Infosecurity - Twitter Shelves Plans to Encrypt Messages Between Users

"Last November it became known that Twitter was working to encrypt direct messages (DMs) between users in response to NSA/GCHQ snooping. Although general Twitter posts are entirely public, DMs (direct tweets between connected users) are considered to be a private form of messaging. Now it is reported that Twitter has quietly shelved DM encryption plans."



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German parliament confirms NSA inquiry, to start in April | News | DW.DE | 20.03.2014

"Germany's four major parties have unanimously approved a parliamentary inquiry into surveillance by the NSA. A German newspaper reported that whistleblower Edward Snowden, currently in Russia, may testify via Skype."



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Tech giants KNEW about PRISM, web snooping, claims top NSA lawyer • The Register

"Analysis The NSA's general counsel Rajesh De says technology firms were fully aware of both America's web surveillance program PRISM and the mass monitoring of upstream internet traffic."



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Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for the tasking (collection), exploitation (analysis), and dissemination (distribution) of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). AGO is part of the Australian Department of Defence."



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MH370: 6 Questions About The Objects In The Indian Ocean

"AUSTRALIAN authorities who were tasked with searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing flight MH370 have sent four aircraft to investigate at least two objects detected by satellite far off the Australian coast."



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Federal South Australian leaders Don Farrell and Jamie Briggs trade blows over development projects | The Australian

"Senator Farrell wants changes to the protection of the Woomera Prohibited Area to unlock “one of the world’s major untapped mineral resources”."



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