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Category: Surveillance News

Dutch intelligence-gathering reform bill sparks privacy concerns

A draft government bill to reform intelligence-gathering will grant security agencies far-reaching surveillance powers with insufficient protection of privacy, an independent rights group said on Tuesday.

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4th September 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

Russia tightens Internet controls, makes it easier to spy on citizens, critics say

A new law which makes it mandatory for companies to store personal data on Russian citizens on local servers has sparked fears, as critics say it gives the government easy access to sensitive data.

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4th September 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

Android ransomware uses XMPP chat to call home, claims it’s from NSA

Improved Simplocker lurks disguised as legitimate Flash or video player app.

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4th September 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

Top five surveillance stories 10/08 to 16/08

The most viewed tweets posted by @DCSSproject, and a few that went under the radar.

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19th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

DuckDuckGo protects your privacy when you search the web

Google is widely acknowledged as the singular industry leader when it comes to internet search engines. But as the general population becomes more aware of security concerns and privacy issues around our online activity, unlikely contenders like DuckDuckGo are surging in popularity.

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19th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

AT&T was the NSA’s enthusiastic top surveillance partner

All the phone companies helped the NSA commit mass surveillance, but the agency singled out Ma Bell as “highly collaborative” with an “extreme willingness to help.”

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19th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

Britain’s ‘Twitter troops’ have ways of making you think…

From Isis to Ukraine, life is busy for a section of Britain’s intelligence network specialising in stings, mind games and psychological ‘stage magic’.

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19th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

How Ethical: UK Govt Using Operational Psychology to Manipulate You Online

Not long ago a top secret document revealed the role psychology had in the extensive surveillance methods used by the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters. But the legacy of such cognitive behavioral surveillance methods remains unchallenged.

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12th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

The Philosopher of Surveillance

What Happens When a Failed Writer Becomes a Loyal Spy?

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12th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News

Top five surveillance stories 03/08 to 09/08

The most viewed tweets posted by @DCSSproject, and a few that went under the radar.

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10th August 2015 28th November 2018Surveillance News
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