Security

Facebook fixes critical flaw, cites as example of bounty’s success

Microsoft: We don’t give NSA direct access to email

The company does not help government agencies defeat its email encryption, says Microsoft's general counsel

Church, advocacy groups sue NSA over surveillance

The agency's phone records collection violates the First, Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the groups say

Reports: Edward Snowden seeks asylum in Russia

A decision could be made in a matter of weeks, reports say

Signed Macintosh malware uses Right-to-Left Override

Start-up morphs open-source security system for research networks into commercial platform

Broala's Bro has been used for 15 years on the high-speed Energy Sciences Network for intrusion detection

Petition calls for an end to passwords

New digitally signed Mac malware confuses users with right-to-left file name tricks

The malware is digitally signed and is probably used in targeted attacks, researchers from F-Secure said

W3C rejects ad industry attempt to hijack do-not-track specs

The advertisers' proposed changes would have led to widespread confusion, a W3C working group said

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