NSA

With deadline looming, Snowden requests asylum extension in Russia

It appears National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is in no rush to leave Russia.

On Jul 9, 2014 by Fran Berkman

FBI, NSA targeted leading Muslim-Americans, new Snowden revelations show

U.S. government targets include innocent civil rights activits, attorneys, professors, and a Republican candidate for public office.

On Jul 9, 2014 by Dell Cameron

Hackers promise to break Tor on a $3,000 budget

Can one of the most popular and powerful anonymity tools on the Internet be broken? 

On Jul 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Tech experts discuss the greatest threats to Internet freedom

Thousands of Internet experts detail what they consider to be the greatest threats.

On Jul 4, 2014 by Fran Berkman

Meet CISA, the Internet’s new enemy in Washington

Get your pitchforks ready.

On Jul 3, 2014 by Dell Cameron

NSA targets Web users who search for privacy tools online

Another day, another subversion of privacy by the NSA.

On Jul 3, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

NSA’s Internet spying program totally legal, Obama review board finds

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board found “no trace” of illegal activity.

On Jul 2, 2014 by Kevin Collier

EFF sues U.S. government over cybersecurity disclosures

Your move, NSA.

On Jul 1, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

New Snowden leak reveals that the NSA can spy on all but 4 countries

The NSA is keeping its allies close. 

On Jul 1, 2014 by Kevin Collier

Greenwald delays biggest Snowden story yet after new U.S. government claims

Fresh claims from the government have forced Greenwald to drop his planned midnight release.

On Jul 1, 2014 by Dell Cameron

The website for operating system Tails has been hacked

It’s uncertain if the source files have been altered. 

On Jun 29, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Where does your representative in Congress stand on NSA spying?

It’s report card time for members of Congress. 

On Jun 28, 2014 by Fran Berkman

The NSA just released its first ‘transparency report’

We can neither confirm nor deny whether you were a target.

On Jun 27, 2014 by Fran Berkman

Privacy activists just trolled the NSA with a giant blimp

That’s one way to get a message across.

On Jun 27, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Germany cancels Verizon contract over NSA concerns

The contract is set to expire next year. 

On Jun 27, 2014 by Tim Sampson