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One Year After the Snowden Revelations: Restoring Trust in Online Services Remains Elusive

A year ago this week, it became known outside of secretive circles that the US National Security Agency had been collecting mass amounts of data on the American public and international citizens. Continue reading

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Leaked Documents Implicate NSA in Spying on China’s Huawei

Amid allegations the US National Security Agency had infiltrated its servers for the purpose of spying, network equipment supplier Huawei said it would condemn such tactics if they were true, according to reports. Read More Continue reading

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Obama to Propose New Limits on Bulk Phone Data Collection: Report

US President Barack Obama is readying a legislative proposal that would put new limits on the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone data, according to a report from the New York Times. Continue reading

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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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UK Government Calls for Greater Oversight of Huawei Cybersecurity Evaluation Centre

Corresponding with the release of a new UK National Security Advisor report, British Prime Minister David Cameron has called for greater oversight of the cybersecurity center run by Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei amid concerns the company’s involvement could pose a threat to national security. Continue reading

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