This rule change just made it easier for the government to hack you, wherever you are
The Supreme Court’s changes to Rule 41 could allow judges to authorize the government to access computers anywhere in the world.
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US Government declares cyber war on Islamic State – Telegraph.co.uk
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US Government declares cyber war on Islamic State
Telegraph.co.uk The US Government has announced that it is launching a cyber warfare campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). This is the first instance of the US publicly using cyber attacks as a tool in warfare. "I have given Cyber Command … US begins waging cyber war against Isis The military is taking cyber warfare a lot more seriously Senators bash Obama over cyber war policy |
Edward Snowden: Privacy can’t depend on corporations standing up to the government
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden opened the Free Software Foundation’s LibrePlanet 2016 conference on Saturday with a discussion of free software, privacy and security, speaking via video conference from Russia.
Snowden credited free software for his ability to help disclose the U.S. government’s far-reaching surveillance projects – drawing one of several enthusiastic rounds of applause from the crowd in an MIT lecture hall.
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FTC reminder: ‘Spread the word about government imposters’
Yes, you and I are waaaaay too savvy to fall for the old “I’m calling from the government and you had better pay up” trick.
Unfortunately, others are not, especially among the elderly.
So the Federal Trade Commission is once again asking for help getting the word out:
We’re hearing from our colleagues that those pesky government imposters are at it again, using the FTC’s name to try to con people into paying them for something. Whether it’s to clean up your credit report, give you a prize, resolve a complaint against you, or pay off a debt you owe, they’re all lies. The message may be a call or an email, but it isn’t from the Federal Trade Commission, or any other federal agency.
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