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9 ways the NSA can track Americans without a warrant

President Obama and intelligence officials claim programs like PRISM don't target Americans. That's not always true.

On Jun 21, 2013 by Kevin Collier

New bill would declassify FISA court’s surveillance decisions

The court that runs PRISM isn't allowed to reveal how it operates, but a new bill could change that.

On Jun 20, 2013 by Aja Romano

Did rapper M.I.A. predict PRISM?

The rapper is currently enjoying the last laugh after the introductory track to her third album got panned for its conspiracy-theory rhetoric.

On Jun 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier

You can ask the NSA to delete your records—if you can find the court

This man offered to ask the NSA to delete anyone's PRISM records. The only problem: The court that runs PRISM has no address.

On Jun 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Google to Facebook: FISA requests should be published separately

The major tech companies involved in PRISM have differed drastically in how they have released government requests for customer data.

On Jun 17, 2013 by Kevin Collier

The history of NSA spying, from telegrams to email

Before PRISM, there was SHAMROCK.

On Jun 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc

Guess how many of your Facebook friends government spies looked into

A hint: In the past six months, there's a 0.002 percent chance Facebook handed over your data to the government.

On Jun 15, 2013 by Kris Holt

Facebook, Microsoft join Google’s call for PRISM transparency

Three major companies want to be allowed to disclose how many requests for data they get from the NSA and FBI.

On Jun 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier

8 senators want to expose the secret courts that enable PRISM

A group of senators, including Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), have proposed a bill that could reveal how many Americans the NSA is spying on.

On Jun 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier

U.S. shared PRISM data with Dutch intelligence agency

Dutch intelligence agencies have received info from the U.S. National Security Agency's broad online surveillance program.

On Jun 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Who voted for FISA, the bill that made PRISM possible?

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act laid the groundwork for the NSA's current surveillance operations. These are the lawmakers who made it possible.

On Jun 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier

This could be how PRISM actually works

The NSA doesn't need a secret back door to Google's servers to get the information it wants.

On Jun 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Does the NSA’s PRISM spying program violate EU law?

President Obama claims PRISM isn't targeting American citizens. That doesn't do much to reassure European governments.

On Jun 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier

Obama signs bill to extend warrantless email surveillance

As expected, President Obama has agreed to extend FISA, a bill that gives the government broad powers to read Americans' private email, for another five years.

On Dec 31, 2012 by Kevin Collier