Search results for: PRISM

Wed, March 26th 2014, 10:30 · Chris Udemans

Obama to end NSA surveillance – report

United States (US) president Barack Obama plans to ask congress to end the National Security Agency’s (NSA) telephone surveillance programme while allowing the government to access metadata when it is needed, according to Reuters. → Read more
Wed, August 28th 2013, 14:40 · Tom Jackson

OPINION: 2012/2013 will go down as the “year of transparency”

Facebook may have been the last of the world’s biggest internet companies to disclose exactly how many requests for data from governments it received and accepted, but the social network bowing to pressure from campaigners signifies how important transparency is to users in the wake of the PRISM saga. → Read more
Fri, August 16th 2013, 09:00 · Guest Post

Guest Post: Can a commercial VPN protect you from government spying?

Nick Pearson is chief executive officer (CEO) of IVPN, a privacy-focused virtual private network (VPN) service and Electronic Frontier Foundation member. → Read more
Mon, July 15th 2013, 12:21 · Susan Mwenesi

Microsoft collaborated with US security services – report

Microsoft collaborated with the United States’ (US) intelligence services to allow the latter to intercept users’ communications, according to a report by The Guardian. → Read more
Fri, July 5th 2013, 12:57 · Susan Mwenesi

Hackers clone Jay-Z app to send message to US government

The official app used by rapper Jay-Z to promote his latest album has been cloned, with messages inserted to criticise the US government. → Read more
Wed, June 12th 2013, 14:58 · Susan Mwenesi

Internet companies write to US government over privacy leaks

Google, Facebook and Microsoft have asked they be able to disclose all the security requests they receive to hand over user data, in a bid to end speculation on the extent of their cooperation. → Read more
Tue, June 11th 2013, 14:24 · Nick Sato

UK government denies spying claims

The British government has refuted accusations its security agencies and spy chiefs used the United States’ espionage programme PRISM to compromise personal data and circumvent UK law. → Read more
Mon, June 10th 2013, 07:44 · Nick Sato

Facebook and Google deny compromising personal data

Google chief executive officer (CEO) Larry Page and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg have denied reports they are providing the United States’ National Security Ageny (NSA) and FBI with unfiltered access to personal data. → Read more
Fri, June 7th 2013, 09:36 · Richard Cutcher

US authorities harvesting personal data

The extent of the United States government’s snooping on citizens’ activities on the internet has been revealed, with its security agency tracking Google, Facebook and Apple accounts. → Read more