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Cryptographers Attack NSA’s Secret Effort to Subvert Internet Security – Slate Magazine (blog)


Slate Magazine (blog)

Cryptographers Attack NSA's Secret Effort to Subvert Internet Security
Slate Magazine (blog)
Cryptographers are fighting back against efforts by spy agencies to secretly weaken the encryption standards designed to keep the Internet secure. In an open letter posted online Monday, security experts from universities in the United Kingdom and 
Academics criticise NSA and GCHQ for weakening online encryptionThe Guardian

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Privacy Rights Group Challenges British Government Over Spy Technology Sales – Slate Magazine (blog)


Slate Magazine (blog)

Privacy Rights Group Challenges British Government Over Spy Technology Sales
Slate Magazine (blog)
FinFisher, sometimes also called FinSpy, is a spy Trojan designed to covertly infiltrate targeted computers, monitor communications, and gather data from a hard drive. It can secretly record audio from a microphone, monitor emails and Skype
UK govt. sued for spy technology exportsPress TV

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The Chilling Effects of the DMCA – Slate Magazine


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The Chilling Effects of the DMCA
Slate Magazine
The graduate student, Alex Halderman (now a professor at the University of Michigan), was a wizard in the lab. As experienced computer security researchers, Alex and I knew what we should do: First, go back to the lab and triple-check everything

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Report: Global Network of Government Spyware Detected in U.S., Authoritarian … – Slate Magazine (blog)


Slate Magazine (blog)

Report: Global Network of Government Spyware Detected in U.S., Authoritarian
Slate Magazine (blog)
Gamma's “FinSpy” can bypass antivirus systems, record Skype chats and emails, log what targets are typing on their keyboards, and even conduct “live surveillance” through a user's webcam or “silently extract” files from a computer's hard disk
FinSpy Software Used To Surveil Activists Around The World, Report SaysHuffington Post
Surveillance software FinSpy discovered in 25 countriesThe Verge
Gamma FinSpy Surveillance Servers in 25 CountriesBloomberg
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