The German weekly Die Zeit disclosed documents that reveal how the German Intelligence did a deal with the NSA to get the access to the surveillance platform XKeyscore.
Russian Lawyers want ban Windows 10 from govt offices
Russian lawyers have filed a complaint calling for restricting the sale of Windows 10 in Russia, the action urges because the newborn OS spy on users violating Russian laws.
Groups urge Obama to oppose cyberthreat sharing bills
They say the Senate's CISA cyberthreat information sharing bill would allow businesses to share too much information. U.S. President Barack Obama should oppose legislation intended to let businesses share cyberthreat information with each other and with government agencies because the bill would allow the sharing of too much personal information, a coalition of digital rights groups and security experts said.
White House Says Snowden Should 'Come Home, Be Judged'
The White House rejected a call Tuesday to pardon Edward Snowden, saying the former intelligence contractor should "be judged by a jury of his peers" for leaking US government secrets.
New York judge rules against Facebook in search warrant case
A New York judge ruled Tuesday that Facebook has no legal standing to challenge the constitutionality of search warrants served on its users, highlighting the limits to online companies' abilities to protect user privacy.
Unusual Re-Do of US Wassenaar Rules Applauded
In spite of self-congratulatory pats on the back from several corners of the security world, this week's decision from the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to rewrite the proposed U.S. implementation of the Wassenaar Arrangement rules was an expected outcome—albeit an unusual one.