7 reasons the death of the metadata program won’t stop the NSA from spying on you
The NSA is still watching you.
On May 22, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
Hackers build a new Tor client designed to beat the NSA
The next step in the fight over anonymity.
On May 21, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Rand Paul ends 10-hour Patriot Act filibuster as legislative deadline nears
As Paul talked, controversial government surveillance powers were on the verge of expiring.
On May 21, 2015 by Eric Geller
The NSA will begin shutting down its phone-data collection starting Friday
If you’re tired of the NSA knowing who you called, this is really good news.
On May 20, 2015 by Kevin Collier
Sen. Rand Paul is ‘filibustering’ the Patriot Act
Can he beat his previous speech record of 13 hours?
On May 20, 2015 by Dell Cameron, Eric Geller
How 1990s encryption backdoors put today’s Internet in jeopardy
New research shows how mandatory weak encryption is still wreaking havoc on Internet security.
On May 20, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Eugene Kaspersky: ‘Our business is saving the world from computer villains’
Meet the world’s most contentious cybersecurity superstar.
On May 20, 2015 by Dylan Love
Americans really want to reform the Patriot Act to curb NSA spying
Nobody likes the NSA anymore.
On May 19, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
Apple, Facebook join major coalition asking Obama to save encryption from the FBI
This is bigger than just Silicon Valley.
On May 19, 2015 by Eric Geller
2016 Republicans, ranked by number of supporters who think Obama wants to invade Texas
Messing with Texas (by the numbers).
On May 15, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
House passes USA Freedom Act to strip NSA of controversial spying powers
Whether the bill can pass the Senate, though, is far from clear.
On May 13, 2015 by Eric Geller
How the Verizon-AOL deal is changing your news in the worst way
That sound your hearing isn’t just ’90s dialup. It’s censorship.
On May 13, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
New bill would dramatically improve the transparency of America’s spy budget
The overall number is already public, but these lawmakers say that’s not enough.
Millennials are surprisingly clueless about cybersecurity
This doesn’t bode well for the future.
On May 12, 2015 by Eric Geller
The NSA won’t tell us if it’s spying on Periscope and Meerkat
The typical Glomar response.
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