It’s Insanely Cheap for Cops to Track Your Cell Phone

At this point, nobody’s surprised to hear that the authorities can track your cell phone. But what you might not realize is just how easy and how incredibly cheap it is. It’s Insanely Cheap for Cops to Track Your Cell Phone

NSA should stop undermining encryption standards, Obama panel says

But US “may briefly authorize using a Zero Day for high priority intelligence.” NSA should stop undermining encryption standards, Obama panel says

Snowden offers to help Brazil probe U.S. surveillance

Brazil newspaper has published a letter under the byline of Edward Snowden, in which he offers to assist Brazil in uncovering potential U.S. espionage crimes against Brazilian citizens and makes a plea for a foreign government to grant him permanent political asylum. Snowden offers to help Brazil probe U.S. surveillance

CIA paying AT&T to provide call records – NY Times

(Reuters) – The CIA is paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to provide phone records for overseas counter-terrorism investigations, the New York Times reported, quoting government officials.The No. CIA paying AT&T to provide call records – NY Times

NSA: Some used spying power to snoop on lovers

The NSA’s internal watchdog detailed a dozen instances in the past decade in which its employees intentionally misused the agency’s surveillance power. NSA: Some used spying power to snoop on lovers

United States tracked Merkel’s phone since 2002: report

BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States may have bugged Angela Merkel’s phone for more than 10 years, according to a news report on Saturday that also said President Barack Obama told the German leader he United States tracked Merkel’s phone since 2002: report

Germany wants a German Internet as spying scandal rankles

PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – As a diplomatic row rages between the United States and Europe over spying accusations, state-backed Deutsche Telekom wants German communications companies to cooperate to shield Germany wants a German Internet as spying scandal rankles

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When we save every memory, we forget which ones are special

Why are we recording everything? When we save every memory, we forget which ones are special

NSA disguised itself as Google to spy, say reports

If a recently leaked document is any indication, the US National Security Agency — or its UK counterpart — appears to have put on a Google suit to gather intelligence. Read this article by Edward Moyer on CNET News. NSA disguised itself as Google to spy, say reports