- Fri Feb 8 2008 The day the wiretaps go dead
Privacy enhancing technologies are finally easy enough to use. Best of all, they threaten to dismantle the widespread surveillance net that the NSA and other agencies have deployed over the past few years.
Posted by Chris Soghoian
- Mon Oct 1 2001 Wire-tapping the Internet
With calls for Internet surveillance on the increase after the Sept. 11 suicide attacks in New York and Washington, Bill Gurley says it's time to slow up and allow cooler heads to prevail.
Posted by J. William Gurley
- Mon Sep 17 2001 Privacy vs. safety
Last week's terrorist attacks marked a significant turning point in the debate over computer and Internet privacy, giving new weight to calls for broader government surveillance powers.
Posted by Stefanie Olsen and Evan Hansen
- Thu Jun 29 2006 Broadband providers decry Net-wiretapping rules
Cost of complying with federal wiretapping rules will be prohibitive, especially given deadlines, smaller firms say.
Posted by Anne Broache
- Wed May 3 2006 FCC approves Net-wiretapping taxes
Agency votes to force broadband providers to pay costs of making their networks intercept-friendly.
Posted by Declan McCullagh and Anne Broache
- Mon Jun 9 2008 How safe is instant messaging? A security and privacy survey
News.com reviews the major instant messaging services and evaluates which do the best job of protecting their users' security and privacy.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Thu Oct 11 2007 Should AT&T be held responsible for NSA cooperation?
Federal law clearly states telecom providers that help the feds with warrantless wiretapping can be sued. So why does the president insist the law be changed retroactively?
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Thu Jan 8 2004 Feds seek wiretap access via VoIP
In pursuing "criminals, terrorists and spies," the FBI and the Justice Department are renewing their efforts to listen in on voice conversations carried across the Internet.
Posted by Declan McCullagh
- Thu Feb 12 2009 Obama's BlackBerry brings personal safety risks
The U.S. president's insistence on keeping his RIM device creates a number of risks, chief among them: attacks against his location privacy and physical security.
Posted by Chris Soghoian
- Wed Mar 5 2008 FBI chief: Lack of legal shield won't halt telecom spy partnerships
Congress so far has refused to immunize companies that may have helped the NSA illegally. FBI director says lack of protection is a "disincentive" but won't kill partnerships.
Posted by Anne Broache
