A poll in 13 countries by Amnesty International reveals how most people oppose surveillance of citizens but are less concerned about the targeting of foreign nationals. Knowing we are being watched may also be restricting our use of the Internet to obtain health advice.
Security researchers this week discovered an NSA cyber espionage program that installs malware in hard drive firmware, making it hard to detect or delete. It’s serious stuff, but there’s a light side to this story.
Commissioner who oversees interceptions says figure does not represent ‘significant institutional overuse of communications data powers’
The Edward Snowden story led to the Guardian receiving the Pulitzer prize for public service. Watch Alan Rusbridger, Ewen MacAskill, Janine Gibson and Stuart Millar talk about how the story made the headlines.
Edward Snowden recently pointed out how the victories of the LGBT movement in this country might never have happened if the government had the ability to conduct “perfect surveillance.”
China has been axing major US technology companies from its government purchasing list in favor of local brands. Some analysts believe fears over NSA spy technology could be to blame.
Rifkind’s resignation puts spotlight on parliament’s spook committee. Intelligence and Security Committee needs more powers.
And what to do to protect yourself.
American and British spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe, according to top-secret documents provided to The Intercept by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Security researchers have uncovered highly sophisticated malware that is linked to a secret National Security Agency hacking operation exposed by The Intercept last year.
