Google security engineers to NSA: ‘F**k you’
In the wake of revelations that the NSA hacked into Google and Yahoo servers, engineers lash out on social media.
On Nov 6, 2013 by Joe Kloc
What Apple’s transparency report doesn’t say about PRISM says plenty
Apple’s relatively low number of requests can be partially explained by the fact that the company simply doesn’t collect as much data on its customers as others, like Yahoo.
On Nov 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier
What is 12333, the 30-year-old order behind NSA spying?
Some of the largest NSA programs find their justification in an executive order signed by Ronald Reagan in 1980.
On Nov 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Proposal would close Germany’s digital borders to stop NSA snooping
A consortium of telephony and email providers wants to keep all German data inside Germany.
On Nov 1, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
The NSA taps directly into Google and Yahoo’s servers
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA tapped directly into the cloud storage of Google and Yahoo, which the two tech giants say took them by surprise.
On Oct 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Email users flock to German companies in wake of NSA leaks
German email providers have seen a boom in usership. According to Der Spiegel, much of this growth is due to NSA spying revelations.
On Oct 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The NSA has your address book
Internal slides show the agency gets half a million address books a day on average.
On Oct 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier
PRISM companies beg Congress to pass laws letting them talk about PRISM
All of the companies issued carefully worded denials of willfully spying on customers except when required by law.
On Oct 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier
‘Saturday Night Live’ finally has a YouTube channel—you just can’t watch it
The ad-free international SNL channel aims to drive up foreign viewership in the 170 countries where the live variety show currently airs.
On Sep 28, 2013 by Tim Sampson
These people sold their souls to Yahoo for a Marissa Mayer retweet
Some Twitter users are about to use Yahoo as their homepage, switch to Yahoo Mail, and stop making fun of the firm’s derided new logo.
On Sep 19, 2013 by Kris Holt
Chinese dissident jailed with Yahoo’s help freed early
If you’d like to write and congratulate Shi Tao, just make sure you don’t use Yahoo Mail.
On Sep 12, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Yahoo gets more government requests for data than Facebook or Google
Yahoo releases its first-ever transparency report.
On Sep 6, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Second and third seasons of “Burning Love” also headed to TV
After picking up a Primetime Emmy nod, the Bachelor parody gets two more seasons to air on E!.
On Jul 30, 2013 by [email protected]
Internet’s largest companies demand NSA transparency
A group of companies—including some of those implicated in PRISM—has signed a letter asking the NSA to reveal the number of requests it makes for users’ information.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Here’s the step-by-step guide to NSA-proofing your email
Drew Crawford’s post points out that perhaps the biggest flaw in online security today is how little users understand of it.
On Jul 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc
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