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News | News

Biden Administration Wants To Continue Spying On Americans In The US

If you had any misgivings about the totalitarian, unconstitutional nature of today’s neo-fascist Left in the United States this development should quell those misgivings. A bipartisan bill moving through Congress

Books | Books

Shiloh Musings: Book Review: Deceit of an Ally, by Bruce Brill

Israel, Zionism, Judaism, politics, Shiloh, Judea, Samaria, Jewish rights, settlement, peace, sovereignty, Bible, Tanach, History, archaeology.

Politics | Cyber security

FBI sifted through troves of foreign communications for information on American WITHOUT a warrant  | Daily Mail Online

The FBI, led by director Christopher Wray left, searched the NSA's foreign electronic surveillance dragnet, right, for information on far right domestic extremists - without seeking a warrant.

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Researchers Claim Chinese Spyware Code Originated at NSA

The code used by Communist Chinese spies was first developed by the US National Security Agency to support their hacking operations. This was the result Israeli researchers came to in another indication of how malicious software developed by governments c

Politics | Politics

Martel: in John Bolton, Kurds Finally Get an Ally in the Trump Administration | Breitbart

The announcement Thursday night that former UN Ambassador John Bolton would replace Gen. H.R. McMaster as President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor confirms the arrival of a new, distinctive voice in the Trump administration.

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

Global ransomware attack shows why Apple refused to hack terrorist's iPhone

Apple argued that if it were to hack an iPhone and turn over the technique to the FBI, there would be no way to make sure the bug wouldn't be discovered and deployed against the general public.

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NSA chief: ‘Paris would not have happened’ without encrypted apps

National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers warns that encryption is making it “much more difficult” for the agency to intercept the communications of terrorist groups like the Islamic State, citing November’s Paris attacks as a case where

Politics | From the HuffPost

Senate Votes To Turn NSA Spying Back On, But With Reforms

WASHINGTON -- After allowing portions of the Patriot Act to expire early Monday morning, lawmakers voted on Tuesday to reinstate the National Security Agency's sweeping data collection programs, thoug

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NSA's bulk collection of Americans' phone records was illegal, court says

A federal appeals court in New York ruled that the bulk collection of Americans' phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA) is illegal.

Science & Technology | Technology

How the NSA's Firmware Hacking Works and Why It's So Unsettling | WIRED

One of the most shocking parts of the recently discovered spying network Equation Group is its mysterious module designed to reprogram or reflash a computer hard drive’s firmware with malicious code. The Kaspersky researchers who uncovered this said its

Science & Technology | Tech

Apple Won't Decrypt Your iPhone, Even if the Government Requests It

Apple made public its updated Privacy Policy, accompanied with an open letter from Tim Cook.

News | The News

U.S. threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data - The Washington Post

Unsealed documents detail firm’s unsuccessful bid to keep personal information away from feds.

Politics | From the HuffPost

These Harvard And MIT Kids Say They've Made NSA-Proof Email

Those who worry that Gmail or the National Security Agency may be rifling through their emails now have a new alternative: ProtonMail, a super-secure email service created by students from Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. &q...