surveillance

Mass snooping fake mobile towers 'uncovered in UK'

Posted in Online on 10th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Fake mobile towers that scoop up data from passing phones are routinely being used in London, an investigation by Sky News suggests.

US privacy confidence at new low

Posted in Online on 12th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller

The vast majority, 91% of Americans believe that consumers have lost control over how personal information is collected and used by companies, according to a survey.

Mass internet surveillance threatens international law, UN report claims

Posted in Online on 20th Oct, 2014
by Alex Muller

"Bulk access technology is indiscriminately corrosive of online privacy"

How the NSA can 'turn on' your phone remotely

Posted in Software on 7th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Even if you power off your cell phone, the U.S. government can turn it back on.

NSA is collecting millions of photographs daily for facial recognition program

Posted in Software on 2nd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The NSA isn't limiting itself to telephone metadata and email communications.