The Obama administration has framed its defense of the controversial bulk collection of all American phone records as necessary to prevent a future 9/11. During a House Intelligence Committee hearing on June 18, NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander said, “Let me start by saying that I would much rather... Read more
Category Archive: International Security
Tech executives press Barack Obama to reform NSA surveillance practices
Technology company executives have pressed US President Barack Obama to rein in the US government’s electronic spying after a court dealt a blow to the administration’s surveillance practices. Top executives from Apple, Google, Yahoo! , Netflix, Comcast, AT&T, Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook and other companies met privately for more than... Read more
New Zealand Passes Telecoms Interception Bill for Spying on Email, Texts, Calls
The New Zealand Parliament has passed a new law, requiring telecommunication companies to allow intelligence agencies to access their subscriber’s emails, calls and texts. Under the Telecommunications Interceptions and Security Capability Bill, companies will need to consult with the spy agency doing the eavesdropping. The new law will compel... Read more
Asio Report to Parliament 2012-13
Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis has welcomed today’s tabling of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Report to Parliament for 2012-13. “This year is the 30th anniversary of ASIO’s first unclassified Report to Parliament in 1982-1983 and provides significant insight into ASIO’s vital mission to protect Australia, its people and interests from... Read more
Seeking Comments on the Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework
America must also face the rapidly growing threat from cyber-attacks. We know hackers steal people’s identities and infiltrate private e-mail. We know foreign countries and companies swipe our corporate secrets. Now our enemies are also seeking the ability to sabotage our power grid, our financial institutions, and our air... Read more
