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Kaspersky tipped off US about the contractor who stole NSA data

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By Waqas
According to a report published by Politico, Kaspersky Lab helped the National Security Agency (NSA) identify the contractor who stole classified NSA documents and was charged for the crime in 2016. As per the sources who revealed the informat… Continue reading Kaspersky tipped off US about the contractor who stole NSA data→

Snowden’s Attorney Talks Govt Harrassment of Whistleblower Helpers (Part One)

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Robert Tibbo discusses the challenges he and his clients face in Hong Kong as the government there targets both in a harassment campaign for aiding Edward Snowden. Continue reading Snowden’s Attorney Talks Govt Harrassment of Whistleblower Helpers (Part One)→

Ex-NSA staffer creates app to notify users of evil maid attack on MacBook

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By Uzair Amir
It is a fact that a MacBook cannot be easily
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WhatsApp Co-Founder Urges Users to Delete Their Facebook Accounts

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By Carolina
Brian Acton, co-founder of popular messaging app WhatsApp wants each
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‘Next generation’ of Silicon Valley leaders more willing to work with feds, former Pentagon chief says

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The U.S. government’s ability to collaborate with the private sector on cybersecurity matters has improved in recent years in part because of better relations with the “next generation” of Silicon Valley leaders, according to former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. Carter, who spoke Friday as part of a panel at the World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland, said in broad terms that the federal government had been stifled from creating a safer internet because of a poor relationship with technology companies. He seemed to suggest, however, that the complex relationship between national security agencies and the private sector has turned a corner in recent years after a prolonged period of heightened tension spurred by Edward Snowden’s 2013 disclosures of classified U.S. surveillance programs. “The cyber world grew up in what we now call the tech environment, which was militantly independent of government. And that was a great culture in a lot of ways. I am […]

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