Lavabit Owner Launches Appeal Against Service Closure

Lavabit Owner Launches Appeal Against Service Closure

The encrypted mail service Edward Snowden used got closed down for unknown reasons

NSA Built Backdoor into Encryption Standard, Despite NIST Denials

NSA Built Backdoor into Encryption Standard, Despite NIST Denials

New details have surfaced on the standards being tampered with by the NSA

NSA Shares Raw Surveillance Data with Israel, Including on Americans

NSA Shares Raw Surveillance Data with Israel, Including on Americans

Despite reassurances that the NSA goes to great pain not to spy on Americans

Declassified Documents Are Proof That the NSA Doesn't Need Dragnet Surveillance to Do Its Job

Declassified Documents Are Proof That the NSA Doesn't Need Dragnet Surveillance to Do Its Job

The agency was able to get by without unrestricted access to phone records for years

Should Anyone Still Trust the NSA

Should Anyone Still Trust the NSA

The notion that no one at the NSA understood the FISA order is absurd

"No One at NSA Had a Full Understanding" of Its Spy Programs, the Agency Admits

"No One at NSA Had a Full Understanding" of Its Spy Programs, the Agency Admits

The NSA is either clueless or it thinks all of us are

  • Web Blog
  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • September 11th, 2013
Edward Snowden Gets Nominated for Human Rights Prize by EU Lawmakers

Edward Snowden Gets Nominated for Human Rights Prize by EU Lawmakers

After Nobel and the Whistleblower Award, Snowden could get another prize for his actions

US Abuses Border Searches to Detain and Bully Political Activists

US Abuses Border Searches to Detain and Bully Political Activists

The US government can completely ignore the constitution at borders

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 11th, 2013
US Cryptography Body Denies NSA Deliberately Weakened Standards

US Cryptography Body Denies NSA Deliberately Weakened Standards

NIST claims its standards aren't tampered with by the NSA

  • Web Blog
  • By Gabriela Vatu
  • September 10th, 2013
NSA Spying on Brazil's Oil Company Isn't That Surprising

NSA Spying on Brazil's Oil Company Isn't That Surprising

Everyone is doing it, but no one's talking about it

Brazil's President: NSA Spying on Petrobras Is Industrial Espionage

Brazil's President: NSA Spying on Petrobras Is Industrial Espionage

Despite the US saying this wasn't industrial espionage, there's no other version

The NSA Thinks You're  a "Zombie" for Buying a Smartphone That's So Easy to Spy On

The NSA Thinks You're a "Zombie" for Buying a Smartphone That's So Easy to Spy On

The NSA doesn't even try to mask its disdain for the average citizen

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 10th, 2013
The NSA Exploited "Harmless" Privacy Bug for Years

The NSA Exploited "Harmless" Privacy Bug for Years

Remember this the next time you hear about a "harmless" leak or bug

The NSA Can't Arrogantly Ignore Leaks Forever

The NSA Can't Arrogantly Ignore Leaks Forever

The US government will have to start answering to the people it's supposed to serve

Google, Yahoo, and Facebook Urge the US Government, Again, to Disclose Secret Orders

Google, Yahoo, and Facebook Urge the US Government, Again, to Disclose Secret Orders

The companies want to be able to provide aggregate data on the number of requests they get

The NSA Doesn't Have Backdoor Access, 1Password Says

The NSA Doesn't Have Backdoor Access, 1Password Says

Several companies are denying involvement in any government program

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 9th, 2013
Obama Lifted the Ban on NSA Targeting Americans in 2011

Obama Lifted the Ban on NSA Targeting Americans in 2011

Making it possible to snoop into domestic communications without a warrant

 
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