From the good folks at EPIC: In a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, EPIC has obtained reports that detail the number of times the Surveillance Court authorized the use of techniques that gather the telephone numbers and metadata of phone customers and Internet users. The previously secret reports obtained by EPIC cover the period between 2000 and 2013….
Category: Govt
U.S. says Sprint overcharged for spy aid
John Ribeiro reports: Sprint has been sued in a federal court for allegedly overcharging federal law enforcement agencies for surveillance related services by over 50%. In a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco division, the U.S. government has charged that Sprint included in its claims to…
Smart Device Makers Put on Notice for Poor Security
Robert Lemos writes: Manufacturers of the expanding plethora of personal electronics that have embedded software and processors, so-called smart devices, need to make some basic efforts to secure the software or face potential government scrutiny, a representative of the Federal Trade Commission said at the RSA Conference Feb. 28. A growing number of actions taken…
After a Turbulent Year, Still Some Optimism in the Security World
Dennis Fisher reports: Despite all of the revelations and accusations and recriminations in the security industry in the last year, Microsoft CSO Scott Charney said he is still optimistic about the industry’s ability to defend users. However, that optimism is tempered by concern about the threats those users face from attackers and governments alike. Read…