Obama gave no indication when that retaliation might occur—he has only five weeks remaining in office—or what form it might take, pending the outcomes of "a whole range of assessments taking place among the agencies."
The note-taking and organizational app Evernote has stirred up controversy after announcing a revised privacy policy that permits a limited number of employees to access and read users' content under specific circumstances.
After a breach exposed information of 36 million Ashley Madison customers, the website's operators have agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle federal and state charges.
Online security expert Steve Roberts claims that hackers may already be exploiting the Snooper's charter and advised that nervous internet users should consider using encryption and two-factor authentication for extra privacy and security.
Among the data nicked were birth dates, names, hashed passwords, email addresses, telephone numbers and even, at least in some cases, security questions and answers, some of which were encrypted.
