Joe Kloc
Joe Kloc is a former Daily Dot contributor who covered technology and policy. He's contributed to Newsweek and Mother Jones, discussed his reporting on air with WNYC, and written Weekly Reviews for Harper's Magazine.
The NSA has denied the claim made by several media outlets that the agency underestimated the amount of data it collects by a factor of 10.
On Aug 20, 2013 by Joe Kloc
According to Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, the U.K. government destroyed the paper's hard drives that contained leaks from Edward Snowden.
Communities around the world are building their own parallel Internets to stay out of reach of governments and major corporations.
On Aug 19, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Two weeks ago, the head of the NSA gave an apparently untrue speech in which he denied that the agency had ever broken any privacy laws.
On Aug 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc
According to a top secret audit, in the 12-month period preceding March 2012 alone, the agency committed 2,776 violations.
What makes this NSA parody site so good is how not far-fetched it seems.
The electro-pop band YACHT released an NSA protest song and is using 100 percent of the proceeds to combat government surveillance.
On Aug 15, 2013 by Joe Kloc
An "online covert employee" of the FBI caught two men in a chat room attempting to give money to al-Qaeda.
On Aug 14, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Manning faces up to 90 years in prison for leaking classified military information to WikiLeaks.
Here's a handy compendium of all the NSA programs leaked by Edward Snowden.
Contrary to earlier news reports, the White House says DNI James Clapper will not head up the NSA review.
On Aug 13, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The Secret Service released 104 pages of its 2011 investigation of the late Internet activist.
NSA agents could unlock achievements and earn points for spying with XKEYSCORE.
In 60 days, a formal review group will weigh in on whether the NSA's spying capabilities infringe on the privacy rights of U.S. citizens.
On Aug 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc
A legislative loophole allows the NSA to search through American citizens' PRISM data without a warrant.
On Aug 9, 2013 by Joe Kloc
