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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.

» How Recent Solar Flares Are Affecting Humans ... Carlini Institute ► Over the past year, we have been experiencing an intensive amount of solar activity on the Sun which is affecting both the Earth and Humans.

» Microsoft will merge separate versions of Windows into one unified operating system ... The Verge ► Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has confirmed that his company will amalgamate all major versions of Windows into one operating system.

» 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.

» Court allows use of “stingray” cell tracking device in murder case ... ArsTechnica ► The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has upheld the warrantless use of cell phone tracking devices, better known as "stingrays.” In a narrow decision published on Thursday, the court found that while the Milwaukee police did not specifically have a warrant to use the stingray to locate a murder suspect, it did have a related judicial order that essentially served the same purpose.

» 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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