New Snowden leaks expose the NSA’s play for more power
The leaked papers, dated February 2012, detail the NSA’s four-year plan to update and increase its methods for gathering intelligence.
On Nov 23, 2013 by Dell Cameron
Microsoft mocks Google’s privacy issues with new company T-shirts
Want to protest Google reading your Gmail? Try the Microsoft store.
On Nov 23, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Why you need this simple app that hands over all your metadata
The value of metadata has been hotly contested in security and surveillance circles, but these researchers are aiming to settle that debate.
On Nov 22, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Stuck between big data and a hard place
We’re caught in a security race, and we can’t opt out
On Nov 21, 2013 by Nicholas White
Did the NSA agree to let Britain spy on U.S. citizens?
In 1946, the U.S. and Britain agreed not to spy on one another. Both countries do it anyway.
On Nov 21, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Senators: NSA’s bulk data collection isn’t necessary to stop terrorism
Three senators say all the program’s successes could have been achieved by less invasive means.
On Nov 21, 2013 by Tim Sampson
In search of Edward Snowden
For four high-profile whistleblowers, arranging a secret meeting with the world’s most wanted whistleblower was no simple thing.
On Nov 21, 2013 by [email protected]
How WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden cashed in on the Bitcoin boom
As the price of Bitcoin skyrockets, so does Edward Snowden’s defense fund.
On Nov 20, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Here’s the court ruling that let the NSA track your email
For years the NSA collected the metadata from Americans’ emails. Monday night, the 2004 ruling on the program was finally released.
On Nov 19, 2013 by Joe Kloc
U.K. and U.S. team up to expose Dark Web pedophiles
An international crime gets an international solution.
On Nov 19, 2013 by Miles Klee
NSA metadata collection program swept up Americans’ credit card numbers
Here’s a breakdown of the declassified documents that reveal how it happened.
The NSA attaches data collection devices to U.S. drones
Accoring to Vocative, the CIA uses NSA tracking devices for deadly drone strikes.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to NSA’s domestic spying programs
The SCOTUS didn’t give a reason for rejecting the challenge from privacy groups.
On Nov 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Spy program snoops on world’s hotel reservations
Congratulations! You’ve successfully booked your stay through a top secret government spy agency!
Tech companies spend millions lobbying against NSA spying
Recent lobbying disclosures show how Silicon Valley is responding to the NSA in Washington.
On Nov 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc
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