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A man assembles police observation cameras near the Bayerischer Hof hotel before the start of the 50th Conference on Security Policy in Munich on January 31, 2014

The year of surveillance is finally over

Technology

Surveillance was all over the news in 2014, and we learned plenty of new ways governments and companies have found to track everyday users. Here’s a list of eight ways we found out our privacy was under attack this year.

Satellite dishes at GCHQ's outpost at Bude, close to where trans-Atlantic fiber-optic cables come ashore in Cornwall, southwest England.

Why British intelligence wants your Facebook data

Justice
A WeChat user shows off the popular app on her phone.

If you use WeChat, China wants to know your real name

Technology
A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration. A Russian gang has stolen private information from 1.2 billion internet users around the globe in a new story published by The New York Times on August, 5, 2014.

A record Internet data heist can’t be fixed with a password change

Technology
A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration. A Russian gang has stolen private information from 1.2 billion internet users around the globe in a new story published by The New York Times on August, 5, 2014.

A record Internet data heist can’t be fixed with a password change

Technology
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A protester in Russia waves a Facebook flag.

As Snowden looks on, Russia cracks down on Internet freedom

Global Politics

Edward Snowden is back in the news. While the former NSA contractor has asked to prolong his stay in Russia, the country is taking steps to expand online surveillance of its own citizens.Edward Snowden is back in the news. While the former NSA contractor has asked to prolong his stay in Russia, the country is taking steps to expand online surveillance of its own citizens.

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