Education & Numérique

"The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Wednesday designed to help companies and the federal government better defend against the growing threat of cyberattacks, despite opposition from privacy advocates.

Passed by a 307-116 vote, the controversial Protecting Cyber Networks Act encourages US companies to share information about security breaches with the federal government by providing them with expanded legal liability protections. Prompted in part by a recent uptick in high-profile data breaches, the legislation would allow companies to share information through a "cyber portal" administered by the Department of Homeland Security..."

Laura Poitras’ riveting new documentary about mass surveillance gives an intimate look into the motivations that guided Edward Snowden, who sacrificed his career and risked his freedom to expose mass surveillance by the NSA. CITIZENFOUR, which debuts on Friday, has many scenes that explore the depths of government surveillance gone awry and the high-tension unfolding of Snowden’s rendezvous with journalists in Hong Kong.

Ebranlées par le scandale de la NSA, Google, Facebook et les autres sont en train de revoir leur politique en matière de protection des données. Lorsque les enquêteurs judiciaires demandent des informations, les utilisateurs sont dorénavant prévenus à l'avance.

The ACLU hopes to facilitate the debate by making these documents more easily accessible and understandable.

This tool will be an up-to-date, complete collection of previously secret NSA documents made public since last June. The database is designed to be easily searchable – by title, category, or content – so that the public, researchers, and journalists can readily home in on the information they are looking for.