What happens when you notice cops surrounding a man and decide to take a few photos of the scene? Well, for one Seattleite, it nearly meant being handcuffed. That’s what… Read More
What does our general public really think of recently exposed government surveillance programs? Does it invade privacy? Does it protect us from terrorists? Do they have any idea what I’m… Read More
Microsoft today sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, asking him or President Obama to personally intervene to allow the company “to share publicly more complete information about… Read More
One month after former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. government’s secret electronic intelligence gathering program to the world, new reports show that some Chinese government organs are discarding their foreign-made… Read More
Throughout the year, Microsoft has lambasted Google and accused them of shady privacy policies via its “Scroogled” campaign. But now, new top-secret documents given to The Guardian by Edward Snowden shows… Read More
Whether you think Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor, there’s no denying that his latest revelations are bad for U.S. businesses. As I wrote last week, Snowden’s divulgence of… Read More
As pressure on the federal government continues to mount over requests for user data from major technology companies, Google has decided to swipe back at the government. The search giant… Read More
If you’re looking do to some spying, need to lay low and have $200,000 in cash on hand, there’s a little spot in Seattle’s Greenwood area just for you. Called the… Read More
In the realm of tech companies cooperating with the US government, it seems that when it rains, it pours. Following revelations about Verizon giving phone data to the NSA and… Read More
“What the …?” That’s the headline on a blog post by Google CEO Larry Page and legal chief David Drummond today, denying involvement in a government program called PRISM that… Read More
A classified training document, reported Thursday by the Washington Post and the Guardian, says a secret U.S. government program called PRISM has been accessing the servers of Microsoft, Google, Apple,… Read More