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Google speeds up plan to encrypt its data after NSA revelations

Encryption won't stop the NSA entirely, but it will limit the agency's ability to do broad searches of Google's data.

On Sep 9, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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Majority of Tor encryption keys may be vulnerable to NSA codebreakers

“The NSA can spend $1 billion on custom chips that can break such a key in a few hours." 

On Sep 8, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Even your private phone data isn’t safe from the NSA

The American agency can access phones from every major manufacturer.

On Sep 8, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Reddit wrote an NSA parody of ‘Les Mis,’ and here’s what it sounds like

The lyrics are great, but there was never a chance to actually listen to it. Until now! 

On Sep 7, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Leaked document outlines the NSA’s backdoor security industry relationships

Confirmed: NSA "obtains cryptographic details of commercial cryptographic information security systems through industry relationships."

On Sep 6, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Snowden’s latest leak: NSA better at defeating encryption than anyone imagined

New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA has built backdoors into most of the Internet's encryption systems.

On Sep 5, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Swedish university commemorates stall where Obama pooped

The commander in chief left his mark in Sweden.

On Sep 5, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Does the NSA have a quantum computer?

In Wired, security expert Bruce Schneier explores the question of how sophisticated the NSA's encryption attacks might be.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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New Snowden leak shows NSA spied on Brazil’s president

Brazillian government is fuming after learning the NSA spied on the country's president.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Introducing Genie, the NSA’s $652 million botnet

If all goes according to plan, the NSA will soon have millions of infected computers at its disposal.

On Sep 3, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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The NSA hacked Al Jazeera

Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reveal that in 2006, the agency hacked into Al Jazeera's internal communications. 

On Sep 2, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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The world’s worst director is raising money for a WikiLeaks/Snowden farce

Taking a cue from Zach Braff, Uwe Boll has taken to Kickstarter in an effort to fund his latest tanker, Postal 2.

On Sep 1, 2013 by Lorraine Murphy

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Did NSA spying help reveal chemical weapon attack in Syria?

A White House report released today suggests that the NSA's controversial Internet spy program may have provided evidence that Syria used chemical weapons.

On Aug 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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How the NSA spent $10.8 billion this year

According to the leaked "black budget," the NSA spent $10.8 billion this year. Here's how it breaks down.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Leaked ‘black budget’ reveals U.S. spent most of its intelligence funds on NSA, CIA

A secret U.S. intelligence report details how the NSA, CIA and other secretive U.S. agencies spent their $52.6 billion dollar budget in 2013.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Joe Kloc