National Security Agency

Read the NSA’s Advice on Coping With the SecurID Attacks

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on June 9, 2011 at 4:19 pm PT

Among the numerous companies and agencies struggling with the implications of the attack against EMC’s SecurID system is the U.S. National Security Agency.

Exclusive: Apple Taps Former Navy Information Warrior for Global Director of Security

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 22, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT

David Rice is also the author of “Geekonomics,” a 2007 book that argues that software is infrastructure, and that when it’s badly made or insecure, society suffers. And now, he’s reportedly due to start at Apple in March.

Cheney’s Kindle and Other Politico/Gadget Pairings

Marisa Taylor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on March 18, 2009 at 10:53 am PT

Who knew Dick Cheney was an e-book reader? In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the former vice president said that he owns an Amazon Kindle and used it to read James McPherson’s “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief.” He said he also uses a BlackBerry, made by Research In Motion, to keep up with the news now that he’s no longer in office.

Ministry of Love. How May I Detect Your Call?

John Paczkowski in News on July 2, 2008 at 9:24 am PT

Is the government tracking us through our cellphones? Of course it is. If the National Security Agency hopes to create an accurate “database of every call ever made” within the nation’s borders, it needs to know the locations from which they were made, right?

Understanding Your Phone Bill: Telecom Immunity Charge

John Paczkowski in News on June 25, 2008 at 5:08 am PT

Sen. Chris Dodd’s threats of a filibuster forced the Senate to reconsider the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act once before. Sadly, they didn’t get it rewritten, which is why the Connecticut Democrat is now threatening to filibuster it again.

We're Calling It "Omnivore" in Memory of "Carnivore"

John Paczkowski in News on April 25, 2008 at 11:14 am PT

If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, what does absolute information awareness do? That’s a good question to ask in light of FBI Director Robert Mueller’s call for “omnibus” Internet surveillance. In testimony to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Mueller suggested legislation be passed that would give the bureau [...]

We’re Calling It “Omnivore” in Memory of “Carnivore”

John Paczkowski in News on April 25, 2008 at 11:14 am PT

If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, what does absolute information awareness do? That’s a good question to ask in light of FBI Director Robert Mueller’s call for “omnibus” Internet surveillance. In testimony to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Mueller suggested legislation be passed that would give the bureau [...]

Senate Passes Warrantless Spying Act

John Paczkowski in News on February 13, 2008 at 11:00 am PT

Ministry of Love? How May I Direct Your Call?

John Paczkowski in News on February 13, 2008 at 10:13 am PT

If the federal government expands its existing surveillance powers any more, it’s going to be able to supply the White House power grid with electricity generated exclusively by the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves. The U.S. Senate approved espionage legislation yesterday that would not only grant the National Security Agency sweeping new powers to [...]

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