Tag Archives: National Security

On This Day In 1975, Indira Gandhi Imposed The Emergency

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NSA surveillance programs Prism and Upstream renewed with ease

For all the controversial issues US lawmakers have debated lately, there was one bill that made it through both houses of Congress and on to President Donald Trump with little fanfare. There was so little fuss around its passing, you might be surprised to hear the law renews two government surveillance programs that less than five years ago caused public …

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Senate renews NSA surveillance programs first revealed by Snowden

With little debate, the US Senate voted 65 to 34 Thursday to renew the law authorizing key surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency. The programs, known as Prism and Upstream, allow the NSA to collect online communications of foreigners outside the US. Prism collects these communications from internet services, and Upstream taps in to the internet’s infrastructure to …

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Snowden hits Reddit to oppose new surveillance bill

Privacy-minded organizations scrambled Wednesday to marshal opposition to a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday that would extend and expand US government surveillance powers. Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden joined the American Civil Liberties Union in an ask me anything, or AMA, discussion on Reddit to rally opponents to an amendment to the newest effort …

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Trump administration pushes expanded drone use

President Donald Trump has relaxed some of the rules governing commercial use of drones, allowing for greater testing of unmanned aerial vehicles by tech companies such as Amazon and Wing, a unit of Google parent Alphabet. A directive Trump issued Wednesday expands testing for flights over people, nighttime operations and at far greater distances and with packages. The program encourages …

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FAA restricts drone usage over some US landmarks

If you were planning to use a drone to get a bird’s-eye view of the Statue of Liberty on your next visit, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning you to think again. The same goes for Mount Rushmore and a handful of other Interior Department sites after the FAA issued a directive Thursday that prohibits flights of unmanned aerial vehicles …

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China investigates internet giants over ‘violence, rumours, porn’

The internet is in trouble with China’s government. Again. The Cyberspace Administration of China is investigating WeChat, Weibo and Baidu — the Chinese equivalents of WhatsApp, Twitter and Google —  due to reports filed by Chinese internet users alleging illegal content, such as “violence, rumours [and] porn,” is being circulated on the platforms, it said in a statement on Friday.   The …

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Leaked recording discusses Apple’s efforts to prevent leaks

Apple is reportedly employing former members of the US Military, the Secret Service, the FBI and the National Security Agency to prevent internal leaks. Ironically, this info was obtained by a recording of an internal company meeting that was leaked to The Outline. The recording was one of many presentations for Apple employees about keeping the company’s secrets safe, the site …

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