FBI Helped Increase Distribution of Child Pornography During Playpen Investigation
Most of our readers may remember the Playpen case, which has been causing a lot of friction for the FBI. Law enforcement agencies shut down this darknet forum for …
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The FBI Speaks Out Again About Encryption
September 1, 2016
News, Security, Technology
James Comey, Director of the FBI, is speaking out again. Issuing another warning on Tuesday about the bureau still not being able to get into encrypted devices. He says …
Hacking Investigation Leads to a Florida Man Being Sentenced to 41 Years for Child Pornography
August 25, 2016
Crypto, News, Security, Technology, Uncategorized
Timothy Sedlak, of Ocoee, Florida was arrested in September 2015 for launching over 400,000 attempts to gain unauthorized access to an unidentified global charities computer network. During the investigation, …
DOJ’s Ovie Carroll: “Tor Helps Protect Sensitive User Information”
August 25, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Tor has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny over the years. Various government officials frown upon anonymity software for Internet usage. At the same time, the DOJ’s …
Judge Feels Internet-connected Devices Should Not Expect Any Privacy Protection
July 3, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Privacy is a topic which can be interpreted in a wide variety of different ways. At the same time, there are a lot of people who don’t grasp the …
Dark Net Marketplace Admin Sentenced to Fine and Community Service
It is not the first time an administrator of a dark net marketplace has been convicted of a crime. Topix2, a one famous dark net market, has seen its …
Political Games Delay Email Privacy Amendment Once Again
June 20, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Achieving email privacy will not be for anytime soon, unfortunately, as a new bill is delayed once again. Two US senators asked the bill to be pulled from the …
FBI is Holding 411 Million Pictures of People’s Faces
June 16, 2016
News, Security, Technology
The amount of data being captured and processed by the USA government continues to grow, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report showing that the FBI holds more than …
The FBI Wants Access To Your Browsing History Without A Warrant
June 15, 2016
News, Security, Technology
Browsing history has always been a topic of substantial discussion among privacy advocates. If it were up to the FBI, they would access all of our browsing histories without …