Whistleblower Was 'Horrified' That Government Could 'Literally Watch Your...
The program detailed in the bombshell Washington Post report wasn't meant to be publicly disclosed, despite the fact that it had been established in 2007.A government whistleblower provided the...
View ArticleSCARY: These Slides Purport To Show How The NSA Watches Your Every Online Move
UPDATE: Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google have all denied involvement in the PRISM program.EARLIER: A top-secret April PowerPoint slideshow details how the National Security Agency partnered with...
View ArticleThe Government Wants To Read Your Dropbox Files, Too, Leaked Documents Say
When the NSA and FBI want to secretly spy on you, they aren't limited to collecting telephone records from Verizon.They can also sift through audio, video, photographs, emails, and other documents you...
View ArticleApple, Google, Microsoft, And Facebook Deny Involvement In Massive Government...
There's a bombshell report tonight that nine leading tech companies are knowingly giving information on users to the U.S. GovernmentThe program is called PRISM and it reportedly involved Microsoft,...
View ArticleGoogle Says The Government Does Not Have A 'Back Door' For Spying
Internet giants say they don't know about a secret government spying program called PRISM that lets the NSA and FBI sift through emails, photos, documents, and online communications.Word of the program...
View ArticleA 16-Year-Old Is Becoming A Silicon Valley Star By Telling Tech Stars What...
Sixteen-year-old Ash Bhat's parents are terrified that he is going to drop out of school.It's not drugs or bad grades that's afflicting the rising high school junior. Ash is just really, really good at...
View ArticleThe Funniest Tweets About The PRISM Government Spying Scandal
If there's an upside to the idea that the government has been snooping through everyone's Internet business, it's this: funny tweets.Note that Twitter was not named among the Internet companies that...
View Article12 Weird Facts About The Countries That Have The Most Smartphones
As of February, China became the world's biggest user of smartphones, bumping the U.S. out of the No. 1 spot.That will likely never change, since China has 1.3 billion people compared to 313 million in...
View Article15 Game-Changing Enterprise Hires That Tech Companies Made In The Past Year...
When it comes to talent, the enterprise IT world is a lot like Major League Baseball: Even the people at the bottom of the ladder are still way more talented than the rest of the world. Still, there...
View ArticleA Critical Part Of The Shocking New Spying Story Sounds Like It May Be Wrong
Earlier this evening, the Washington Post reported an extraordinary story about a secret government program in which the National Security Agency and FBI have teamed up with nine of the country's most...
View ArticleHere's What National Security Data Google Actually Admits It Gives The...
Although Google denies it allows the federal government to look at its internal data stream for national security purposes, under a program called PRISM, the search giant does respond to some national...
View ArticleIntelligence Chief Defends PRISM Program, And Says It Cannot Be Used To...
The Director of National Intelligence defended the Obama administration from reports that the National Security Agency mined data from major Internet companies, releasing a statement saying it is...
View ArticleNow There's A Way To Recycle Your Old E-Cigarette Cartridges And Batteries
In a press conference on June 6, RJ Reynolds announced a new e-cigarette, the VUSE. It also unveiled an eco-friendly recycling program for used batteries and empty cartridges.The company says that at...
View ArticleIntelligence Chief Says Reports On Internet Spying Contain 'Numerous...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of two secret surveillance programs, the nation's top intelligence official is declassifying key details about one of the...
View ArticleAre Reports About The Government Having A Direct Line Into Tech Company...
The author was, until 2012, a national security analyst and defense futurist at the Department of Defense, where he focused on long-term, global strategic threats to the United States. He has expertise...
View ArticleThe Rise of Social TV: How Social Media Is Amplifying TV Advertising
Research has shown that TV-watching and social media usage isn't mutually exclusive. Consumers appear to love using social media while they watch TV. Many discuss what they're watching, and these...
View ArticleObama Orders US To Draw Up Overseas Target List For Cyber-Attacks
Barack Obama has ordered his senior national security and intelligence officials to draw up a list of potential overseas targets for US cyber-attacks, a top secret presidential directive obtained by...
View ArticleNo One Is Talking About The Insane Law That Lets Authorities Read Any Email...
The revelation that the National Security Agency can monitor your every move online shouldn't come as a total shock. A 1986 law lets the Feds read emails that have been stored on a server for at least...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: People Are Surprisingly Interested In iRadio (AAPL, P)
Apple is reportedly going to announce a new streaming radio service, which has been nicknamed "iRadio" by the press, on Monday at WWDC, its big developer event.According to GroupM's Next's Consumer...
View ArticleGoogle CEO Larry Page On PRISM: 'What The...?' (GOOG)
Google CEO Larry Page just wrote a blog post on the company's blog that denies any involvement with the NSA's PRISM program.The post is titled "What The...?"Here's the full post:Dear Google users—You...
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