“Most internet security holes, even the bigger ones, tend to be fairly limited in scope — there are only so many people using the wrong software or visiting the wrong sites. Unfortunately, that’s not true of the newly revealed Heartbleed Bug.”
New video details how Google responds to U.S. search warrants
“In light of NSA snooping and all the other privacy drama that hit last year, companies such as Google have been doing their best to clarify exactly how they handle government requests for user information, and what the company does to protect our privacy.”
Blackphone: an Android phone that puts privacy first
“This is Blackphone. It’s a smartphone born out of a growing desire for privacy, as months of leaks have proven that agencies like the NSA are monitoring our communications.”
Here’s Everywhere You Should Enable Two-Factor Authentication Right Now
“Two-factor authentication is one of the best things you can do to make sure your accounts don’t get hacked. We’ve talked about it a bit before, but here’s a list of all the popular services that offer it, and where you should go to turn it on right now.”
Samsung wins order from U.S. Army, close to NSA order
“Samsung might be on its way to supplanting BlackBerry as the smartphone maker of choice for government agencies. According to the Wall Street Journal, Samsung recently won an order from the U.S.”
How I lost my $50,000 Twitter username
“Update: PayPal has denied that its customer service representative divulged credit card information over the phone. GoDaddy has admitted partial responsibility for the incidents.”
Inside TAO: Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit
“The NSA’s TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency’s top secret weapon. It maintains its own covert network, infiltrates computers around the world and even intercepts shipping deliveries to plant back doors in electronics ordered by those it is targeting.”
NSA’s ‘Quantum’ program reportedly lets the agency access 100,000 offline computers
“Three days before President Barack Obama will allegedly announce major changes to the NSA’s surveillance programs, The New York Times has a story addressing one particularly controversial practice: intercepting laptops purchased”
Apple Says It Has Never Worked With NSA To Create iPhone Backdoors, Is Unaware Of Alleged DROPOUTJEEP Snooping Program
“Apple has contacted TechCrunch with a statement about the DROPOUTJEEP NSA program that detailed a system by which the organization claimed it could snoop on iPhone users.”
