On Wednesday, Mohamed Mohamud’s attorneys argued in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that warrantless taping of the defendant deprived him of a fair trial and infringed his constitutional rights. Mahmud was convicted for trying to set off a car bomb at Portland's holiday tree-lighting ceremony in 2010. He was arrested by the FBI before carrying out his plan and sentenced to 30 years in … [Read more...]
Is the IPhone Encryption that Stops NSA Data Extraction Protecting Criminals?
While the latest iPhone models have caused a new hype with fans and non-fans worldwide, not just because of the amazing features that Apple has built into the new phones but also because of several flaws highlighted by users, there is one problem that the NSA might consider quite problematic. According to the MIT Technology Review, the latest iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models possess a significant … [Read more...]
Yahoo Reveals Unsealed Documents Proving How it Resisted Government Surveillance Pressures in 2008
Yahoo was finally able to tell the story of an interaction with U.S. security agencies from 2008. After several years, a federal judge declassified a part of the file, giving Yahoo the chance to make the story public. The file illustrates how Internet companies had to deal with governmental pressures after 9/11. Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, the recipients of data requests … [Read more...]
