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New Snowden leak shows NSA spied on Brazil’s president

Brazillian government is fuming after learning the NSA spied on the country's president.

On Sep 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Introducing Genie, the NSA’s $652 million botnet

If all goes according to plan, the NSA will soon have millions of infected computers at its disposal.

On Sep 3, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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The NSA hacked Al Jazeera

Documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reveal that in 2006, the agency hacked into Al Jazeera's internal communications. 

On Sep 2, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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AT&T has a record of everywhere you’ve carried your phone

And the DEA is a frequent user.

On Sep 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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NSA spent $25 million on ‘software vulnerabilities’ in 2013

The vulnerabilities are reportedly used to hack foreign governments.

On Aug 31, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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‘Hello, NSA? I accidentally deleted an email’

Bahram Sadeghi accidentally deleted an email message and couldn't get it back, so he decided to call up the NSA.

On Aug 31, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Did NSA spying help reveal chemical weapon attack in Syria?

A White House report released today suggests that the NSA's controversial Internet spy program may have provided evidence that Syria used chemical weapons.

On Aug 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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How the NSA spent $10.8 billion this year

According to the leaked "black budget," the NSA spent $10.8 billion this year. Here's how it breaks down.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Leaked ‘black budget’ reveals U.S. spent most of its intelligence funds on NSA, CIA

A secret U.S. intelligence report details how the NSA, CIA and other secretive U.S. agencies spent their $52.6 billion dollar budget in 2013.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Edward Snowden accused of impersonating NSA officials

An NSA report says Snowden used the accounts of officials to access high-level secrets.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Are we the last generation that will know a free Internet?

Governments all around the world are changing their relationship to the Internet. It's a war of Internet norms. 

On Aug 28, 2013 by Chris R. Albon

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The parody shirt the NSA doesn’t want you to wear

Dan McCall's T-shirts were pulled from Zazzle over an apparent violation of intellectual property rights.

On Aug 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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United Nations responds to allegations of NSA spying

The United Nations says that the NSA may have broken international law by spying on the diplomatic body.

On Aug 27, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Snowden’s new leak: NSA spied on the United Nations

New documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA spied on U.N. videoconferences. 

On Aug 25, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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New game plays Mad Libs with NSA censorship

Blackbar, a new app for iOS, is a fun play on the NSA’s love of redacting words with thick black bars.

On Aug 25, 2013 by Gaby Dunn