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USA Freedom Act clears hurdle in Congress, but loses support

The USA Freedom Act is one step closer to becoming law. And one step further away from what privacy advocates wanted.

On May 8, 2014 by Kevin Collier

America doesn’t need a second Snowden

If there is a second Snowden—or even a wave of activists who follow in Snowden’s footsteps—then they need to learn from his mistakes.

On Feb 17, 2014 by Greg Stevens

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India to launch its own NSA-style spy program

Here we go again.

On Jan 7, 2014 by Joe Kloc

Tech

The 10 NSA leaks you need to understand in 2013

"This is the truth; this is what's happening. You should decide whether we need to be doing this."

On Dec 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech

The 10 most influential Internet freedom activists of 2013

Edward Snowden changed everything.

On Dec 25, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Tech

Shareholders sue IBM for billions in PRISM-related losses

Will CISPA lobbying in the wake of PRISM cost IBM billions?

On Dec 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech

Is Microsoft becoming a transparency champion?

Your friendly, protransparency megacorporation.

On Dec 10, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech

Silicon Valley’s biggest companies launch campaign for NSA reform

Eight major tech companies wrote an open letter to the president, demaning the NSA stop its dragnet surveillance.

On Dec 9, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech

Obama: Snowden revealed ‘areas of legitimate concern’

The President also reiterated that the NSA is "not constrained by laws" when it comes to protecting non-Americans' privacy.

On Dec 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Tech

The dwindling potential of digital democracy

We need to build platforms that better match political action to the structure of governance.

On Dec 4, 2013 by L. Rhodes

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Microsoft mocks Google’s privacy issues with new company T-shirts

Want to protest Google reading your Gmail? Try the Microsoft store.

On Nov 23, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Business

What Apple’s transparency report doesn’t say about PRISM says plenty

Apple's relatively low number of requests can be partially explained by the fact that the company simply doesn't collect as much data on its customers as others, like Yahoo.

On Nov 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Tech

What is 12333, the 30-year-old order behind NSA spying?

Some of the largest NSA programs find their justification in an executive order signed by Ronald Reagan in 1980.

On Nov 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech

Brazil, Germany present U.N. committee with anti-NSA resolution

At least 19 other nations participated in some stage of drafting the resolution.

On Nov 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Tech

The NSA taps directly into Google and Yahoo’s servers

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA tapped directly into the cloud storage of Google and Yahoo, which the two tech giants say took them by surprise.

On Oct 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Tech

prism

USA Freedom Act clears hurdle in Congress, but loses support

America doesn’t need a second Snowden

India to launch its own NSA-style spy program

The 10 NSA leaks you need to understand in 2013

The 10 most influential Internet freedom activists of 2013

Shareholders sue IBM for billions in PRISM-related losses

Is Microsoft becoming a transparency champion?

Silicon Valley’s biggest companies launch campaign for NSA reform

Obama: Snowden revealed ‘areas of legitimate concern’

The dwindling potential of digital democracy

Microsoft mocks Google’s privacy issues with new company T-shirts

What Apple’s transparency report doesn’t say about PRISM says plenty

What is 12333, the 30-year-old order behind NSA spying?

Brazil, Germany present U.N. committee with anti-NSA resolution

The NSA taps directly into Google and Yahoo’s servers

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