Tag: NSA
US Warns Telcos That Chinese-British Submarine Cable Repair Ships Are a Security Risk
A ship which can repair cables could also potentially install surveillance devices.
AT&T Shrugs Off Data Breach Affecting 9mn Customers
Does the US telco see no difference between meeting legal obligations following a breach and really making privacy a 'top priority'?
Will the US Government Finally Turn Against NSA Warrantless Comms Surveillance?
Some of the supposed victories of General Paul Nakasone, boss of the NSA, may now damage his credibility with Republicans.
Is It a Good Idea to Offer to Disguise IMSIs?
A new pseudo-network offers privacy-conscious mobile phone users the ability to change their IMSI at the press of a button.
US Phone Spying: Integrity Does Not Switch On and Off
If the US expects to take the moral high ground on matters of telecoms security, then it would help if they had a leader with some integrity.
US Spies to Stop Bulk CDR Collection
The first leak from whistleblower Ed Snowden concerned the mass collection of CDRs from US telcos. Now the Trump administration is quietly ending that NSA program.
US-Trained Spy Worked at Qatari Telco Before Spying for UAE
Lori Stroud, former colleague of Ed Snowden, began spying for the UAE shortly after reviewing IT security for Ooredoo.
Disclosing Exploits Will Protect Online Trade
The PATCH Act would be a step towards the US government protecting the safe transit of goods and services in cyberspace like it protects them on the high seas.
Juniper Pulls Suspected NSA Firewall Backdoor
The NetScreen line of firewalls had been compromised by unauthorized code, and was subject to a weakness relating to the random numbers used for encryption.
Spies, Smurfs and Snowden Are Bad for Business
Governments are failing to find the balance between privacy and security. As a result, they allow government employees to slander and bully comms providers.
A Summary of That 10-Hour Rand Paul Speech on Bulk Phone Record Collection
US Senator Rand Paul retained the floor of the Senate for 10 hours and 31 minutes whilst voicing his objections to bulk collection of phone CDRs by the NSA. These were the highlights.
NSA Mass CDR Collection Was Not Authorized
The US government was defeated when an appeal court ruled the NSA did not have the authority to collect CDRs en masse.
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