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Where do US presidential candidates stand on privacy and surveillance?

03

Feb

2016

The US presidential election season is in full swing – the first voting of the long campaign took place Monday (1 February) in Iowa. Cyber-security and privacy haven’t grabbed a whole lot of attention so far, and average voters seem to know little about these important issues. If you listen closely, however, the candidates are debating topics like encryption […]

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Tech Industry Protests New Terrorist Activity Reporting Section in US Senate Bill

07

Aug

2015

Tech companies have protested against Section 603 of the US Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Tech – that requires companies to report any potential terrorist activities on their platforms to authorities – claiming it may infringe on users’ privacy. Arguing that the term “any terrorist activity” leaves too much room for interpretation, the […]

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Hack Brief: Possible Breach of CVS and WalMart Canada Customer Data

18

Jul

2015

CVS pharmacies in the US and Walmart Canada have halted their online photo-processing following information that the third-party company that operates this service may have been breached, possibly compromising the credit card numbers of millions of customers. PNI Digital Media of Vancouver hosts the photo-processing web sites for CVS, Walmart, and Costco. It is owned […]

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