The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant

US spy agencies purchased Americans’ phone location data and internet metadata without a warrant but only admitted it after a US senator blocked the appointment of a new NSA director...

Apple's Encryption Is Under Attack by a Mysterious Group

Plus: Sony confirms a breach of its networks, US federal agents get caught illegally using phone location data, and more...

Can the Government Buy Its Way Around the Fourth Amendment?

Immigration authorities are purchasing cell phone location data, and it might be totally legal...

Reverse Location Search Warrants

The police are increasingly getting search warrants for information about all cell phones in a certain location at a certain time: Police departments across the country have been knocking at Google's door for at least the last two years with warrants to tap into the company's extensive stores of...

Samsung Account Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Samsung account is a mobile client from Samsung South Korea that allows users to experience Samsung services. With Samsung account mobile, you can enjoy more functional features such as cell phone location, cell phone tracking and so on. Samsung Account suffers from an information disclosure...

EFF Argues For Search Warrant Requirement to Get Cell Location Data

With each day bringing new information about the way that intelligence agencies and law enforcement are tracking the activities and movements of U.S. citizens, the issue of when these organizations can legally obtain such data has become a major one. Now, a case that seemingly has little connecti...