Apple CEO Rejects the Allegation of Working with NSA Back Doors


Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, said to ABC News that the company had never been associated with NSA’s back door scandal.Cook said, “Much of what has been said is not true. There is no back door. The...

Government Panel urges To End Phone Data Spying


Government oversight panel urges end to phone data spying, records purge WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided government task force that reviewed the National Security Agency's surveillance program...

President Obama announces significant changes to NSA program


U.S. President Barack Obama has finally issued an official response to the endless accusations tied to the NSA's scandalous surveillance practices.In his speech from the Department of Justice earlier...
    






NSA Reforms: A Step In The Right Direction Or PR Stunt?


The complexity of privacy discussions in a hyper-connected world of free services was made clear this morning. In a speech that was high on rhetoric but short on details (which will be made clear in...
    






For Obama, NSA review a quest for public trust


For Obama, NSA review a quest to regain public trust in surveillance operations WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with Edward Snowden's first leaks about the government's sweeping surveillance...
    






Proposed spy phone record shift draws resistance


Proposal to shift surveillance phone record retention away from government drawing resistance WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they...
    






NSA has the backdoor to iPhone devices


Apple has recently released a statement which claims that they have never co-operated with the NSA, and that they are still unaware of the NSA’s backdoor "DROPOUTJEEP". An apple spokesman said via...
    






Technology? Some justices want to keep distance


Supreme Court justices wary of bold action by judges weighing new technology, privacy issues WASHINGTON (AP) — At the Supreme Court, technology can be regarded as a necessary evil, and...
    






Will The NSA Hack Wreck Apple Hopes in China?


It is three weeks now since Apple inked its new deal with China Mobile giving the Cupertino company access to the subscriber base of the world’s largest mobile phone carrier. China Mobile has 763...
    






Appelbaum’s Extraordinarily Disingenuous Claims About NSA Penetration Of Apple’s iPhones


Jacob Appelbaum has yet another revelation from the Edward Snowden trove of documents: that the NSA has a backdoor into all of Apple's iPhones. And I have no doubt at all that the NSA does indeed...