Senators challenge NSA’s claim that PRISM doesn’t target Americans
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) take issue with an NSA fact sheet on PRISM. But they can’t say why, because it’s classified.
On Jun 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Russia will not extradite Edward Snowden—if he’s there
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced Tuesday that he would not honor the U.S.’s urgent request for Russia to turn Snowden over to the U.S. or halt his travels.
9 ways the NSA can track Americans without a warrant
President Obama and intelligence officials claim programs like PRISM don’t target Americans. That’s not always true.
On Jun 21, 2013 by Kevin Collier
New bill would declassify FISA court’s surveillance decisions
The court that runs PRISM isn’t allowed to reveal how it operates, but a new bill could change that.
On Jun 20, 2013 by Aja Romano
Did rapper M.I.A. predict PRISM?
The rapper is currently enjoying the last laugh after the introductory track to her third album got panned for its conspiracy-theory rhetoric.
On Jun 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
You can ask the NSA to delete your records—if you can find the court
This man offered to ask the NSA to delete anyone’s PRISM records. The only problem: The court that runs PRISM has no address.
On Jun 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Google to Facebook: FISA requests should be published separately
The major tech companies involved in PRISM have differed drastically in how they have released government requests for customer data.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier
The history of NSA spying, from telegrams to email
Before PRISM, there was SHAMROCK.
On Jun 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Guess how many of your Facebook friends government spies looked into
A hint: In the past six months, there’s a 0.002 percent chance Facebook handed over your data to the government.
On Jun 15, 2013 by Kris Holt
Facebook, Microsoft join Google’s call for PRISM transparency
Three major companies want to be allowed to disclose how many requests for data they get from the NSA and FBI.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier
8 senators want to expose the secret courts that enable PRISM
A group of senators, including Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), have proposed a bill that could reveal how many Americans the NSA is spying on.
On Jun 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
U.S. shared PRISM data with Dutch intelligence agency
Dutch intelligence agencies have received info from the U.S. National Security Agency’s broad online surveillance program.
Who voted for FISA, the bill that made PRISM possible?
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act laid the groundwork for the NSA’s current surveillance operations. These are the lawmakers who made it possible.
On Jun 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier
This could be how PRISM actually works
The NSA doesn’t need a secret back door to Google’s servers to get the information it wants.
On Jun 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Does the NSA’s PRISM spying program violate EU law?
President Obama claims PRISM isn’t targeting American citizens. That doesn’t do much to reassure European governments.
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