U.S. Lifts Gag Order on Government Requests for User Data
Posted on: 28 Jan 2014
Under new Department of Justice rules, technology and telecommunications companies are now allowed to provide more information about government requests for customer data. However, they will still be restricted from disclosing…
Biggest Names in Cryptography Condemn NSA Surveillance
Posted on: 24 Jan 2014
Some of the biggest names in cryptography and computer sciences condemned the US government’s surveillance practices in an open letter. “Media reports since last June have revealed that the US…
Microsoft to Allow International Customers to Store Data on Servers Outside the US
Posted on: 23 Jan 2014
Microsoft will allow international customers to store their data on servers located outside US borders, Microsoft’s general counsel said Wednesday. The fallout from documents leaked by ex-Booz Hamilton contractor Edward…
Notorious Hacker Guccifer Reportedly Arrested
Posted on: 22 Jan 2014
Romanian law enforcement authorities have arrested a man they believe is “Guccifer,” the hacker who broke into email accounts of high-profile individuals, such as George W. Bush. Guccifer leaked several of the former…