Tag Archives: Snowden

Anti-NSA Blackphone arrived with a Bang and Sold Out

Blackphone is the result of collaboration between Silent Circle, an anti-NSA encryption powerhouse, and Geeksphone a company founded and owned by an ex tech prodigy. The phone is already being shipped around the world and the initial inventory reveals that it is “sold out.” Although security-conscious cell phones have always been in demand but the…Read More…

Court Allowed NSA To Spy On All But 4 Countries

 A court permitted the National Security Agency to collect information about governments in 193 countries and foreign institutions like the World Bank, according to a secret document the Washington Post published Monday. The certification issued by a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in 2010 shows the NSA has the authority to “intercept through U.S. companies not…Read More…

New, security-minded Blackphone is ready to ship, and it’s packing Nvidia hardware

The first reviews of the privacy-minded Blackphone are in, and the product is impressive. It’s also one of the first times we’ve seen Nvidia’s Tegra 4i in action. Does the company’s budget quad-core still have what it takes to compete in the modern mar…Read More…

NSA harvested data on millions but spied on just 248 Americans

Since Snowden’s leaks regarding NSA’s surveillance act we are quite clear regarding the fact that NSA has been spying over masses. But, a recent transparency report has proved it all wrong. It states: NSA’s reach is too small; it esquires less than 30 percent of total Americans’ call records. Furthermore, NSA’s surveillance act only lasts over a mere…Read More…

Germany Nixing Verizon Contract Highlights Economic Impact Of US Spying

 The German government announced it was pulling its contract with Verizon due to fears the Internet provider was allowing U.S. agencies to spy on the government’s communications, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The news highlights the negative impact controversial government surveillance programs have on American businesses abroad. Read MoreRead More…

  • By Cat Zakrzewski
  • June 26, 2014
  • Posted in Software
  • Also tagged Crunch-gov, Germany, , , Verizon

NSA granted extension to collect phone data of U.S. citizens

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been reauthorized to collect the bulk phone records of people in the country for another 90 days, while the lawmakers are still working towards a legislation that would block the agency from doing so in future. “Given that legislation has not yet been enacted, and given the importance…Read More…

Snowden receives German Fritz Bauer award for exposing NSA Surveillance

German Humanist Union, an independent civil liberties organization, has awarded Snowden with the Fritz Bauer Prize for exposing NSA’s controversial surveillance practices. The prize named after Fritz Bauer, a German prosecutor and judge who played an important role in Oswiecim trials of former SS officers, was instituted in 1968 and is given to people who…Read More…

Stingray, the fake cell phone tower cops and providers use to track your every move

Increased scrutiny of police behavior in the wake of the Snowden leaks has led to a renewed focus on the artificial cell phone towers police use for spying on Americans, typically without a warrant. We explore what these products can do, and the effort…Read More…

  • By Joel Hruska
  • June 17, 2014
  • Posted in Technology
  • Also tagged Cryptography, , National Security Administration, , Stingray, warrantless wiretapping

Super-Secure, NSA Proof, Blackphone Ready for Shipping in July  

The much awaited NSA proof smartphone with advanced security and privacy features is about to hit the market before the start of July, 2014, according to media reports. Several thousands of Blackphones, developed by Silent Circle in partnership with Geeksphone, have been already pre-ordered and sold out. Available at a cost of USD 629, the…Read More…

Here’s How UK Spy Agencies Justify Snooping On Brits’ Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Use

 Some new details about UK government policy regarding mass surveillance of domestic Internet users have emerged today, in a witness statement made by Charles Blandford Farr, Director General of the UK Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism. Re…Read More…