Ex-Stasi boss green with envy over NSA's domestic spy powers

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Ex-Stasi boss green with envy over NSA's domestic spy powers

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June 28, 2013

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Ex-Stasi boss green with envy over NSA's domestic spy powers

For Wolfgang Schmidt, who used to head East Germany's feared spy service, the NSA's reported spy program "would have been a dream come true."

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Feds target former high-ranking general in Stuxnet leak probe

Retired U.S. Marine Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright has been informed he is under investigation as the source of leaks to the media regarding the sophisticated virus, NBC News reports.

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Defense Department building its own secure 4G network

The department hopes new network will improve collaboration among separate branches of the military, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says.

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Student group files complaint against U.S. firms over NSA data snooping

Citing violations of European data protection laws, the group has taken legal action against Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Skype, and Yahoo.

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A modest proposal for privacy control

Virtual assistants like Siri and Google Now could be helpful in navigating privacy settings or letting users know how their data is being used by Internet services.

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