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“The TPP is simply bad for tech users and innovators,” writes the Electronic Frontier Foundation, arguing the proposed trade agreement for the Pacific Rim “exports the most onerous parts of U.S. copyright law and p… Continue reading EFF Delivers 210,000 Signatures Opposing Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Department of Justice is countering a growing chorus of privacy advocates who are against a rule change that will greatly expand law enforcement’s ability to hack into computers located around the world. Continue reading Dept. of Justice Makes Plea for Mass Surveillance, Hacking
Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which deserve your attention nonetheless. The post Security News This Week: Anonymous Hacks ISIS Twitter With Gay Pride appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Security News This Week: Anonymous Hacks ISIS Twitter With Gay Pride
The coalition behind CanaryWatch.org, a database of warrant canaries, has decided to no longer accept new submissions, nor monitor existing canaries for changes. Continue reading Canary Watch Project Runs Its Course
Privacy watchdogs are blasting Rule 41, a proposed change to the federal criminal procedures, saying it would allow the government to hack into phones and seize computers remotely. Continue reading Privacy Watchdogs Vow to Fight ‘Dystopian’ Rule 41
A former Philadelphia Police Department sergeant suspected of possessing child pornography has spent seven months in a detention center without being charged of any particular crime, Ars Techica reports. His detention, ordered by a US district court judge on civil contempt grounds, will continue until he agrees to provide the passcodes needed to decrypt the hard drives seized in his home when he was arrested on March 2015, or until the US Court of Appeals … More → Continue reading Suspect refuses to decrypt hard drives, is detained indefinitely
Was the Federal Bureau of Investigation justified in paying over $1.3 million for a hacking tool that opened the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino terrorist? Continue reading Experts Weigh-In Over FBI $1.3 Million iPhone Zero-Day Payout
“This is the first time a court has ever suppressed anything from a government hacking operation.” Continue reading In a First, Judge Throws Out Evidence Obtained from FBI Malware
An anonymous reader writes: TechCrunch reports the Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice to reveal documents that “show whether DOJ has ever forced a company like Google or Apple to provide technical surve… Continue reading EFF Sues DOJ For Access To Secret Court Orders On Decryption
Privacy advocates are cheering Microsoft’s lawsuit against the US government over data requests. Continue reading Microsoft Wins Widespread Support in Privacy Clash With Government