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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.

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NSA plans to replace Edward Snowden with a computer

In an effort to curb future Snowden-style leaks, the NSA will replace 90 percent of its systems administrators with computers.

On Aug 9, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Can the NSA’s data center hold the entire world’s digital communications?

The NSA's new Utah Data Center is massive. What does that tell us about what the agency is collecting?

On Aug 9, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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DEA investigated for using NSA data for drug busts

The Department of Justice will look into concerns that the data-sharing collaboration denies Americans the right to a fair trial.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Obama bails on Putin over Snowden dispute

Obama cancels his planned meeting with Vladimir Putin after Russia in part because of the asylum granted to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Bradley Manning’s maximum sentence reduced by 46 years

Bradley Manning still faces almost a century in prison after a judge reduced his sentence by 46 years.

On Aug 6, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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John Rocker still hates New York

Today on Reddit, John Rocker continued his decade-long battle agains "foreigners" in New York City.

On Aug 6, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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You can’t sue torrent users just for the hell of it, judge rules

Judge throws out case against the 3,000 torrent users who shared 50 Cent's 2011 movie, "All Things Fall Apart."

On Aug 3, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Verizon is handing over U.S. data to a foreign spy agency

The latest batch of leaks from Edward Snowden implicate Verizon in sharing U.S. Internet and phone data with British intelligence.  

On Aug 3, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Is a U.S. senator trolling Snowden’s Wikipedia page?

Somebody on a senate computer is trying to add the word "traitor" to Edward Snowden's Wikipedia page.

On Aug 3, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Googling “pressure cooker” could get you a visit from the cops

Local police visited a journalist's house because her family googled "pressure cookers" and "backpacks."

On Aug 1, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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The NSA can read your Facebook chats and emails in real time

According to the Guardian, the NSA refers to XKeyscore as having access to “nearly everything a user does on the Internet.” 

On Aug 1, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Edward Snowden has left the building

After spending more than a month stranded in Moscow’s airport, Edward Snowden was granted safe passage into Russia.

On Aug 1, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Is the NSA trying to release secret surveillance documents before Snowden does?

In an effort to temper concerns about NSA spying, the Director of National Intelligence will declassify documents about NSA surveillance operations.

On Jul 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Will the NSA call Edward Snowden a liar under oath?

On Wednesday NSA officials will defend the agency's controversial surveillance programs in the Senate. Will they stick to their story under oath?

On Jul 29, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Russia promises it won’t hand over Snowden to the U.S.

Facing charges of espionage and theft, Snowden has spent the last month living in the transit zone of Moscow’s airport.

On Jul 26, 2013 by Joe Kloc