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Older Mac webcams can spy without activating warning light
2013-12-19 18:59:39| InfoWorld: Top News
Most webcams have a warning light that indicates when they're active, but it's possible for malware to disable this important privacy feature on older Mac computers, according to research from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore. JHU Assistant Research Professor Stephen Checkoway and graduate student Matthew Brocker investigated the hardware design of the first-generation iSight webcam model installed in Apple's iMac and MacBook computers released before 2008 and found that its firmware could easily be modified to disable the indicator LED.
Judge rules NSA spy efforts may be unconstitutional
2013-12-16 23:05:00| InfoWorld: Top News
In a potential blow to government surveillance efforts, a federal judge in Washington D.C., today ruled that the National Security Agency's practice of collecting phone metadata records on millions of Americans may be unconstitutional. In a 68-page ruling, Judge Richard Leon of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia noted that the plaintiffs in the case had a legal basis for challenging the constitutionality of the government's bulk data collection.
Google cookies are pretty mundane. So why do spy agencies want them?
2013-12-12 21:31:36| InfoWorld: Top News
Report: U.K. Used Fake LinkedIn, Slashdot Pages to Spy on Telecom Firm
2013-11-12 00:34:33| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
Teams from GCHQ, the U.K.'s version of the National Security Agency, used fake, malware-laden LinkedIn and Slashdot pages to gain access to the PCs of those who work for Belgian telecom firm Belgacom, according to a new report.
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Report: U.K. Used Fake LinkedIn, Slashdot Pages to Spy on Telecom Firm
2013-11-11 22:33:42| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Teams from GCHQ, the U.K.'s version of the National Security Agency, used fake, malware-laden LinkedIn and Slashdot pages to gain access to the PCs of those who work for Belgian telecom firm Belgacom, according to a new report.
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