NSA

The National Security Agency released or unmasked the identities of over 16,000 U.S. persons referenced in intelligence reports on foreign targets to other agencies in 2018, nearly doubling the number disclosed the previous year, according to an annual report…

The National Security Agency revealed to federal agencies the identities of almost 17,000 U.S. residents or corporations whose information was collected under a foreign surveillance law in 2018, registering about a 75% increase in unmaskings over the previous…

NSA says the number of warrantless search queries conducted by the NSA of Americans' data rose 28% in 2018 (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

CR Note: This is a repeat of earlier posts with updated graphs. A few key points:1) There is a clear seasonal pattern for house prices.2) The surge in distressed sales during the housing bust distorted the seasonal pattern.3) Even though distressed sales are…

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has recommended that the White House drop the phone surveillance program that collects information about millions of U.S. phone calls and text messages–or at least that’s what they want you to believe.According to sourc…

A dangerous new wave of cryptocurrency mining malware has struck the internet, and it has already infected thousands of high-value enterprises across Asia. Known as Beapy, the malware uses leaked NSA exploits and hacked credentials to spread through exposed …

Sources: the NSA has recommended that the White House drop a once-secret US phone-surveillance program that collects info about Americans' phone calls and texts (Wall Street Journal)

“Your Face is Your Boarding Pass” is the headline from a jetBlue press release from November 15, 2018. “JetBlue continues to lead the industry as the first domestic airline to launch a fully-integrated biometric self-boarding gate for international flights…” …

Jennifer Newstead, a Trump appointee who served in the Justice Department under President Bush, will soon be taking over as general counsel of Facebook, the company announced in a press release Monday afternoon. Newstead will take over from Colin Stretch, who…

Earlier: NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 5.21 million in March A few key points: 1) The key for housing - and the overall economy - is new home sales, single family housing starts and overall residential investment. Overall, this is still a somewhat…