FBI Director Christopher Wray recently used every trick in the book to justify his dislike of user privacy, including the familiar three-word standby that should invoke more fear in a citizen than almost any other phrase uttered by a government official: for the children. When public opinion hasn’t gone their way, government leaders often rely…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Robert Donachie Thieves are completely emptying ATMs of cash with a $15 gadget and a power drill. Traditionally, thieves wanting to break into ATMs had to resort to using small-bombs or explosives, but this method occasionally backfired. Enterprising criminals are now resorting to a more tech-savvy approach, that leaves little…
John McAfee, Libertarian Party candidate and cybersecurity guru, penned an op-ed in Business Insider to the FBI and to the public, offering to decrypt the San Bernadino phone for free using social engineering. In the op-ed he blasted the U.S government for using the All Writs Act of 1789 to order Apple to place a backdoor into…
The Libertarian Republic‘s Faith Braverman reports from Snowden’s SXSW appearance. Follow TLR on Google+ AUSTIN, TX – At one of the most anticipated events at SXSW, Edward Snowden, NSA whistleblower/hero held a video conference at 11 a.m. yesterday. The cavernous conference hall was similar to a Ted Talk, with everyone looking anxiously towards the stage….