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Review Group Releases Recommendations for Government Access to Private Data

Months after the National Security Agency’s foreign intelligence collection practices were brought to public attention by Edward Snowden, a review group established by the US government has come up with a number of recommendations to engender trust in communications systems (including cloud computing) while still keeping national security a top priority. Continue reading

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New Documents Show Financial Tie Between NSA and Internet Companies

August 23, 2013 — The National Security Agency gave millions of dollars to Internet companies in order cover the costs associated with meeting new certification demands, according to new documents obtained by the Guardian. Keep on reading: New Documents Show Financial Tie Between NSA and Internet Companies Continue reading

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ENISA Reports 79 Major Telecom Outages in 2012

August 20, 2013 — The EU’s cyber security agency European Union Agency for Network and Information Security announced on Tuesday it has released the results of its Annual Incident Reports 2012, which among other things showed that there were 79 major telecom outages in 2012. Keep on reading: ENISA Reports 79 Major Telecom Outages in 2012 Continue reading

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Congress to Vote on Amendment that Could Kill NSA Broad Surveillance Funding

July 23, 2013 — Congress is expected to vote on an amendment Wednesday that would kill financial support to the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of records. Keep on reading: Congress to Vote on Amendment that Could Kill NSA Broad Surveillance Funding Continue reading

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Tech Companies Plead Ignorance as US Defends Online Spying Program PRISM

June 7, 2013 — Major US Internet companies, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft, have denied that they are involved in a top-secret program led by the National Security Agency and the FBI after a report on Thursday by the Washington Post unveiled the program, code-named PRISM. Keep on reading: Tech Companies Plead Ignorance as US Defends Online Spying Program PRISM Continue reading

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