Apple hires Encryption Expert to Beef Up Security on its Devices

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have waged legal war on encryption and privacy technologies.

You may have heard many news stories about the legal battle between Apple and the FBI over unlocking an iPhone that belonged to the San Bernardino shooter. However, that was just one battle in a much larger fight.

Now, in an effort to make its iPhone surveillance-and-hack

U.S. developing Technology to Identify and Track Hackers Worldwide

Without adequate analysis and algorithms, mass surveillance is not the answer to fighting terrorism and tracking suspects.

That's what President Obama had learned last year when he signed the USA Freedom Act, which ends the bulk collection of domestic phone data by US Intelligence Agencies.

There is no doubt that US Government is collecting a vast quantity of data from your smartphone to

Microsoft Sues US Govt Over Unconstitutional Secret Data Requests

Microsoft is suing the Department of Justice (DoJ) to protest the gag order that prevents technology companies from telling their customers when their cloud data is handed over to authorities.

In layman's terms, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) allows the government to issue gag orders saying that the people or companies involved in a legal case cannot talk about the case or

Microsoft built a special version of Windows 10 just for Chinese Government

China is very strict about censorship, which makes it difficult for companies to launch their products in the country. But companies like Microsoft are playing smartly to target the largest market in the world.

Microsoft has found a way to enter into the banned Chinese Market, but this time with official support for Chinese Government through a new custom and exclusive Windows 10 version for

Facebook's Vice President Arrested in Brazil for Refusing to Share WhatsApp Data

Apple is not the only technology giant battling against authorities over a court order; Facebook is also facing the same.



Brazil’s federal police arrested Facebook Latin America Vice President for failing to comply with court orders to help investigators in a drug trafficking case that involves WhatsApp, a popular messaging app owned by Facebook that has over 100 Million users in Brazil.

NSA Data Center Experiencing 300 Million Hacking Attempts Per Day

Utah State computer systems are experiencing a massive cyber attack on up to 300 Million Hacking attempts per day due to National Security Agency’s (NSA) data center in the state.



Yes, 300,000,000 hacking attempts in a day!



According to the statistical survey, it is evident that the computer systems in the US State of Utah began to experience the hacking attack a few years back,

Russia Wants to Kick Foreign Tech Companies Out Of The Nation

Someone wants to kick Microsoft, Google and Apple off from his land, but himself uses Gmail and Mac.



The newly appointed Internet Tsar German Klemenko, who is the first internet advisor of Vladimir Putin, wants to kick off American Giants from Russia.



In a 90-minute interview conducted by Bloomberg, Klemenko expressed his interest to vanish the presence of tech biggies of foreign

British Intelligence is Legally Allowed to Hack Anyone, Court Says

Hacking of computers, smartphones and networks in the United Kingdom or abroad by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is LEGAL, the UK's Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ruled.



So, the UK is giving clean chit to its intelligence agency to spy on its people as well as people living abroad.

Now, How is that okay?

The British spying nerve center GCHQ has won a major court

How Spy Agencies Hacked into Israeli Military Drones to Collect Live Video Feeds

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In a joint surveillance program, the US intelligence agency NSA (National Security Agency) and the British intelligence agency GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters) hacked into, decrypted, and tracked live video feeds of Israeli Military Drones and Fighter Jets.



This could be one of the most shocking and embarrassing

Google Wants to Fly Drones Over Your Head to Deliver High Speed 5G Internet

Would you enjoy If Drones hovering outside your window or above your head, just because it is offering High-Speed Internet Service?



Most Americans may simply prefer to "Shoot Down" unwelcome items.



Well, Google is working on a similar secret project, codenamed Project Skybender, to beam faster internet service, as fast as 5G, from the air.



Google is currently testing multiple

Police Using Planes Equipped with Dirtbox to Spy on your Cell Phones

The Anaheim Police Department of California — Home of Disneyland — admitted that they used special Cell Phone surveillance technology, known as DirtBox, mounted on aircraft to track millions of mobile users activities.



More than 400 pages of new documents [PDF] published Wednesday revealed that Local Police and federal authorities are using, DRTBox, an advanced version of Dirtbox developed

Apple Can Still Read Your End-to-End Encrypted iMessages

If you are backing up your data using iCloud Backup, then you need you watch your steps NOW!



In government fight against encryption, Apple has positioned itself as a staunch defender of its user privacy by refusing the federal officials to provide encryption backdoors into its products.



When it comes to Apple's iMessage service, the company claims that it can't read messages sent

Microsoft will Inform You If Government is Spying on You

Following in the footsteps of Twitter, Facebook and Google, Microsoft promises to notify users of its e-mail (Outlook) and cloud storage (OneDrive) services if government hackers may have targeted their accounts.



The company already notifies users if an unauthorized person tries to access their Outlook or OneDrive accounts. But from now on, the company will also inform if it suspects

North Korea's Red Star OS (Looks Like Mac OS X) Spies on its Own People

North Korea has its own homegrown computer operating system that looks remarkably just like Apple’s OS X, which not only prevents potential foreign hacking attempts but also provides extensive surveillance capabilities.



Two German researchers have just conducted an in-depth analysis of the secretive state's operating system and found that the OS does more than what is known about it.

Would Encryption Backdoor Stop Paris-like Terror Attacks?

With 129 people killed in Paris terror attacks and dozens critically wounded, the law enforcement and intelligence officials are reviving their efforts to force companies to put some backdoors in encryption so that they can access your information.
How did the Intelligence agencies fail to Intercept terrorist plans of these attacks?
In the wake of the Paris terror attacks, Former CIA Director

Facebook Will Now Notify You If NSA is Spying on You

Facebook just launched a new notification feature that will alert you if the social network strongly suspects that your account is being hijacked or targeted by hackers working in the interest of a nation-state.





The message, which you can see below, recommends users to turn ON "Login Approvals," so that their Facebook accounts can only be accessed using stronger two-factor authentication.

Every Call You Make or Text You Send, They'll Be Tracking From Today

From today, every phone call you make, every text message you send and every email you write will compulsorily be tracked by the government agencies under a new metadata retention scheme.



Yes, you heard right. If you are a citizen of Australia with a mobile phone and an Internet connection, your digital activity will be recorded.



As the government's new data retention law comes into

Obama Encryption Policy: White House Will Not Force Companies To Decode Encrypted Data

After the revelations that Whistleblower Edward Snowden made about the United States National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. citizens are in need of more transparent digital security.



The Citizens of the United States have appealed to the Obama Administration through a campaign for rejecting any policy, mandate or law that stands against their security in the cyberspace and adopt strong

Breaking: Edward Snowden Joins Twitter & Only Follows ‘NSA’

Whistleblower Edward Snowden just joined Twitter, and his first tweet seems to be directed at the US National Security Agency (NSA).



Yes, the world's most popular whistleblower and data privacy advocate has finally joined Twitter just two hours ago, and his first tweet came, “Can you hear me now?”



Snowden has gained more than 260,000 followers in just less than two hours, but he is

My Government Doesn't Understand How Encryption and Cyber Security Work

Almost every day or every second day, When I come across various announcements in Newspaper, TV News Channels, and Press releases that...



...Indian Government and related Policy-making organizations are going to set up their so-called "CyberSecurity Task Forces" or drafted a "National Cyber Security Policies," with an aim to boost cyber security in India…



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