Tor node operator arrested in Russia will be held on terrorism charges until June trial

 Earlier this month, a Tor node operator in Russia was arrested in a potential misunderstanding about…

General Keith Alexander is coming to Disrupt NY

 As the longest-serving director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander certainly knows a thing…

EU-US Privacy Shield remains precariously placed

 The EU-US Privacy Shield appears to be weathering the storm of a Trump presidency — for…

Another European e2e encrypted Gmail alternative reports rising signups

 Tutanota, an end-to-end encrypted email service located in Germany, says it’s seeing an “exponential” uptick in…

Brits afraid for their personal data under President Trump, poll finds

 Few will need reminding today is the day Donald Trump gets sworn in as president of…

Russia extends Snowden’s temporary residency for ‘few more years’

 NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has had his temporary right to remain in Russia extended, according to…

Report: EU unhappy with US response to Yahoo email scanning scandal

 The European Union is not happy with the explanation provided by the US government for why…

Liberty is crowdfunding a legal challenge to UK surveillance law

 Civil liberties group Liberty has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a UK High Court challenge…