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Declassified NSA Newsletters

| | Applied Cryptography, foia, history of cryptography, history of security, nsa, Uncategorized
Through a 2010 FOIA request (yes, it took that long), we have copies of the NSA’s KRYPTOS Society Newsletter, “Tales of the Krypt,” from 1994 to 2003. There are many interesting things ...
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Military Cryptanalytics, Part III

| | cryptanalysis, foia, history of cryptography, military, nsa, Uncategorized
The NSA has just declassified and released a redacted version of Military Cryptanalytics, Part III, by Lambros D. Callimahos, October 1977. Parts I and II, by Lambros D. Callimahos and William F ...
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Police Surveillance Tools from Special Services Group

| | cameras, eavesdropping, Espionage, foia, lawenforcement, police, Privacy, surveillance
Special Services Group, a company that sells surveillance tools to the FBI, DEA, ICE, and other US government agencies, has had its secret sales brochure published. Motherboard received the brochure as part ...
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Palantir’s Surveillance Service for Law Enforcement

| | datacollection, foia, lawenforcement, nsa, police, Privacy, surveillance
Motherboard got its hands on Palantir's Gotham user's manual, which is used by the police to get information on people: The Palantir user guide shows that police can start with almost no ...
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