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Hack Open Your Volkswagen With An Arduino
Ever had that awkward moment when you go to open your car and realise you can’t find your keys? The worst moment is when you notice your keys sitting in your car, taunting you through your windows as you wonder how you forgot them. It looks like if you own…
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Snooper Charter Powers are Increasingly Worrying
Security is one thing, from a virus on your phone or PC to a coordinated breach and remote access that compromises your computer. While we may not want to believe them, they are the things that happen more than anyone would want and as such, people are employed to look…
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Windows 10 Data Policy is Optionally Coming to Older Operating Systems
The recently revised “Microsoft Services Agreement” has caused a great deal of controversy and could theoretically disable pirated games and unauthorized software. Additionally there are concerns about Microsoft’s data policy in regards to monitoring user activity. It’s still unclear what the true extent of these updated terms are, but some users…
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Windows 7 Update for Windows 10 Upgrade Could Be Spying on You
A Windows 7 update, meant to prepare the operating system for a Windows 10 upgrade, could be secretly triggering daily telemetry and sending that information back to Microsoft. The update, KB 2952664, is advertised as a “compatibility update for upgrading Windows 7” that helps Microsoft make improvements to the current operating…
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Edward Snowden Can “Live” With Idea He Could Be Sent to Gitmo
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden said he could live with himself if he returned to the United States and was sent to Guantanamo Bay. Snowden said the comments during a recent interview with The Guardian, as the American security specialist becomes more vocal in media interviews and at conferences (via…
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Edward Snowden Wants Hackers to Design Anti Surveillance Equipment
Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor now world known for whistleblowing about NSA snooping, has pleaded to hackers to start developing programs that can block out government access so they can’t spy or snoop without detection. In a video chat link Edward spoke about snooping and how it needs to be…
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Investigation Started After EA Caught Spying Via Origin Client
EA representatives have begun an investigation after it was discovered that the Origin Client is file snooping. With privacy concerns being a hotter topic than ever before in light of scandals such as the NSA, this is a bad time for EA to be making such a mistake and it’s…
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NSA Continues Targeting Tor, Snooping on Users Seeking Additional Anonymity
The NSA continues to target the Tor Web anonymizing service, leaving Internet users with a smaller number of ways to browse anonymously. Recently, German broadcast company ARD said it believes the NSA is monitoring two Tor servers within German borders, tracking what users are tracking. Recently released source code of…
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Andy Coulson Found Guilty of Hacking Phones; Rebekah Brooks Acquitted
Former News of the World tabloid editor Andy Coulson was found guilty on one charge of conspiring to hack phones, accused of simply entering in passwords on mobile phones to listen to voice messages The charge has a two-year maximum sentence. Meanwhile, Rebekah Brooks, former Sun and News of the…
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Sobieski Vodka Banking on Edward Snowden’s Notoriety to Help Sell Vodka
Polish distiller Sobieski Vodka is using former NSA contractor Edward Snowden’s international notoriety in its latest marketing campaign. Advertisements aimed at the United States has the following slogan: “Why Edward Snowden wishes he’d sought asylum in Poland.” It’s a clever marketing effort by Sobieski, as Snowden is a recognizable name…
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