NSA isn't evil, says noted civil libertarian

Computerworld Security: April 02, 2014
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NSA isn't evil, says noted civil libertarian

Civil liberties and privacy groups have long criticized the U.S. National
Security Agency, but those critics became louder last summer after details of
the agency's data collection activities were disclosed in classified documents
leaked by Edward Snowden.
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NSA phone metadata collection program renewed for 90 days

The Obama Administration has secured a 90-day extension of the National Security
Agency's controversial authority to collect phone metadata records on U.S.
customers under the Patriot Act.
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Hacked passwords can enable remote unlocking, tracking of Tesla cars

Tesla Motors accounts are protected only by simple passwords, making it easy for
hackers to potentially track and unlock cars, according to a security
researcher.
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Evan Schuman: Resurrection of Full Disclosure mailing list is great news, if you're not a cyberthief

The alternatives to an independent list like Full Disclosure can't match it for
stopping new cyberattack tactics.
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Google touts extra encryption for Gmail, remains mum on other apps

Google recently trumpeted that it now encrypts Gmail messages while shuffling
them among its data centers, an extra security layer aimed at thwarting
government and criminal snoops, but didn't say if it applies this protection to
its other applications.
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