Welcome to the September mid-month installment of Secure Group’s Security and Privacy Roundup.  Our newsletter focuses on relevant news articles about security and privacy issues in the world today, in order to inform our customers and anyone interested in these issues.This is the third installment of our bi-monthly compilation, and we hope it proves informative.

There are a few compelling stories this month worth following. In order to keep things as relevant as possible, the stories are posted in descending order, with the latest entries first. Remember, check out our previous entries as well!

• September 11th - Half of iOS devices running out-of-date versions, putting users at risk
• September 9th - Data Breach captures data from 10.5 million health-care insurance customers
• September 9th - Library Bows to Police Pressure, Suspends Tor Node
• September 7th - New Android Porn malware takes photo and demands your money
• September 3rd - Department of Justice (DOJ) now requires Warrants to be issued for use of ‘Stingrays'
• August 31st - EFF Want to Overturn Florida Case Allowing Warrantless searches of Americans’ Cell Phone Location Records

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Hot new Encrypted Phone Crumbles at Def Con

In June of 2014, Google rolled out a massive ad/PR campaign entitled #ResetTheNet, where they assailed the recent revelations by Edward Snowden. They made a slick video and website calling mass surveillance “illegitimate” and urged netizens to protect their privacy. They introduced “NSA-resistant” tools and introduced free encrypted PGP email software code called End-to-End to make this happen.

The US Government has turned the Internet into something it was never intended to be: a system for spying on us in our most private moments. By tapping Internet cables, undermining security standards, and getting our data from companies in secret, the National Security Agency has built the largest surveillance apparatus in history and is collecting information on most Internet users.