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Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations — The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows — • Q&A with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden …
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See also Mediagazer| Washington Post: |
U.S., company officials: Internet surveillance does not indiscriminately mine data — The director of national intelligence on Saturday stepped up his public defense of a top-secret government data surveillance program as technology companies began privately explaining the mechanics of its use.
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See also Mediagazer| Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch: |
Spy Whistleblower Comes Forward, Says “NSA Routinely Lies” — The NSA whistleblower who exposed America's massive spying operation has come out and taken an interview with the leak reporter, The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald. “The NSA has built an infrastructure that allows it to intercept almost everything.| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Government Says Secret Court Opinion on Law Underlying PRISM Program Needs to Stay Secret — In a rare public filing in the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), the Justice Department today urged continued secrecy for a 2011 FISC opinion that found the National Security …
| New York Times: |
How the U.S. Uses Technology to Mine More Data More Quickly — WASHINGTON — When American analysts hunting terrorists sought new ways to comb through the troves of phone records, e-mails and other data piling up as digital communications exploded over the past decade, they turned … | Christopher Soghoian / slight paranoia: |
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| Globes Online: |
Google set to acquire Waze for $1.3b — The acquisition of the Israeli navigation app and traffic report start up will be completed after months of speculation involving Google, Facebook and Apple. — Sources inform “Globes” that Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) will acquire Waze Ltd. for $1.3 billion.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
AT&T extends upgrade period to two years, continues a worrying trend — The big US carriers tend to echo each other's customer-hostile policy decisions all too often, and that's unfortunately happening once again. Effective today, AT&T is shadowing Verizon by extending its standard device upgrade interval …
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| Michael Joseph Gross / Vanity Fair: |
The Changing and Terrifying Nature of the New Cyber-Warfare — On the hidden battlefields of history's first known cyber-war, the casualties are piling up. In the U.S., many banks have been hit, and the telecommunications industry seriously damaged, likely in retaliation for several major attacks on Iran.| Andy Fixmer / Bloomberg: |
Rdio's Larner to Step Down as CEO of Streaming Service — Rdio Inc. Chief Executive Officer Drew Larner is leading a search for a new CEO to expand efforts to sell combined music and video subscriptions to the streaming entertainment service. — After a transition period, Larner …
| Nick Bilton / NYT Bits: |
Disruptions: Celebrities' Product Plugs on Social Media Draw Scrutiny — In 1982, Bill Cosby appeared on television showing off a snazzy new computer. “Looking for a powerful home computer?” he said as he waved his hands over a Texas Instruments PC that looks archaic now. “This is the one!| Jennifer Van Grove / CNET: |
Ask.fm, the troubling secret playground of tweens and teens — Insanely popular with kids, the question-and-answer service thrives on anonymity, making it fun and dangerous. — Spy on Ask.fm's public stream and you'll feel like you've been transported back to middle school …
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| Matt McGee / Marketing Land: |
Vine Passes Instagram In Total Twitter Shares — Still not sure about the idea of making and sharing six-second looping videos? Consider this: On Friday there were more Vines shared on Twitter than Instagram photos. — According to Topsy Analytics, there were about 2.37 million links … Sponsor Posts
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