NSA Sponsoring Summer Camps for Future Cybersnoops
The National Security Agency is sponsoring summer camps across the country designed to teach kids how to steal information, preparing them to do...
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Hackers Seize Control of Jeep Exploiting Vulnerability in Chrysler Cars
Hackers were able to take remote control of a car using a vulnerability in Chrysler's in-dash Internet service. ...
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Chinese Hack of U.S. Data Indicative of Systemic Problem
As more and more information comes to light about two major data-breaches late last year, it is becoming apparent that the U.S. Office...
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Obama Reveals Plans to Guarantee High-speed Internet for All
President Obama is committed to closing what he calls the "digital divide" between those who have high-speed Internet in their homes and those...
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Facebook “Celebrate Pride” Rainbow Filter a Psychological Experiment
It now looks as if Facebook's "Celebrate Pride" tool was a social/psychological experiment with more than 26 million unwitting subjects. ...
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The Shocking Scope of the NSA’s XKEYSCORE Surveillance
The Intercept has published additional documents revealing the shocking scope of the NSA's XKEYSCORE surveillance program. ...
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Facial Recognition Software Raises Privacy Concerns — Even in Church
Facial recognition software such as that used in law-enforcement TV shows such as NCIS and Criminal Minds is now being used in an unexpected place — in...
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FCC Fines AT&T $100 Million
In its ruling adopted on June 3 and released for public viewing on June 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it was...
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China Hacks Government, Corporate Networks to Build Database on Americans
Only a week after Russian "crime syndicates" hacked the IRS database and stole information on the tax returns of more than 100,000 people,...
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Tech Industry Urges Obama: Don’t Weaken Encryption
Strong encryption is an invaluable part of protecting privacy and liberty in the digital age. As more and more calls come from government...
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Swarms of Tiny, Silent Cicada Drones to be Deployed
The Navy has developed silent, miniature drones that are capable of monitoring movements and recording conversations. ...
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Net Neutrality 2.0: Plans to Shift Control of Internet to Internationalists
With the FCC regulating ISPs in the United States and some as yet unknown international organization assuming control of the assignment of Internet...
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Energy Department Approves Six LNG Export Plants; More Coming
The fact that the Department of Energy has decided to get out of the way of American businesses that wish to sell natural...
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Army Testing Handheld Ray Guns to Disrupt Electronics
The U.S. Army is testing “electricity guns” that would disrupt all “battlefield” electronic communication. These “handheld ray guns” would be attached to existing...
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Net Neutrality Faces Legislative and Legal Challenges
Mired in "governmentese" and steeped in double-talk, Net Neutrality has proven to be a tangled web of deceit. Now that the FCC's order...
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