Tag: spyware
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Microsoft Won’t Say If Skype Has Wiretap Backdoor
The United States government and law enforcement agencies have been trying to force VoIP carriers such as Skype and other digital communications companies to include a backdoor that would allow police and government agencies to institute a wiretap on online communications.
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US suspects some foreign-made components threaten cybersecurity
from abcnews: Some foreign-made computer components are being manufactured to make it easier to launch cyber attacks on U.S. companies and consumers, a security official at the the Department of Homeland Security said. “I am aware of instances where that has happened,” said Greg Schaffer, who is the Acting Deputy Undersecretary National Protection and Programs…
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FBI Tracking “Suspects” Online
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request made in 2007 by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), reveals FBI using secret spyware.
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nsa is giving microsoft some help on windows7 security
from npr: The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA official said on Tuesday. The confirmation of the NSA’s role, which began during the development of the software, is a sign of the agency’s deepening involvement with the…