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Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure — WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information on customers. Around the world, government spies …
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| Alexander Bolton / The Hill: |
Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catch flights home — A recent briefing by senior intelligence officials on surveillance programs failed to attract even half of the Senate, showing the lack of enthusiasm in Congress for learning about classified security programs. [WATCH VIDEO]| Carrie Johnson / NPR: |
Source: Obama Considering Releasing NSA Court Order — NPR has learned that the Obama administration, under pressure to lift a cloak of secrecy, is considering whether to declassify a court order that gives the National Security Agency the power to gather phone call record information on millions of Americans.
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| Ted Ullyot / Facebook Newsroom: |
Facebook Releases Data, Including All National Security Requests — Over the last week, in press statements as well as Mark's post last Friday, we've repeatedly called for governments worldwide to be willing to provide more details about programs aimed at keeping the public safe.
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| John Frank / TechNet Blogs: |
Microsoft's U.S. law enforcement and national security requests for last half of 2012 — This afternoon we are publishing additional information about the volume of law enforcement and national security orders served on Microsoft. For the first time, we are permitted to include the total volume …
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| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Facebook, Microsoft release NSA stats to reassure users — In an effort to reassure users, Facebook discloses it has received legal orders to turn over details on about one-thousandth of one percent of user accounts. So does Microsoft, and Google plans to do the same.| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
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| Mike Cassidy / The Official Google Blog: |
Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access — The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes. But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach. And this is far from being a solved problem.
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Tweets: @shepmcallister, @jbrodkin, @phillryu and @dannysullivan
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
How Google Will Use High-Flying Balloons to Deliver Internet to the Hinterlands — The Project Loon team prepared for launch in the pre-dawn frost near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. — Solar panels and insulated electronics packages, prepared for launch. It takes 4 hours for the solar panels …
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| Lana Lam / South China Morning Post: |
Edward Snowden: Classified US data shows Hong Kong hacking targets — Top-secret US government records shown to Post by whistle-blower give details of computer IP addresses hacked by NSA in HK and mainland — Classified US government data shown to the South China Morning Post …
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
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| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft Is Paying Developers Up To $100,000 To Write Windows Phone 8 Apps — Microsoft openly pays developers up front for writing Windows Phone 8 apps. — The company right now has an offer to pay $100 for any app that gets published in the Windows store by the end of the month.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google To Shut Down Mobile Ad Aggregator AdWhirl Sept 30, Points Developers To AdMob Mediation — Google, the worldwide leader in mobile advertising, today made another move that could help consolidate its position a little bit further. The company today announced to developers … | AT&T Consumer Blog: |
Wireless Emergency Alerts Coming to iPhone 5, 4S — Starting today, customers using iPhone 5 and 4S will begin receiving a software update that includes Wireless Emergency Alerts. — These are government-issued safety messages that include AMBER Alerts, emergency alerts … | Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |
¿Cómo Ha Crecido Path? By Buying Ads In Spanish — The mystery of Path's mysterious growth deepens. — The app, which has been around for nearly three years, miraculously jumped up the charts from between 500th and 600th place to the teens on the free list about two months ago.
Tweets: @satishd, @andykleinman and @rurbina
| Michael R. Crittenden / Wall Street Journal: |
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