Privacy
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Google Asks to Make Surveillance Orders Public, Citing First Amendment
US Officials: Surveillance Programs Helped Stop 50 Terrorist Plots
Tue, June 18, 2013 - The NSA surveillance programs are subject to rigorous oversight by courts and Congress, officials say
Google Glass Privacy Concerns Raised By International Data Protection Authorities
Tue, June 18, 2013 - Officials asked Larry Page if they can test the frames and for details on how Google will use the data the device collects
The NSA's Prism Must be Countered with Public Policy, Says Crypto Guru Phil Zimmermann
Tue, June 18, 2013 - The National Security Agency's Prism surveillance system is a dangerous hostage to fortune that must be countered using public policy and not simply clever security technologies alone, privacy campaigner and encryption luminary Phil Zimmermann has argued.
Yahoo Discloses User Data Requests From US Law Enforcement Agencies
Tue, June 18, 2013 - Microsoft, Facebook, and Apple have also provided similar data
US NSA Can Access Data Without Court Approval, Leaker Says
Mon, June 17, 2013 - Snowden repeats his accusations after U.S. agencies deny they listen to phone calls or read emails without warrants
Apple Received Thousands of Data Requests From U.S. Law Enforcers
Mon, June 17, 2013 - Investigating robberies or searching for missing persons are among the most common reasons for requests, Apple said
Facebook, Microsoft Disclose FISA Requests, Sort of
Sat, June 15, 2013 - Both Facebook and Microsoft asked for and received permission to disclose FISA and other government requests.
Digital Surveillance Programs in Other Countries Trigger Controversy
Fri, June 14, 2013 - Details about surveillance programs in the UK, Germany and India are sketchy, but the US is not alone in electronic data collection
'Stop Watching Us' Coalition Aims to Stop NSA's PRISM Surveillance Program
Fri, June 14, 2013 - Reddit, Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others from across the political spectrum join forces to flood members of Congress with letters seeking revisions to the Patriot Act and reforms that will rein in the NSA's surveillance of Internet and phone records via a program known as PRISM.
Does Encryption Really Shield You From Government's Prying Eyes?
Fri, June 14, 2013 - Encrypting data may not guard against surveillance, some experts say, while others argue in favor of taking steps to protect privacy
EU Justice Commissioner on Prism: EU Citizens' Rights Are Not Negotiable
Fri, June 14, 2013 - An EU-US committee will be set up to look into Prism's activities with regard to the EU
Businesses Slow-Walk Classified Data-Sharing Efforts with Feds
Fri, June 14, 2013 - The private sector has been slow to warm up to stepped-up efforts by the U.S. government to share data critical to fighting cyber threats to the nation's critical information and infrastructure resources.
Some Foreign-backed US Phone Companies Reportedly Excluded From NSA Surveillance Program
Fri, June 14, 2013 - Their call metadata could still be collected further upstream, from the telecommunication infrastructure operated by other US companies
Even Before NSA Scandal, U.S. Residents Were Anxious About Privacy Breaches
Thu, June 13, 2013 - Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were very concerned about privacy violations.
