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» Meet the machines that steal your phone’s data ... ArsTechnica ►The Triggerfish is an eavesdropping device. It allows authorities to covertly intercept mobile phone conversations in real time. This sets it apart from the original version of the Stingray, which marketing documents suggest was designed mainly for location monitoring and gathering metadata (though software can allow the Stingray to eavesdrop).

» JSO has NSA-like capabilities ... FCN ►JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, a Jacksonville man is blowing the whistle on cell phone surveillance equipment the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has that he says is hijacking our civil liberties.

» Whistleblower: NSA stores 80% of all phone calls, not just metadata - full audio ... RT News ► At least 80 percent of all audio calls are gathered and stored by the NSA, whistleblower William Binney has revealed. The former code-breaker says the spy agency’s ultimate aim is no less than total population control.

» Nadella calling for big changes within Microsoft ... Tech Times ► In its latest earnings report, for the third quarter of fiscal year of 2014, Microsoft's profits dropped by 6.6% to $20.4 billion. The decline was caused by weak PC sales. The annual report for fiscal year 2014 will be released on July 22.

» CBS to Aereo: talk to us, but bring your checkbook ... VentureBeat ► In the aftermath of their Supreme Court disaster, where does Aereo go from here? It might head over to the office of CBS head Les Moonves.

» IBM to sell business-optimized iPads in unexpected partnership ... PCWorld ► Apple and IBM announced Tuesday that they’ll be working together to support iPhones and iPads specifically designed for businesses. The mobile devices will come with a suite of more than 100 industry-specific apps, giving Apple a much stronger path into the lucrative enterprise space that’s traditionally been the province of Windows PCs.

» Google+ kills off “real names” policy ... ArsTechnica ► Google has decided to reverse its long-standing policy requiring users to use their real names to make profiles on the service as of Tuesday, according to a post shared on the official account. The move comes after Google+ head Vic Gundotra suddenly departed in April, marking the beginning of a shift for the service.

» DARPA picks the first companies that will work on its unmanned spaceplane ... Engadget ► Slowly but surely, DARPA's XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane is becoming more than a bundle of nice ideas. The agency has just chosen the companies that will square off in the first phase of the unmanned craft's design program, most of which are recognizable names in the space business.

» Google now catalogs hundreds of Chromecast apps for easier discovery ... GIGAOM ► Google’s Chromecast website is now listing more than 400 apps and counting that are capable of casting content to the TV screen.

» GCHQ’s “Chinese menu” of tools spreads disinformation across Internet ... ArsTechnica ► What appears to be an internal Wiki page detailing the cyber-weaponry used by the British spy agency GCHQ was published today by Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept. The page, taken from the documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, lists dozens of tools used by GCHQ to target individuals and their computing devices, spread disinformation posing as others, and “shape” opinion and information available online.

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