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Panorama:

Investigation of leaked source code reveals NSA tracks users of Tor website, calls visitors to Tails and Linux Journal sites “extremists” — NSA targets the privacy-conscious — The investigation discloses the following: Two servers in Germany - in Berlin and Nuremberg - are under surveillance by the NSA.

More: Boing Boing, Schneier on Security, Linux Journal, Wired, The Verge, Ars Technica, RT, Gigaom, Ars Technica, The Hill, Techdirt, The Register and PandoDaily

Tweets: @ioerror, @csoghoian, @csoghoian, @nsa_pr, @arrington, @botherder and @csoghoian

Richard Stiennon / securitycurrent:

Bruce Schneier and other security experts believe code leaks originate from an NSA leaker other than Snowden — Is there Another NSA Leaker? — This morning a partial analysis of the NSA's XKEYSCORE code was published in Germany. Jacob Applebaum, an evangelist for the The Onion Project (TOR), was one of the authors.

Tweets: @nikcub, @antderosa, @edfelten and @nirajc

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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:

Goldman says Google has blocked email with leaked client data — (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) on Wednesday said Google Inc (GOOGL.O) has blocked access to an email containing confidential client data that a contractor sent to a stranger's Gmail account by mistake …

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Joe Rossignol / 9to5Google:

EFF warns that Android might be broadcasting your location history, Google investigating possible changes — Last month, Apple quietly unveiled a new feature in iOS 8 that automatically scrambles an iOS device's MAC address when it is searching for Wi-Fi networks.

More: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Computerworld, The Register, The Next Web, Electronista, BGR, The Verge and Daily Dot

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook Becomes A Local Party Discovery Tool With “Events For You” Redesign — Just because you weren't invited, doesn't mean Facebook can't help you crash the party. Facebook Events on the web got a slick visual overhaul today that includes a new “Events For You” tab that recommends gatherings …

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Mark Scott / New York Times:

London Transport Regulator Says Uber Can Legally Operate — LONDON - In the battle between Europe's taxi drivers and the ride-sharing service Uber, score one for Uber. — On Thursday, London's transport regulator said that Uber, the West Coast technology start-up that has faced protests …

More: The Register, Bloomberg, The Next Web, Businessweek, VentureBeat, Re/code, CNET, Engadget and PandoDaily. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

miniLock: A free and open-source browser plugin to let anyone easily encrypt and decrypt files — The Ultra-Simple App That Lets Anyone Encrypt Anything — Encryption is hard. When NSA leaker Edward Snowden wanted to communicate with journalist Glenn Greenwald via encrypted email …

Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch:

Charles River Ventures Raises $393 Million For Its 16th Fund — Charles River Ventures, the early stage venture capital firm that's jointly based in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Silicon Valley, has raised $393 million for a new investment fund, according to documents filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

More: VentureBeat

Jessica Guynn / USA Today:

Consumer privacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center files complaint with the FTC over controversial Facebook study — Privacy watchdog files complaint over Facebook study — SAN FRANCISCO — A privacy watchdog group filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission …

More: New York Times, NationalJournal.com, The Hill and epic.org

Chance Miller / 9to5Google:

Google launches official Android Wear companion app, new section for Wear apps on Play Store — Google tonight made a pair of enhancements to the Play Store for the lucky people with an Android Wear device. First off, the company has released the official Android Wear companion app for Android.

More: TechCrunch, playboard.me, Engadget, BetaNews, Beyond Devices, Mashable, TechCrunch, Android Police, Android and Me, Phandroid, Engadget, Android Authority, The Next Web and Android Police

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