Every app I download seems to want more and more access rights — to either my SD card, my Internet connection, and even my address book. And with every app, my phone gets a little less secure. The new SE Android OS aims to lock down my phone against any and all exploits. More »
The rest of the government has traditionally used Blackberries up to now. Hell, they even get PlayBooks now. Why should the NSA be relegated to ancient secure-phones? Troy Lange, the NSA’s mobility mission manager thinks that sucks. It’s time the NSA got its own smartphone. More »
The US National Security Administration is the eyes and ears of American national defence, charged with maintaining vigilance against external threats through information gathering – be it eavesdropping phone calls (like the one that led to bin Ladin’s downfall), surveillance video or photography. Once collected, the data is parsed, keywords are all flagged and organised for immediate action. Or at least that’s how it’s supposed to work. More »
The NSA is denying a report from the Wall Street Journal that a secret program code-named “Perfect Citizen” will be monitoring civilian networks. More »
