Monthly Archives: December 2010

FBI drive for encryption backdoors is déjà vu for security experts

Your freedom of speech, privacy,and liberty is all relative.  “The FBI [amongst many other organizations] wants the ability to peek in on encrypted communications, which would require companies to install backdoors. Services such as Skype, Hushmail, and PGP would be … Continue reading

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Fed aid in financial crisis went beyond U.S. banks to industry, foreign firms

In case you haven’t completely lost trust in the government, this should help. The financial crisis stretched even farther across the economy than many had realized, as new disclosures show the Federal Reserve rushed trillions of dollars in emergency aid … Continue reading

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