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There’s been a lot in news about the recent NSA intrusion in our daily lives with reports in USA about the PRISM project and their security code contribution in Android. This has inspired some local guys to come up with an interesting animation based on Pixar logo animation titled “USA vs NSA” gaining almost 1 million views on Youtube. The …
Google used to host a spy system that provided all the governments with user data. They had to just request the data through a warrant. This became the weak spot in Google’s security technology. According to reports, the Chinese Government try to hack into the system. An unnamed source, familiar with the situation, quotes, “Chinese hackers, apparently, were able to access …
Looks like Edward Snowden will have to globe trot for his asylum request. He spent a few days in Russia, but after the US extradition request he will now need to flee Russia. WikiLeaks Legal Adviser Sarah Harrison has submitted asylum applications and requests for asylum assistance to a raft of countries on his behalf including India and China. But …
Alongside international terrorism, Cyber-attacks are one of the top four threats to UK national security. The British government assigned the protection of computer networks as one of the country’s most important national security priorities, back in 2010. Defense companies, in UK, face cyber-threats almost daily, mostly from nations wanting to steal sensitive information about new technology and weapons. The UK government has …
If you stage a protest on Facebook in Saudi Arabia, you are likely to end up in Jail. The Saudi Arabian government sentenced seven men to prison with charges of staging protests and encouraging illegal gathering by means of social network Facebook, according to Human Rights Watch. With sentences ranging from five to ten years. “Sending people off to years …
