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NSA collected records of 151m Americans – but wait, didn’t bulk collection stop three years ago?
How did the NSA end up collecting the records of so many people on 2015 when it was only authorized to go after 42 suspected terrorists?
News in brief: China plans its own Wikipedia; social media firms face huge fines; TalkTalk duo plead guilty
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Fox News ‘hacked Andrea Tantaros’, says lawsuit
Fox ‘hacked’ Tantaros’s devices to install a keylogger, claim her lawyers, and used the information they found to harass her
Facebook admits it is being used as propaganda tool by ‘malicious actors’
Facebook’s soul-searching report sets itself the challenge of knowing itself
News in brief: Kashmir blocks social media; ‘whaling’ victims revealed; TalkTalk GDPR fine ‘would be £59m’
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Banks confident of their approach to security – but still get hit by hackers
How well does your bank look after your details? The financial institutions are pretty confident they’re doing a good job
News in brief: Cassini dives into Saturn’s rings; Mexican pirate site move; Twitter under fire from spooks
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Lawmaker calls on ISPs to stop customers being hit by viruses
Australian minister says government is considering moving towards ‘active defence … blocking or diverting malicious traffic’
News in brief: celebs’ phone hacking settled; German court raps Facebook; Ashley Madison victims hit again
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