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Decrypting FBI Director Wray’s Intent on Tech User Privacy

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…

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Someone Designed A $15 Kit That Completely Drains ATMs Of Cash

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…

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John McAfee: “I’ll Decrypt San Bernardino Phone for Free”

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…

Inside Edward Snowden’s SXSW Video Conference

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….