NSA chief slams “transparency culture,” compares Snowden to Boston bombers
Michael Hayden fears a culture that promotes transparency as a virtue.
On Jul 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
U.S. likely to renew NSA’s Verizon metadata spying program
The order authorizing the NSA to collect data on Verizon phone calls expires Friday, but a judge is likely to extend it for 3 additional months.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Reddit’s PRISM strategy: Don’t collect what the government wants
How has Reddit come to lead the way in protecting user privacy online? It makes a point to invest in user anonymity.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Cody Permenter
Internet’s largest companies demand NSA transparency
A group of companies—including some of those implicated in PRISM—has signed a letter asking the NSA to reveal the number of requests it makes for users’ information.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
NSA comes clean on metadata: Are you within 3 degrees of a target?
“If you know someone who saw something, you should tell someone to say something” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.
Master password guts Facebook user privacy, former speechwriter warns
Mark Zuckerberg’s former speechwriter spoke with the Guardian about some of the social network’s biggest privacy gaps.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Mom of jailed Russian drug trafficker wants U.S. to swap him for Snowden
Snowden has become one of Russia’s most valuable bargaining chips, even if this prisoner swap is never going to happen.
On Jul 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc
France’s doubled fiber-optic networks suggest spying in Africa
The investigators at Reflets.info have also uncovered information about former President Nicolas Sarkozy’s interests in the surveillance game.
On Jul 17, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Here’s the step-by-step guide to NSA-proofing your email
Drew Crawford’s post points out that perhaps the biggest flaw in online security today is how little users understand of it.
On Jul 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Yahoo wins court order to release records of its fight against PRISM
Yahoo claims it fought surveillance orders back in 2008, and now the Department of Justice may have to release the documents that prove it.
On Jul 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Stefan Svallfors, a sociology professor at Sweden’s Umeå University, nominated NSA whistleblower Snowden for the 2014 edition of the prestigious award.
Britain, Sweden block EU investigation of U.S. spying
Talks between the U.S. and the EU will only focus on PRISM, after Britain vetoed a wider conversation about U.S espionage.
Facebook’s silence on PRISM could result in legal action
There was one significant risk Facebook didn’t disclose before its initial public offering: the company’s participation in an NSA operation.
On Jul 15, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Edward Snowden accepts all asylum offers, can’t leave Russia yet
The NSA whistleblower will seek temporary political asylum in Russia, and has also accepted Venezuela’s asylum offer.
On Jul 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Forget PRISM: FAIRVIEW is the NSA’s project to “own the Internet”
According to an NSA whistleblower, the agency’s Internet surveillance operations—including PRISM—fall under one umbrella, known as FAIRVIEW.
On Jul 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc
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