Microsoft cites constitutional rights to lift gag orders, tell public about gov’t spying
In a letter [pdf] to Attorney General Eric Holder, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith, wrote:
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Bulgarian Govt Accused of Using FinSpy – Novinite.com
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Bulgarian Govt Accused of Using FinSpy
Novinite.com The Bulgarian government has been accused of having a functional server using the spy software FinSpy, detected in the now-closed Ministry of State Administration. At the beginning of the summer, a team of researchers from Citizen Lab of the University … |
Government spyware servers in South Africa: Telkom, Govt mum – MyBroadband
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Government spyware servers in South Africa: Telkom, Govt mum
MyBroadband In this case the spyware program is referred to as FinSpy, and it has drawn the ire of Mozilla for keeping itself hidden by masquerading as Firefox. It's important to note that the Citizen Lab report doesn't say anything about FinSpy infecting Firefox … Mozilla warns spyware maker: Stop spoofing us! Spyware found on SA servers Mozilla blasts spurious disguise of online surveillance tools |
Gov’t wielded security as a shield to deny the most FOIA requests yet under Obama
Sunshine is the forecast this week, but it seems like mostly clouds obscured what was supposed to be a transparent view for the entire last year. Recent analysis by the Associated Press found that “the U.S.
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