I wish it were still April Fool’s Day and that this report was a sick prank, but sadly it’s not. In a covert operation to spark civil unrest, the U.S. government built a “Cuban Twitter,” or a communications network geared toward Cuban nationals, the Associated Press reported Thursday. The project lasted over two years and… Continue reading US Government Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to Undermine Communist Government
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British Spy Agency Collected Webcam Images from Yahoo Users for at least 4 Years With Help from the NSA [REPORT]
British surveillance organization GCHQ collected high volumes of webcam imagery from Yahoo chat users between 2008 and 2012, up to 11% of which included sexually explicit content.
NSA Reportedly Intercepting Laptops Purchased Online to Implant Spyware
A new report by German news outlet Der Spiegel claims that the intelligence agency’s elite hacking unit, TAO, has been conducting intrusive wiretaps that would make your typical sci-fi movie seem realistic. According to the report, the NSA has been intercepting shipping deliveries for laptops and other computer accessories purchased online in order to secretly… Continue reading NSA Reportedly Intercepting Laptops Purchased Online to Implant Spyware
