NEWS ITEMS
Here are pertinent news articles to keep up on our declining freedoms.
We literally have hundreds of articles we could add here – But YOU get the idea.
So you think there is nothing to worry about?
Recent Additions
The latest Complok update contains code to detect and warn for the following:
2020
Citibank spam domain: update-citi.com
Emotet fake tax document: W-9.doc, W-9.docx
PayPal fake email (intl.paypal.com): Hidden/Embedded tags
CHINESE HACKERS
ACCESS TO ENTIRE NETWORK’S TEXT MESSAGES
Without full End-To-End encryption, all messages are vulnerable…
CRITICAL PGP AND S/MIME BUGS CAN REVEAL ENCRYPTION
Flaws can expose emails sent in the past and…
WHATS APP HACK – SPYWARE SNEAKED INTO PHONES
App allowed attackers to install malicious software…
HOW THE FEDS SNOOP
WHEN YOU CLICK ‘SEND’ ON YOUR EMAIL
NSA has tapped into Google and Yahoo data cables…
FACEBOOK’S DEFINITION OF PRIVACY
TRACKING EVERYTHING YOU DO
New private messaging app requires 24/7 access to…
MILITARY SOCIAL MEDIA SPYING ARCHIVES LEFT WIDE OPEN
Dozens of terabytes exposed, tax $$ at work…
YAHOO SCANNED EMAILS
FOR U.S INTELLIGENCE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
Wikipedia is taking steps to make its site unsnoopable to the NSA following revelations…
YAHOO EMAIL ‘STATE-SPONSORED’ HACK 500 MILLION EMAIL ACCOUNTS COMPROMISED
Wikipedia is taking steps to make its site unsnoopable to the NSA following revelations…
GRASSHOPPER- CIA’S HACKING TOOL FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS
Custom malware payloads – Renew every 22 hrs…
UK PASSES SWEEPING SURVEILLANCE LAW INVESTIGATORY POWERS ACT LEGALISES
Range of tools approved for snooping and hacking by security services…
FBI PRESSURING TELECOMS TO INSTALL UNDISCLOSED SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
US law enforcement is quietly applying pressure on telecom companies to install technolology that…
13 WAYS YOU COULD BE TRACKED WAYS THE NSA KEEPS TABS ON YOU
How much of our daily lives are on the grid and how could a person’s life actually be tracked…
SEC SEEKING WARRANT EXEMPTION FOR PRIVATE EMAIL ACCESS
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has become the latest federal agency to push for…
IRS TRACKS YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT QUIETLY UPGRADING ITS TECHNOLOGY
The IRS is collecting a lot more than taxes this year —
It’s also acquiring a huge volume of…
EVIL OLIVE NSA IS HARVESTING YOUR ONLINE DATA
Files show the vast scale of current NSA metadata programs, with one stream alone processing…
EXPANDED SHARING OF DATA THAT NSA INTERCEPTS
The OBAMA administration is on the verge of permitting the NSA to share….
NSA IS BUILDING THE COUNTRY’S BIGGEST SPY CENTER — WATCH WHAT YOU SAY
Under construction by contractors with top secret clearances, a project of immense secrecy…
HUNDREDS OF WORDS TO AVOID USING ONLINE DHS IS SYPING ON YOU
DHS has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social sites…
FBI PURSUING REAL-TIME GMAIL SPYING A TOP PRIORITY FOR 2013
The FBI is gaining more powers to wiretap all forms of internet conversation and cloud storage…
FBI CAN REMOTELY TURN ON YOUR CELL PHONE MICROPHONE LISTENING AND CAMERA RECORDING
Even if you power off your cell phone, the U.S government can turn it back on…
LICENSE PLATE SCANNERS PRIVACY VS POLICING
Law enforcement could be documenting your car and your license plate. Automatic recognition…
HOW THE U.S. USES TECHNOLOGY TO MINE MORE DATA MORE QUICKLY
A revolution in software technology that allows for the highly automated analysis of enormous…
U.S. PLAN CALLS FOR MORE SCANNING OF PRIVATE WEB TRAFFIC AND EMAILS
Private sector employees, banks, utilities, and key transportation companies will have their emails…
FBI MAY BE READING EMAILS WITHOUT A WARRANT
Documents obtained by the ACLU paint a troubling picture of the government’s email surveillance…
FBI WANTS POWER TO FINE INTERNET CHAT PROVIDERS THAT DON’T COMPLY
Top priority for 2013 was to reform surveillance laws in order to force providers to provide…
13 WAYS YOU COULD BE TRACKED WAYS THE NSA KEEPS TABS ON YOU
How much of our daily lives are on the grid and how could a person’s life actually be tracked…