Imagine an authoritarian nation where everyone has a phone running a government-customized version of Android — indeed, is required to have one, because every phone is an eye and ear of the national surveillance network. … Right now, carrier bloatware and device control is just an irritation, but look just a little ways into the future, and it’s worryingly easy to envision it actually becoming a serious human rights problem … especially if Western companies keep on selling their oppression technology to all comers.
Category: Privacy, Surveillance, & Security
FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit – CNET
CNET has learned that the FBI has formed a Domestic Communications Assistance Center, which is tasked with developing new electronic surveillance technologies, including intercepting Internet, wireless, and VoIP communications.
Source: FBI quietly forms secretive Net-surveillance unit – CNET
How you help Facebook make billions – CNN.com
Every post you “like.” Every friend you add or fan page you join. Every place you check in, and every Web page you recommend.
The Non-Geek’s Guide to CISPA, the Cybersecurity Bill The Internet is Freaking Out Over
The easiest way to understand the debate over CISPA is to recall the debate over the Patriot Act and just replace the word “terrorism” with “cyberattacks,” and “al Qaeda” with “Anonymous.”
Source: The Non-Geek’s Guide to CISPA, the Cybersecurity Bill The Internet is Freaking Out Over
The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) | WIRED
The National Security Agency’s immensely secret project in the Utah desert will intercept, analyze, and store yottabytes of the world’s communications—including yours.
Source: The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say) | WIRED