Tag Archives: Spying
N.H. gets $56K settlement for adware that spied on owners of Lenovo laptops
New Hampshire will receive more than $50,000 as the result of a settlement with the company Lenovo for selling laptops loaded with advertising software that could snoop on owners’ web surfing, which created a security hole that left the machines … Continue reading →
Secret court rebukes NSA for 5-year illegal surveillance of U.S. citizens
WASHINGTON U.S. intelligence agencies conducted illegal surveillance on American citizens over a five-year period, a practice that earned them a sharp rebuke from a secret court that called the matter a “very serious” constitutional issue. More… | Miami Herald
Obama intel agency secretly conducted illegal searches on Americans for years
The National Security Agency under former President Barack Obama routinely violated American privacy protections while scouring through overseas intercepts and failed to disclose the extent of the problems until the final days before Donald Trump was elected president last fall…More … Continue reading →
NSA To Limit Some Collection Of Internet Communication
The National Security Agency is scaling back the way it spies on some communications over the Internet. The NSA says it discovered what it called “lapses” in compliance with U.S. law. They’re called “about” communications: The NSA not only watches … Continue reading →
Creating Distrust, Ceding Liberty
There is a bigger problem than who was spying on who and why. It is that the U.S. government appears to be spying on everyone all the time. All of these things appear to be in direct violation of the … Continue reading →
Devin Nunes and Dangers from the Intelligence Community
Rich started the show by talking about this morning’s busy calendar. He spoke about Devin Nunes and his research into wiretapping claims tied to President Donald Trump. Finally, he gave his opinion on the Republican Party’s attempt to replace Obamacare. … Continue reading →