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AT&T happy to help NSA spy on millions
This post was originally published on August 24, 2015. When Edward Snowden told the world the NSA had friends in the American telecom industry, he didn’t name names. Nor did the documents he release...
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Pixels in images can hack your computer - #WTFWednesday
What’s so dangerous about looking at a picture file in your web browser? In the past, nothing. You loaded the image. It displayed on your screen. You closed it, or went to a different page. There wa...
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Appealing amendments: NSA lawsuit gets another chance
Many citizens see Edward Snowden as the linchpin that finally led to a flood of challenges and lawsuits against the National Security Agency (NSA) for its indiscriminate search and seizure of Internet...
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Milking it: NSA goes after advertiser cookies for user data
This post was originally published on August 7, 2015. What's in a cookie? Used by browsers of all types, these small files are designed to help websites create tailored, curated experiences for netize...
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5 parts of your body that betray your identity
This post was originally published on July 29, 2015. Biometrics is a double-edged sword. Sure, fingerprints and facial recognition can make it fun and easy to open doors, sign in to your phone, and...
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Game over: Hacking Team disclosure exposes spy agency playbooks
Who hacks the hackers? It's a question the founder of Hacking Team — a company which supplies its own version of surveillance malware to governments worldwide — is struggling to answer after the H...
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London’s 500,000 cameras are watching you. All the time - #WTFWednesday
This post was originally published on Jun 30, 2015. If you’ve ever been to London, you’ll know it’s a great place to see the sights, climb some apple and pears, and overpay for mediocre food and...
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Australia's new anti-piracy law: Sink or swim?
This article was originally published on June 29, 2015. What happens when the government decides to crack down on Internet piracy? In Australia, the result is The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringem...
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A spy-proof network? Astoria may hold the answer
What are your options if you want privacy on the web? Just being careful about where you surf, what you post, and what you download isn't enough. The NSA, GCHQ and other government spy agencies are ra...
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How hackers can use your fingerprints to frame you
This post was originally published on June 17, 2015. It’s the one thing that was supposed to be truly personal to you. As unique as the special snowflake that, deep down, you believe yourself to be....
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