Collaborate Disseminate
The newly-introduced bill targets the Patriot Act’s Section 215, previously used by the U.S. government to collect telephone data from millions of Americans. Continue reading New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms
New rules signed by the president last week change the way the NSA is able to share raw intelligence data with other intelligence community agencies. Continue reading White House Approves New Rules for Sharing of Raw Intelligence Data
Opponents of the controversial Rule 41 say they are committed to fighting the government’s expanded powers. Continue reading Rule 41 Opponents Vow to Fight Government’s New Hacking Powers
The Tor Project on Monday made a public plea for others to speak out against the proposed amendments to Rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Continue reading Tor Joins Movement Against Expanding Hacking Powers
Juniper Networks on Friday acknowledged that exploits contained in the ShadowBrokers data dump target NetScreen firewalls running ScreenOS. Continue reading Juniper Acknowledges Equation Group Exploits Target ScreenOS
Researchers at Northeastern University next week at DEF CON are expected to present a paper describing their framework for discovering Tor hidden services directories that snoop on hidden services. Continue reading Upcoming Tor Design Battles Hidden Services Snooping
The House voted Thursday to block passage of an amendment aimed to reign in U.S. domestic mass surveillance by the NSA and protect strong encryption standards citing Sunday’s Orlando tragedy. Continue reading Anti-Surveillance Measure Quashed: Orlando Massacre Cited as Reason
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