El Presidente de Perú Ollanta Humala firmó el pasado 27 de julio el Decreto Legislativo 1182 que permite a la policía accede sin órden judicial y en tiempo real a los datos de localización de manera 24/7. Pero eso no… Read More ›
Archive for July 2015
StageFright: Android's Heart of Darkness
Earlier this week researchers with Zimperium Mobile Security announced that they had found a scary new vulnerability deep in the code that Android phones and tablets use to handle multimedia. The code and the vulnerability are called StageFright. The researchers discovered… Read More ›
TSA’s Behavior Detection Program Has a Newsletter, and It’s Ridiculous
The Transportation Security Administration’s embattled behavior detection program has not identified a single terrorist, but it has produced glossy bimonthly newsletters poking fun at the traveling public. In these employee newsletters — six of which were obtained by The Intercept — behavior detection officers,… Read More ›
German Journalists Investigated for Treason after Publishing Surveillance Leaks
Two journalists at the prominent German news website Netzpolitik are under investigation for treason after publishing details about the planned expansion of the German Secret Service’s Internet surveillance program. On Wednesday, the organization received a letter from the Federal Attorney… Read More ›
EXCLUSIVE: Edward Snowden Explains Why Apple Should Continue To Fight the Government on Encryption
As the Obama administration campaign to stop the commercialization of strong encryption heats up, National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden is firing back on behalf of the companies like Apple and Google that are finding themselves under attack. “Technologists and… Read More ›
On Disputed No-Fly Zone, Clinton Campaign Got Its Way With the FAA
The morning after the Hillary Clinton campaign was told that the New York City mayor’s office wasn’t going to bar news helicopters from buzzing her official campaign launch event on Roosevelt Island, the Secret Service expressed concerns to the Federal… Read More ›
Will Prosecutors Charge Officers Who Lied to Protect Ray Tensing After He Fatally Shot Sam Dubose?
Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing has been released on a $1 million bail after pleading not guilty to the murder of Sam Dubose. Tensing, who is white, fatally shot the 43-year-old African-American man on July 19 after… Read More ›
Exposed: The Faces and Fake Names of the People Behind Planned Parenthood Attack Videos
As the Senate prepares to vote to defund Planned Parenthood, we look at the Center for Medical Progress, the anti-choice group behind the attacks on Planned Parenthood. The group was founded by David Daleiden who is seen in the undercover… Read More ›
Are Undercover Attacks on Planned Parenthood Part of a Broader Effort to Outlaw Abortion?
The Senate is planning to vote as soon as Monday to strip Planned Parenthood of $500 million in federal funding. The vote comes as Planned Parenthood is coming under fire from anti-choice activists after the release of a series of… Read More ›
Police Remove Greenpeace Activists from Portland Bridge After They Forced Shell Ship Back to Port
In Portland, Oregon law enforcement officers have removed Greenpeace activists who spent 40 hours suspended from the St. Johns Bridge in order to block an icebreaking ship commissioned by oil giant Shell from leaving for the Arctic. Hundreds of activists… Read More ›