Skydiving accident claims Wifitap author By Richard Chirgwin Posted in Security, 12th November 2013 00:59 GMT Security researcher Cédric “Sid” Blancher has reportedly been killed in a skydiving accident in France. At the time of writing, details of the accident remain sketchy…. Read More ›
Skype
How Skype developed a secret program called ‘Project Chess’ to make it easier for law enforcement and government officials to spy on customers’ data
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 09:56 EST, 21 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:56 EST, 21 June 2013 The web-based calling service Skype allegedly developed a secret program called ‘Project Chess’ to make it easier for the government to spy… Read More ›
By the numbers: The NSA’s super-secret spy program, PRISM
Posted By Elias Groll Thursday, June 6, 2013 – 8:00 PM In a bombshell scoop, the Washington Post is reporting that the National Security Agency (NSA) has gained direct access to the servers of nine prominent Internet companies,… Read More ›
Will machines kill mankind? Cambridge academics want to know
Academics highlight threat of super-intelligent technology James Legge Monday, 26 November 2012 Academics at Cambridge University are pondering the risk to humanity from super-intelligent technology which could “threaten our own existence.” Huw Price, Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge,… Read More ›
FBI ordered to disclose “Going Dark” surveillance program: “police can place surveillance cameras on private property without a search warrant “
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/03/2012 05:47:00 AM | A federal judge ordered the FBI to disclose more information about its “Going Dark” surveillance program, an initiative to extend its ability to wiretap virtually all forms of electronic communications. …. Read More ›
Engineering Evil 