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Smartphones, PCs and TVs: the everyday devices targeted by the CIA – The Guardian
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Smartphones, PCs and TVs: the everyday devices targeted by the CIA
The Guardian Everyday consumer devices including smartphones running iOS and Android operating systems, Windows and Mac computers, and even smart TVs made by manufacturers such as Samsung have all being targeted by the CIA. … were discovered by independent … Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged CIA Hacking Documents Weeping Angel (Extending) Engineering Notes – WikiLeaks |
Essential tools for everyday encryption
Encryption is under attack. Regardless of whether you think you have anything to hide, you should be concerned.
Encryption is the chief means by which we can secure our sensitive private information and communications from prying eyes, and governments around the world are challenging our ability to use encryption technologies by arguing that encryption makes it difficult for law enforcement officials to conduct investigations or monitor suspicious online activity. Their solution? Establishing “backdoors” through which government entities would be able to unlock protected data.
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Most Google de-listing requests are from everyday folk, leaked data shows
Newly leaked figures reveal that the vast majority of people who exercised their right to be “forgotten” by Google’s services in Europe are everyday members of the public, with just 5 percent of requests coming from criminals, politicians and high-profile public figures.
Europe’s highest court affirmed last year that people have the right to ask Google to remove certain results from its search engine, on the grounds that the information might be outdated or otherwise unfairly cast them in a negative light.
Google has protested the decision, arguing that removing links requires “difficult value judgments” and can go against the public interest. It has pointed to “former politicians wanting posts removed that criticize their policies in office; serious, violent criminals asking for articles about their crimes to be deleted; bad reviews for professionals like architects and teachers; comments that people have written themselves (and now regret).”
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