Potential privacy problems for companies accepting Bitcoins
Businesses accepting Bitcoin payments might want to consider the privacy implications that such an option creates for its customers and for themselves. As you may or may not …
Video with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden
This video features an interview with Edward Snowden, the man behind the most significant intelligence leak in U.S. history. Copyright © 2013 Praxis Films / Laura Poitras.
The future of online authentication
Recently, Twitter has introduced 2-factor authentication – the latest in a long list of large-scale web services that have taken this step including Google, Microsoft …
NSA has direct access to Google, Facebook, Apple servers
After yesterday’s news that Verizon is compelled to share all phone call metadata with the NSA on a daily basis comes the incendiary revelation that the spy agency has …
NSA legally forces Verizon to hand over all phone records on a daily basis
An order issued by the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) that compels Verizon to share metadata on all the phone calls its users make with the NSA has been …
Windows 8.1 will allow locking folders with a finger
Windows 8.1 is scheduled to be released at the end of 2013, and among the various changes that Microsoft aims to implement in it is native support for fingerprint readers, so …
Internet-savvy Turkish protesters turn to anti-censorship apps
In the months leading up to the current protests in Turkey, its government has been censoring content on Twitter and Facebook, as well as throttling and blocking access to …
Online password manager for business
Zoho launched Zoho Vault, the secure online password manager for teams and businesses. It establishes a central repository that offers unmatched security and complete data …
U.S. judge orders Google to share user info with the FBI
Google has been ordered to comply with FBI requests for user information that came in the form of National Security Letters (NSLs) by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston. …
Google won’t allow facial recognition on Glass
Whether Google Glass ships out to regular users later this year or the next, one things is sure: it won’t make use of facial recognition software – for now. The …
LinkedIn unveils optional 2-step verification
“Professional” social networking website LinkedIn is the latest in a string of popular online services and communities that have introduced optional 2-step …
University of Illinois CS department machines compromised
Several computers in the University of Illinois Computer Science Department have apparently been compromised to host malware-serving websites, security researcher Conrad …
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