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Mike Wheatley

Mike Wheatley is a senior staff writer at SiliconANGLE. He loves to write about Big Data and the Internet of Things, and explore how these technologies are evolving and helping businesses to become more agile.

Before joining SiliconANGLE, Mike was an editor at Argophilia Travel News, an occassional contributer to The Epoch Times, and has also dabbled in SEO and social media marketing. He usually bases himself in Bangkok, Thailand, though he can often be found roaming through the jungles or chilling on a beach.

Got a news story or tip? Email Mike@SiliconANGLE.com.

DuckDuckGo, The PRISM-Proof Search Engine That the NSA Just Can’t Track

By Mike Wheatley Jun 14, 2013

In the wake of the NSA’s spying revelations, a golden opportunity has arisen for lesser known web services that offer guarantees against government snooping. Admittedly, a large number of web users will probably never…

EU To Investigate Claims Google Unfairly Licenses Android

By Mike Wheatley Jun 14, 2013

Just weeks after Google reached a legally-binding agreement with the EU following a long-winded antitrust case, the company is now reported to be facing a new investigation by European authorities into allegations surrounding its…

US Government Spying Extends Far Beyond PRISM

By Mike Wheatley Jun 14, 2013

Just when we thought these spying shenanigans couldn’t get any worse, well… They just did. A report by Michael Riley in Bloomberg today suggests that the nine technology firms supplying the NSA’s PRISM program…

Facebook Opens a REALLY COLD New Data Center in Sweden

By Mike Wheatley Jun 13, 2013

Facebook has just announced the opening of a new data center in the frosty climes of Lulea, in Northern Sweden, right on the edge of the Arctic Circle, as it looks for novel ways…

Crowdsourcing Takes Off in China with Danger Maps & More

By Mike Wheatley Jun 13, 2013

Not to be outdone by our own crowdsourcing efforts recently, Chinese netizens are getting in on the act as well. A new project called Danger Maps that taps on the knowledge of China’s 564…

It’s Not Just US: Google Says That Iran Spies On its Citizens Too

By Mike Wheatley Jun 13, 2013

Google may or may not be spying on its users, but it certainly knows what’s going on elsewhere around the world wide web. In an announcement yesterday, the company’s security division revealed the existence…

Yahoo Plans To Free Up Inactive Email Accounts

By Mike Wheatley Jun 13, 2013

Yahoo Mail has had a bit of a torrid time of late, with no end in sight to reports of people’s accounts being hacked and used to send spam, and the fact that it’s…

How To Get Out Of PRISM and Avoid NSA Spying

By Mike Wheatley Jun 12, 2013

Admittedly, most people don’t seem to give a toss about PRISM one way or the other. But you should, and not just because certain groups claim that the NSA’s spying could be unconstitutional –…

Google’s NSA Plea: Let Us Be More Transparent!

By Mike Wheatley Jun 12, 2013

Google has explicitly denied passing on user data to the NSA. Whistleblower Edward Snowden begs to differ, saying he can access your emails and chat records at the click of a mouse button. So is…

StopWatching.us Okay?

By Mike Wheatley Jun 12, 2013

Having been angered at revelations of the NSA’s pervasive spying program PRISM, a group of high-profile rights advocates have stepped forward to demand that lawmakers take action against government spying. Led by the Mozilla…