well as personal data protections afforded to British citizens. Continue reading

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ISIL Hackers Could be Locating Syrian Activists Through Online Attack: Report

Members of “Raqqah is being Slaughtered Silently” (or “RSS”), a Syrian advocacy group that has been documenting human rights abuses in the Islamic State-occupied city of Ar-Raqqah, Syria, have been recently targeted in a digital attack aimed at revealing their location. Continue reading

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Google’s Project Shield Hosts Websites Vulnerable to DDoS Attacks

October 25, 2013 — Google announced the launch of “Project Shield,” a hosting service for targets of DDOS attacks, at its Ideas conference on Monday. The DDOS protection hosting service is part of a suite of tools meant for use by websites which serve “media, elections, or human rights related content.” Keep on reading: Google’s Project Shield Hosts Websites Vulnerable to DDoS Attacks Continue reading

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