Source: Theguardian
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Microsoft tries to ween people off of Windows XP with malware warning
Windows XP has been Microsoft's version of the AK-47. It rarely jams, rarely breaks in harsh conditions, and gets the job done. Weening people off of their greatest operating system...
“Stop Watching Us” rally brings a crowd
It's not the million man march, but there are clearly a lot of people upset with the government over their domestic spying addiction. Thousands gathered by the Capitol reflection pool...
#Video: Xbox One ad is an invitation to the next generation
It's not just about gaming anymore. Microsoft really wants you to see their upcoming Xbox One as an all-inclusive entertainment system. The video itself does a nice job of communicating...
UK’s NSA counterpart tried tenaciously to keep surveillance a secret
If people only knew what the GCHQ was doing, they would fight them. That was the perception at the UK's counterpart to the NSA and they tried everything they could...
NSA monitored at least 35 world leaders
The latest report is 35. The reality could end up being a lot more world leaders whose cell phones were tapped by the NSA when the dust finally settles. The...
Most of the $100,000 Microsoft bounty will go to winner’s company, tax collectors
The $100,000 that James Forshaw won as a bounty from Microsoft for helping him find a major bug won't go to him, at least not very much of it. James...
Skype tied to NSA for surveillance in Luxembourg
There was a time when Skype was the darling of privacy advocates who thought that it was the safer alternative to cell phone and email communications. Now, it might be...
Government restores AMBER alert website, keeps Michelle’s exercise site up as well
The website that helps to keep people informed about kidnapped children was taken down due to the US government shutdown. It's back up after the internet tore into the administration...
How the NSA goes after Tor and their users
By now, everyone has heard about the NSA's attempts to break through the anonymity maker, Tor. If you haven't, it's probably because it got lost in the midst of other...
Russia’s planned surveillance on Winter Olympics makes NSA look puny
If you think you're being monitored now, you're not experiencing anywhere near what athletes will face at the Moscow Winter Olympics. It's "Prism on steroids" and ALL communications will be...
Insult to injury: BlackBerry shareholders are suing
It couldn't get much worse for BlackBerry. Of course, that's what they thought a couple of weeks ago and again last week. Perhaps this is the week when the bad...
The NSA must be watched for more than the obvious reasons
They're watching us. We should watch them. That's the easy part to understand. It does, however, go much deeper than that. There are real benefits that can be achieved by...
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