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NSA Foiled Muslim Radicals by Spying on Their Online Porn Habits

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While spying is often seen as a negative usage of the law, there is apparently some good it might do as well. Take the case of the NSA which has been guilty of snooping around in matters which do not...

Microsoft to Begin Internet Traffic Encryption Against NSA Snooping

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After Google, Facebook and Yahoo started encrypting their internet traffic, so as to escape the clutches of the NSA, Microsoft is following suit. The wake-up call may have come too late but as they...

TorSearch Reveals the Hidden Internet

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The function of TorSearch is to act like a bot and traverse the sites that are normally on the Tor network. These sites can’t be reached through proper channels. The venture was begun by Chris...

LinkedIn is Sued for Hacking Customers’ Email Accounts

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The Careers and CV site, LinkedIn is being sued by many of its members for allegedly using their email accounts and contacts’ details in order to enhance its marketing efforts. These people who felt...

NSA Analysts Abused Their Surveillance Powers

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There are times when the powers that govern tend to overstep their boundaries. Especially in the name of acts of zealous morality many crimes against humanity may be committed. Take the case of the...

NSA Surveillance Reach Goes Very Far Indeed, Covers 75% US Internet Traffic

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Spying is one of the oldest professions alright. Yet today it has been mapped down to a fine art. The NSA in particular seems to be adept in spy-craft. The organization has ordered several telecom...

Groklaw Closes Over Fears of NSA Email Snooping

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The founder of and editor of Groklaw law site has declared that only if her site’s email facility is granted security status would she continue updating it. But thanks in no small part to the NSA,...

This is the Modem World: E-Snooping on Our Loved Ones is Bad. Or is it?

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Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology.

This is the Modem World ESnooping on Our Loved Ones is Bad Or is it

I recently had the displeasure of consoling a friend about her rocky history with a boyfriend who appeared to be looking outside their relationship for companionship. She said that the man was talking to other women, flirting and even setting up dates to meet up in the future during business trips.

As I told her that no one deserves to be cheated on - You deserve better! - I soon learned that the manner in which she learned that her man was seeking strangers was a curious - and potentially dangerous - sign of our times.

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