Mike Masnick writes: In the last few months, we’ve seen multiple internet companies finally able to reveal National Security Letters (NSLs) they had received from the Justice Department, demanding information from the companies, while simultaneously saddling those companies with gag orders, forbidding them to speak about the orders. It started last June, when Yahoo was…
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Researchers Issue Security Warning Over Android VPN Apps
Andy writes: …. millions are now turning to premium VPN packages from reputable companies. Others, however, prefer to use the all-in-one options available on Google’s Play store, but according to a new study, that could be a risky strategy. A study by researchers at CSIRO’s Data 61, University of New South Wales, and UC Berkley,…
ProtonMail Gets Own Tor-Accessible .Onion Hidden Service
Chris Brook writes: Users of the encrypted email service ProtonMail looking for an extra layer of security now have the option of accessing their inbox directly through the Tor network. ProtonMail, originally developed by CERN and MIT scientists, announced Thursday it had added its own Tor hidden service. According to a blog post from Andy Yen, the…
India: Enraged by sharing of personal information in social media, man kills wife, self
Salonee Mistry reports: In a shocking case, an enraged man killed his wife and then hanged himself in the aftermath of a burst of anger over his wife sharing personal information about their lives on social media. Rajesh Balasaheb Gangurde (34) first killed his wife, Sonali Rajesh Gangurde (28), and then hanged himself in their…