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Top U.S. intelligence officials: We’re losing the fight in cyberspace

'We are not going to fix this problem in a few years.'

On Sep 29, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Sen. Ron Wyden thinks the next big cybersecurity bill could make things worse

'I will not casually give up these amendments that are so important to making a flawed bill better.'

On Sep 14, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Ron Wyden, the Internet’s senator

After two decades in the Senate, privacy hawk Ron Wyden is still going strong.

On Mar 24, 2015 by Eric Geller

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U.S. spy chief says he knows which North Korean official led the Sony hack

A name, but no evidence.

On Jan 7, 2015 by Eric Geller

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NSA’s Internet spying program totally legal, Obama review board finds

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board found "no trace" of illegal activity.

On Jul 2, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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DNI Clapper: U.S. intelligence employees barred from all media contact

No more talking to the media, FBI and NSA employees!

On Apr 22, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Clapper to Wyden: NSA uses warrantless searches of Americans’ communications

Honesty is always the best policy.

On Apr 1, 2014 by Andrew Couts

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Spy chief: We should have been ‘transparent’ about post-9/11 surveillance

Director of National Intelligence says post-9/11 data-gathering programs never should have been kept secret

On Feb 18, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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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

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Did Google autocomplete ruin this man’s life?

Careful what you search for.

On Dec 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Germany’s Merkel to Obama: Monitoring is ‘completely unacceptable’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel phoned Obama, warning the president that such spying was "completely unacceptable."

On Oct 23, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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U.S. denies NSA recorded millions of French phone conversations

James Clapper denies that the NSA recorded 70 million French phone conversations in a one month period. But should we believe him?

On Oct 23, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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NSA review panel shuts down for furlough

It's “a lot less important' than other operations,” says the former CIA director on the panel.

On Oct 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Director of National Intelligence confirms NSA spied on Americans’ phones

In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Director of National Intelligence admitted to collecting the phone location data of American citizens.

On Oct 3, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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FISA court to declassify more documents on NSA’s phone snooping program

The U.S. surveillance court aims to reveal more of itself.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Miles Klee