With email insecurity fears becoming more prevalent in the wake of programs such as PRISM, Switzerland’s MyKolab is making itself a more attractive alternative to the likes of Gmail. Read more »
According to Germany’s Der Spiegel, the Americans have tapped the United Nations’ internal videoconferencing system. Meanwhile, the NSA has admitted a few analysts used its systems to spy on their love… Read more »
The Independent claims reporting restrictions limited The Guardian’s recent surveillance coverage, but Edward Snowden claims The Independent’s new Middle East scoop is a government plant… Read more »
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden hint at the scale of human and system errors in the NSA’s surveillance apparatus, that have lead to many Americans’ phone calls and emails being intercepted. Read more »
A senior German politician says a U.S.-Germany “no-spying” deal will protect citizens, and the country’s top email providers say they’re instituting a meaningful security boost for customers. Both claims should be… Read more »
Silent Circle, co-founded by email security guru Phil Zimmermann, has pulled out of the secure email business. It was a pre-emptive measure inspired by Lavabit’s self-shuttering, and a worrying sign for… Read more »
There’s no guarantee of online privacy and security, but here’s a list of tools you can use to at least cover the basics. Ultimately, though, they will require a serious revamp… Read more »
News of the NSA’s funding of British spies and accusations of the U.S. spying on a journalist on behalf of the New Zealand military underline the complexity and reach of our… Read more »
VK CEO Pavel Durov has invited leaker-of-the-year Edward Snowden — who finally left a Moscow airport on Thursday — to join the social network’s developer team, with a focus on data… Read more »
Britain’s The Guardian newspaper has shone more light on the XKeyscore scheme used by the NSA and its partners to search through vast amounts of data and flag up anomalies… Read more »