Silicon Valley Amazon is the invisible backbone of ICE’s immigration crackdown Lobbying dollars and a cozy relationship with the government have given the tech giant an outsize influence in the Department of Homeland Security. by Karen Hao 2018-10-22T13:45:00-04:00
Connectivity British Spy Agency Chief Says Tech Companies Should Provide a Way Around Encryption The director of Britain’s GCHQ intelligence agency wants to get data off encrypted devices without broadly undermining computer security. by Brian Bergstein 2016-03-07T19:25:00-05:00
Connectivity Apple Vows to Fight the Feds in the Battle over Encryption Apple CEO Tim Cook has said his company will fight a court order to unlock the iPhone 5c owned by one of the San Bernardino shooters. by David Talbot 2016-02-17T13:34:48-05:00
Intelligent Machines Obama Promises Reform of Bulk Phone Record Surveillance Program The U.S. president promises to change the NSA’s snooping practices, but falls short of substantial reforms. by Tom Simonite 2014-01-17T15:15:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Selling Privacy Short Technologies that make life easier also make it simpler to track your every move, warned Technology Review in 1985. 2013-12-17T00:05:01-05:00
Intelligent Machines Online Anonymity in a Box, for $49 A cheap device called the Safeplug makes it easy to use the Tor anonymity network at home. by Tom Simonite 2013-11-21T12:00:00-05:00
Connectivity Bruce Schneier: NSA Spying Is Making Us Less Safe The security researcher Bruce Schneier, who is now helping the Guardian newspaper review Snowden documents, suggests that more revelations are on the way. by David Talbot 2013-09-23T00:00:00-04:00
View Is the U.S. Government Really A Spy Machine? A former NSA employee says the government collects all e-mails you write. But the government says it’s impossible. Who do you believe? by Don Reisinger 2012-12-10T15:25:00-05:00
View The Extra Click Heard 'round the Search World Google’s gambit pays off as China renews its license–but its Hong Kong site could still be blocked. by David Talbot 2010-07-09T14:00:00-04:00
View A Deeper Look at Iranian Filtering A researcher finds telltale signs that the Iranian government has become more efficient at filtering. by Robert Lemos 2009-08-06T16:00:00-04:00
