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New “Surveillance-Proof” App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervous

NewSurveillance-ProofApp To Secure Communications Has Governments
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NewSurveillance-ProofApp To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervous. Silent Circle promises to make encryption easy for everyone. By Ryan Gallagher|Posted Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, at 6:00 PM ET. Tweet. Silent Circle logo. Courtesy Silent and more »

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Phony WikiLeaks Tricks Activist Into Downloading Government-Grade Spyware – Slate Magazine (blog)


Slate Magazine (blog)

Phony WikiLeaks Tricks Activist Into Downloading Government-Grade Spyware
Slate Magazine (blog)
This may have led in turn to the British government's subsequent decision to restrict sales of Gamma's “FinSpy” software, which is in line with an ongoing effort in the European Parliament to bring in stricter rules for spy gear sales. The nearest

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FBI Accused of Dragging Feet on Release of Info About “Stingray” Surveillance


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FBI Accused of Dragging Feet on Release of Info About “StingraySurveillance
Slate Magazine (blog)
Now the FBI is under pressure to release information about it—but the bureau doesn’t want to let go of 25,000 pages of documents on sophisticated cell surveillance technology. In an Arizona court case last year (U.S. v. Rigmaiden), it emerged the FBI

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Is DARPA’s Scary-Sounding “Plan X” Project Just a Map of the Internet? – Slate Magazine (blog)


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Is DARPA's Scary-Sounding “Plan X” Project Just a Map of the Internet?
Slate Magazine (blog)
Next month, the Pentagon's research unit DARPA will hold a brainstorming session with the private sector about the cyberwarfare project dubbed “Plan X.” Coming from the agency that gave us robotic mules, cars that drive themselves, not to mention the

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