US Blacklists NSO Group

The Israeli cyberweapons arms manufacturer -- and human rights violator, and probably war criminal -- NSO Group has been added to the US Department of Commerces trade blacklist. US companies and individuals cannot sell to them. Aside from the obvious difficulties this causes, itll make it harder...

Black Hat 2015 Going Dark Cryptography Presentation

LAS VEGAS – Try as they might, technologists are struggling to find a feasible way to solve the government’s and law enforcement’s “Going Dark” crypto issue. Cryptographer Matthew Green and D.C. intellectual property attorney James Denaro today during a talk at the Black Hat conference made no...

Facebook, Youtube & Twitter Officials Keep Quiet on Its Role in Revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt !

With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company's top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change. Instead, they really do not want to talk about it. The socia...