Tag Archives: Privacy of telecommunications

Gov’t, Internet companies Compromise on disclosure

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US reaches deal with Internet companies on requests to reveal demands for customer information WASHINGTON (AP) — The government and leading Internet companies on Monday announced a compromise that...

Government Panel urges To End Phone Data Spying

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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

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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 Reform: What President Obama Said, And What He Didn’t

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President Obama gave a speech this morning outlining changes to be implemented in the NSA phone record surveillance program. The reforms are a result of an in-depth investigation into NSA...
    






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

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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...
    






Obama Calls For ‘New Approach’ On NSA Surveillance–Not ‘New’ Enough For Critics

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Six months after Edward Snowden began leaking the NSA’s secrets, President Obama has agreed that the way America spies needs to change. But when it comes to the degree of that change, the White House...
    






NSA Dishfire program harvested 200 million text messages daily claims report

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A new report has surfaced and the Telegraph reports that the NSA in the US has been running a program code-named Dishfire. Dishfire allegedly captured about 200 million text messages each day. The...
    






AP Source: NSA phone data control may come to end

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AP Source: President Barack Obama to call for ending NSA's control of Americans' phone data WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday will call for ending the government's...
    






Report: NSA maps pathway into computers

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Report: NSA maps pathway into foreign computers using radio waves and covert chips WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers...
    






Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changes

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AP sources: Obama expected to back changes to NSA surveillance with Congress handling details WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the...