Techmeme: Even if the NSA first learned about Heartbleed this April, it could use the bug to decrypt data retained prior to that (Julian Sanchez/Guardian)

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:

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Megan Geuss / Ars Technica:

Private crypto keys are accessible to Heartbleed hackers, new data shows — Contrary to previous suspicions, it is possible for hackers exploiting the catastrophic vulnerability dubbed Heartbleed to extract private encryption keys from vulnerable websites, Web services firm Cloudflare reported Saturday.

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Julian Sanchez / Guardian:

Even if the NSA first learned about Heartbleed this April, it could use the bug to decrypt data retained prior to that — The NSA's Heartbleed problem is the problem with the NSA — What the agency's denial isn't telling you: it didn't even need know about the bug to vacuum your privacy and store it indefinitely

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IC ON THE RECORD:

NSA and Federal government claim that they were not aware of Heartbleed vulnerability before April 2014

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Fulya Ozerkan / Agence France-Presse:

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The Boston Globe:

Massachusetts governor unveils sweeping legislation to eliminate noncompetes for tech workers — Patrick looks to eliminate tech noncompete agreements — Governor Deval Patrick on Thursday will propose sweeping legislation to make it easier for workers in technology, life sciences …

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San Francisco Chronicle:

Salesforce leasing half of planned 61-story Transbay Tower, tallest in SF after 2017 opening — Salesforce makes landmark deal to lease half of Transbay Tower — Salesforce.com will lease half of the planned Transbay Tower in a landmark real estate deal that puts San Francisco's largest …

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Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal:

Report: 44% of Twitter Accounts Have Never Sent a Tweet — Twitter is having no trouble signing up users. But some new research provides an update on the size of an ongoing problem: getting people to tweet. — A report from Twopcharts, a website that monitors Twitter account activity …

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