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New surveillance program will turn military satellites on US
arstechnica.com — An appropriations bill signed by President Bush last week allows the controversial National Applications Office to begin operating a stringently limited version of a program that would turn military spy satellites on the US, sharing imagery with other federal, state, and local government agencies.More… (Security)
UK Government gives £1 billion to log every E-mail and SMS
thisisgloucestershire.co.u… — Known as the Interception Modernisation Programme, the scheme would enable GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 personnel, and also police, to access complete information on every text, email and visit to a website made in this country...More… (Security)
Is Google Using Chrome to Index Password Protected Web?
readwriteweb.com — An interesting theory we heard recently is that Google will use Chrome to index the password protected Web. Right now the Chrome Terms of Service prevents Google from indexing private data. But when you consider that Chrome was initially presented as a browser for applications, instead of just web pages, this theory begins to make more sense.More… (Security)
7 Online Blunders That Invite Identity Theft
consumerreports.org — These common mistakes can ruin your computer or invite identity theftMore… (Security)
An Anti-Obama Virus Infecting Computers
blogs.seattleweekly.com — "Apparently it’s a virus and, in the last weeks of the election, it’s raiding the computers of some pretty different types of people"More… (Security)
Scientists launch new, 'unbreakable' encryption system
physorg.com — A new encryption system, which its creators say is unbreakable, got its first test run Wednesday in Vienna, scientists from the European Union project SECOQC announced.More… (Security)
Fake YouTube pages used to spread viruses
physorg.com — Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker.More… (Security)
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