Senate renews warrantless collection of web histories
The government can keep on surveilling your online life without a warrant. An amendment to ban it failed by just one vote. Continue reading Senate renews warrantless collection of web histories
Category Archives: Section 215
Thunderbolt Flaws, WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities, Patriot Act Vote
In episode 121 for May 18th 2020: A new Thunderbolt flaw could let hackers steal your data in under five minutes, new vulnerabilities in a popular WordPress plugin, and details on why the US Senate just rejected a plan to require a warrant to obtain Am… Continue reading Thunderbolt Flaws, WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities, Patriot Act Vote
New Bill Proposes NSA Surveillance Reforms
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
NSA might shut down phone snooping program, whatever that means
We’ve heard this tale before. This time, it was mentioned by a congressional aide. Also, the NSA released Ghidra, a free reverse-engineering tool. Continue reading NSA might shut down phone snooping program, whatever that means