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  • U.S. appetite for Internet user data not unique

    For all the privacy concerns raised by Edward Snowden's leaks about government data collection activities, the U.S. is not alone or even always the most demanding when it comes to law enforcement requests for customer data from Internet service providers.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan30 Aug. 13 10:08
  • The NSA collected data on tens of thousands of Americans

    Newly declassified documents released by the Obama Administration show that the National Security Agency collected phone and Internet data on tens of thousands of Americans.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan22 Aug. 13 01:53
  • How the Snowden Effect Is Paralyzing CIOs

    Whether you describe Edward Snowden as a hero or a criminal, theres no denying the impact that this self-described computer wizard is having on IT leaders. After all, if even the NSA can fall victim to a tech-savvy millennial, how can they defend their data?

    Written by Tom Kaneshige21 Aug. 13 17:31
  • Five things PRISM teaches CIOs about doing business in today's world

    Revelations that the United States government is monitoring Internet data from tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft should make your company reconsider where and how it stores data--all while realising that, at the end of the day, surveillance practices (usually) stay a secret for a reason.

    Written by Jonathan Hassell06 Aug. 13 14:23
  • Spy agencies want low-energy system to solve 'interesting problems'

    The largest supercomputer in the world may be a top secret, as the specs of U.S. spy agencies are classified. Nonetheless top U.S. spy is publicly seeking help to build superconducting computers, which may offer the best path to exascale.

    Written by Patrick Thibodeau06 Aug. 13 13:45
  • Former NSA analysts start company to research zero-day vulnerabilities in websites

    Two former National Security Agency (NSA) computer network operations analysts have set up a company called Synack that is offering to match bug-bounty security experts from around the world -- including from within the NSA on a freelance basis -- to discover zero-day vulnerabilities in websites.

    Written by Ellen Messmer01 Aug. 13 21:10
  • NSA chief to Black Hat on surveillance: Don't believe press reports

    The head of the NSA sought the help of security pros at Black Hat to advise on an intelligence-gathering system that collects the same data as recently publicized domestic spying programs but without the same perceived civil-liberties shortcomings.

    Written by Tim Greene01 Aug. 13 15:15
  • Tight NSA spy vote gives hope to program critics

    Civil rights advocates view Wednesday's narrow defeat of a bill to curtail funds for the National Security Agency's domestic spy program as a sign of the growing opposition within Congress.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan25 July 13 22:59
  • U.S. Cloud Firms Suffer From NSA PRISM Program

    Revelations of the NSA's massive electronic surveillance program give fuel to foreign firms and governments that warn of privacy risks of doing business with U.S. cloud service providers.

    Written by Kenneth Corbin25 July 13 13:09
  • U.S. cloud firms face backlash from NSA spy programs

    Non-U.S. clients of American cloud hosting companies are clearly rattled by revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency collects huge amounts of customer data from Internet Service Providers and telecommunication companies.

    Written by Jaikumar Vijayan23 July 13 22:42
  • U.S. high-tech industry feeling the heat from Edward Snowden leaks

    The disclosures about the National Security Agency's massive global surveillance by Edward Snowden, the former information-technology contractor who's now wanted by the U.S. government for treason, is hitting the U.S. high-tech industry hard as it tries to explain its involvement in the NSA data-collection program.

    Written by Ellen Messmer23 July 13 16:16
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