IE8 zero-day flaw targets U.S. nuke researchers; all versions of Windows affected

Security researchers have discovered a previously unreported zero-day attack that targets U.S. government nuclear weapons scientists and researchers. Microsoft has warned Internet Explorer 8 users to upgrade to a later version of the browser, as the potentially affects at most one-quarter of all IE users.

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Surprise, surprise: House committee to amend CISPA in secret, again

As is with most cases, “classified information” — the alternative buzzword for “national security” — is cited as the reason why the controversial “privacy killer” CISPA will be amended in secret. But it’s OK; it’s only people’s privacy at risk here.

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U.S. government can’t intercept iMessage, but it can still serve Apple a search warrant

One U.S. law enforcement agency is struggling to snoop on messages sent by Apple devices, claiming they “cannot be intercepted.” But lack of transparency on Apple’s part may mean the technology giant is facing an influx of search warrants — and yet we don’t know about it.

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Microsoft releases law enforcement Skype, user content disclosure figures

Weeks after US privacy groups called on Microsoft to disclose law enforcement requests to Skype, amid controversy over China surveillance and snooping, the software giant did. While China appears low in the table, the devil is in the details.

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Justice Dept. to Congress: We want greater email, Facebook, Twitter snooping powers

As a US House committee prepares to meet to discuss changing outdated email privacy laws, the US government will today tell lawmakers that it wants greater powers to access email data, along with social networking data, such as Facebook and Twitter private messages.

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