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Report: Skype being investigated over NSA spying links

2013-10-11 16:51:30| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft-owned Skype is under investigation by the Luxembourg data protection authority for its alleged cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency's (NSA) Prism spying program, according to a report by the Guardian newspaper.

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Update: Skype being investigated over NSA spying links

2013-10-11 16:51:30| InfoWorld: Top News

Luxembourg's data protection authority is investigating Microsoft-owned Skype for its alleged cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism spying program, the agency said Friday. Luxembourg's data protection authority, CNPD, is investigating Skype's links to NSA spying programs after receiving several complaints, said Tom Kayser, a spokesman for the authority. "I can't really talk about the details of the investigation because it is still ongoing," he said.

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Encryption Lets NSA Store Your Email Forever

2013-10-08 14:00:00| TechNewsWorld

If you want to prolong your email's stay with the NSA, just encrypt it. Among the documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden is one describing the National Security Agency's treatment of communication it intercepts authored by U.S. citizens. In short, if the domestic communication is in plain text, it has a five-year shelf life. If it's encrypted, though, the agency can keep it forever.

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Tor Stands Tall Against the NSA

2013-10-08 02:04:13| TechNewsWorld

The National Security Agency tried to crack the encryption protecting the Tor network -- known as a bulletproof vehicle for anonymous communication -- but was unable to do so, according to news reports based on revelations provided by former NSA systems administrator Edward Snowden. Undaunted, the agency and its British counterpart, GCHQ, then reportedly used a flaw in older versions of Firefox instead.

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