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Survey: Almost 90 percent of Internet users have taken steps to avoid surveillance

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Survey: Almost 90 percent of Internet users have taken steps to avoid surveillance

09.04.2013 10:52 PM

Hackers, criminals and advertisers are at the top of the list of groups people wish to avoid, according to the survey from the Pew Research Center's Internet Project and Carnegie Mellon University.

Dropbox dismisses hack demonstrated by developers

08.31.2013 9:34 AM

Developers who were able to bypass Dropbox's security by reverse-engineering Python applications described their technique in a published paper.

 

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Lookout security coming to Samsung Knox smartphones

09.04.2013 11:40 AM

Lookout wants to build and offer security products for businesses and enterprises. It's getting its chance by bundling its mobile security software onto Samsung's Knox smartphones.

'Hash Hunters' Web service cracks password hashes for bitcoins

09.04.2013 9:35 PM

A web service, Hash Hunters, lets users offer a reward payable in Bitcoin to people who can convert a password hash into the original password.

Review: IDriveSync secures cloud storage

08.29.2013 7:00 AM

IDriveSync is an easy-to-use cloud storage and syncing solution that offers added security missing from some of its rivals. It offers both AES 256-bit and private key encryption, which will appeal to anyone who's weary of weak cloud-based security.

A federal push for mobile privacy has failed, critics say

08.29.2013 1:45 PM

The NTIAs decision to separate out mobile privacy for discussion ignored significant cross-platform tracking of consumers, one critic charges.

Report: The NSA pays millions for U.S. telecom access

08.30.2013 9:34 AM

The government pays out "hundreds of millions of dollars" each year to telecom companies in order to spy on you, according to the Washington Post.

Trojan entices Craigslist users with fake software freebie

08.31.2013 10:15 AM

A malicious app is apparently being used to distribute mobile spyware on the popular via the free classifieds site.

Researcher claims $12,500 reward for finding Facebook photo bug

09.04.2013 10:09 AM

Facebook users could have deleted photos from someone else's account, as a result of a flaw spotted by 21-year-old Arul Kumar. But he notified the social network and reaped the rewards.

Latest cyberwar salvo is kinda lame: Hacker points Syrian telecom site to AT&T, T-Mobile

08.29.2013 6:31 AM

The website of a Syrian telecommunications provider redirected to AT&T's website and then T-Mobile's on Wednesday, an apparent prank by a hacker who has been probing the country's Internet infrastructure for several days.

U.S. to release annual figures on spying orders and people affected

08.30.2013 6:54 AM

The U.S. government has decided to release data annually on its secret spy orders and the number of people affected by them, the country's intelligence chief said Thursday.

Leaked U.S. spying budget reveals investments in 'groundbreaking' cryptanalysis

08.30.2013 8:25 AM

The U.S. intelligence community is reportedly using a fifth of its $52.6 billion annual budget to fund cryptography-related programs and operations. according to a report in The Washington Post

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