NSA
'We can't guarantee the NSA won't touch our data,' says former Dutch government CIO
Dion Kotteman says US domination of the data centre and cloud hardware market means Washington will always have a way in
US to take backdoor approach to introducing backdoors to counter encryption
Administration concedes that legislation to enforce the weakening of security in US products is unlikely to be passed - and adopts a charm offensive instead
Tor weakness fears cause Agora dark market to temporarily close
Vulnerabilities in Tor Hidden Services protocol could be exploited by hackers, warns Agora
New UN privacy chief calls for Geneva Convention on internet privacy
At least Winston Smith could go for a walk in the country without being spied on, says Joseph Cannataci
United Nations demands states respect its privacy after AT&T NSA spying revealed
Newly released Snowden docs reveal how "highly collaborative" AT&T helped US spy on UN for 10 years
Russian hackers breach Pentagon email system
US Department of Defense email shut down and officials point the finger at Russia
Researchers use AI data analysis to crack ISIS tactics
Arizona State University researchers used data-driven research to gain better understanding of Islamic State military tactics
Ban military from weaponising artificial intelligence, urge Hawking, Wozniak, Musk and over a thousand tech experts
If the military develops AI weapons then it will only be a matter of time before they appear in the hands of terrorists, dictators and warlords, say experts
Businesses vulnerable to cyber theft because employees 'don't value data'
Employees are not worried about protecting business data and see their personal email account as more secure than their business one, says Fujitsu
Build internet for users not government surveillance, Snowden tells IEFT
'People are being killed based on metadata' whistleblower says
'It is not about if you will be penetrated, but when,' warns NSA chief
Admiral Mike Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, warns that the OPM hack isn't going to be a one-off
Obituary: Caspar Bowden, privacy campaigner
Fired from Microsoft for revealing collusion with the NSA, Bowden was a tireless and forthright campaigner for digital privacy
FISA rules in favour of NSA resuming bulk collection of data
'We agree with the Court's conclusion that the programme is lawful,' adds Department of Justice, to no one's surprise
GCHQ and NSA target anti-virus software - but not British or American companies
Kaspersky highlighted in particular for cracking by GCHQ and NSA
DuckDuckGrow: Popularity of 'anti-Google' search engine DuckDuckGo increases by 600 per cent after Snowden disclosures
Search engine that does not store user details booms in popularity after Edward Snowden's NSA surveillance disclosures
China and Russia had Snowden docs before he took them - Schneier
'Both China and Russia had access to all the files that Snowden took well before Snowden took them - because they've penetrated NSA networks'
NSA loses communications surveillance powers as Patriot Act expires
...but new legislation is right on the horizon
NSA planned to use Google and Samsung app stores to spread eavesdropping malware
Latest Edward Snowden documents show NSA plan to spread malware via app stores
Top IT stories this week: IT salaries compared, Snooper's charter returns, and NSA using AI to read your emails
The top seven tech stories from the past seven days - read all about it
'I'd be astonished if the NSA wasn't using AI to scan communications,' warns artificial intelligence expert
Mark Bishop, professor of cognitive computing at Goldsmiths College: 'AI can be used by the intelligence agencies to spy on us quite effectively'
NSA bulk collection of phone data ruled illegal by US court
But judges have not halted the programme instead urging US Congress to take action
How Airbus built a security system to protect itself from IP theft - that German and US intelligence undermined
Airbus built a comprehensive security auditing programme to protect its intellectual property from theft - yet even that couldn't stop the US and German intelligence agencies from stealing its secrets
Five things that have changed since Snowden
When even The Sun is advocating use of Tor something 'extraordinary' is happening, says privacy campaigner Mike Harris
Social media without the snooping - nice idea but can it really work?
There is rising concern about what Facebook et al do with our data, but sites like MeWe and Ello have their work cut out to provide an alternative vision
