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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 … | 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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| Christopher Soghoian / slight paranoia: |
Analyzing Yahoo's PRISM non-denial — Today, Yahoo's General Counsel posted a carefully worded denial regarding the company's alleged participation in the NSA PRISM program. To the casual observer, it might seem like a categorical denial. I do not believe that Yahoo's denial is as straightforward as it seems.
| Ron Bell / Yahoo!: |
Setting the Record Straight — We want to set the record straight about stories that Yahoo! has joined a program called PRISM through which we purportedly volunteer information about our users to the U.S. government and give federal agencies access to our user databases. These claims are false.
| Reuters: |
Spy agency seeks criminal probe into leaks — (Reuters) - A U.S. intelligence agency requested a criminal probe on Saturday into the leak of highly classified information about secret surveillance programs run by the National Security Agency, a spokesman for the intelligence chief's office said.
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| Guardian: |
Boundless Informant: the NSA's secret tool to track global surveillance data — Revealed: The NSA's powerful tool for cataloguing global surveillance data - including figures on US collection — • Boundless Informant: mission outlined in four slides — • Read the NSA's frequently asked questions document
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Zero Hedge, CNET, PhoneArena, Engadget, Boing Boing, ZDNet, Mashable, Business Insider, Marketing Land, The Verge, Gizmodo, Reuters, The Next Web, TechCrunch and The Raw Story
Tweets: @guardianus, @samfbiddle, @dannysullivan and @ggreenwald
| Reuters: |
US surveillance revelations deepen European fears — * European Commission says must enact new law speedily — * Security expert says solution is European dot.com industry — Europeans reacted angrily on Friday to revelations that U.S. authorities had tapped the servers of internet companies …
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GigaOM, Forbes, The Daily Caller, David Talbot and New York Times
| Danny Sullivan / Marketing Land: |
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See also Mediagazer| James Ball / Guardian: |
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Tweets: @stuartmillar159, @dannysullivan, @csoghoian and @ggreenwald
See also Mediagazer| 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 …
| 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.
| 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: |
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