Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security!!!

Is Privacy Dead? (via http://amicuscuria.com)

Revealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security • NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records • $250m/yr: US works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products •…

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Sexism and the single hacker: Where are the women at Defcon?!!!!

Sexism and the single hacker: Where are the women at Defcon? (via Pando Daily)

By Elinor Mills On August 31, 2013 At the latest Defcon, the annual hacker conference held in Las Vegas, there were presentations on hacking automotive network and control systems, remotely gaining control of consumer devices, and NSA snooping. But perhaps…

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The tech industry’s dirty secrets (à la Reddit)!!!!!!!!!!

The tech industry’s dirty secrets (à la Reddit) (via Pando Daily)

By Cale Guthrie Weissman On August 26, 2013 About a week ago a thread on Reddit appeared aiming to set the world straight about the ways of the world. The thread was entitled, “What is a ‘dirty little (or big) secret’ about an industry that you…

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Internet of “Things” a Playground for Bad Guys!!!!

Internet of “Things” a Playground for Bad Guys (via http://architechnologist.com)

“This crop stuff is just about a bunch of nerds who never had a girlfriend their whole lives. They’re like thirty now. It’s a scam. Nerds were doin’ it twenty five years ago and new nerds are doing it again.” – Morgan, “Signs,” Touchstone…

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System Admins and Hackers: Now What?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

System Admins and Hackers: Now What? (via Dice News in Tech)

The last couple of weeks have brought tons of coverage on the government’s metadata gathering, the privacy concerns of American citizens and who has access to data in large, sprawling systems. As the NSA, Booz-Allen and the IT sector grapples with…

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Cyber-savvy Estonia urges EU to rely less on US 'clouds'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cyber-savvy Estonia urges EU to rely less on US 'clouds' (via AFP)

IT hub Estonia on Wednesday urged the European Union to rely less on US firms for "cloud" data storage, amid tensions over claims of US spying and data surveillance. "Recent months have proven once again that it's very important for Europe to have its…

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Not the NSA: Knight Foundation shells out cash to eight startups hoping to crack government open!!!!!!

Not the NSA: Knight Foundation shells out cash to eight startups hoping to crack government open (via Pando Daily)

By Hamish McKenzie On June 24, 2013 In the lead-up to last year’s US presidential election, a group of UC Berkeley students launched a visualization tool that showed the potential economic impact of the two candidates’ key policies. Called Politify, the app demonstrated who would be a better president…

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