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
The NSA tracked who you emailed, who emailed you, and when. But not actually what you said.
On Jul 31, 2013 by Kevin Collier
The U.S. makes more requests for data than other governments combined, according to Twitter's latest transparency report.
On Jul 31, 2013 by Kris Holt
The White House says Change.gov, the president's old website full of campaign promises, wasn't taken down intentionally.
On Jul 31, 2013 by Jay Hathaway
Kristian Fiskerstrand cautions that more users trying it out now doesn't necessarily mean they'll adopt the practice permanently.
On Jul 31, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill
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
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
All of a sudden, tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Facebook are your strongest new ally.
On Jul 29, 2013 by Chris R. Albon
Revelations about the NSA's online spying operations are especially sensitive for German citizens.
On Jul 26, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Rand Paul and Chris Christie, both rising stars of the Republican party, have very different views of the NSA's surveillance programs.
The Internet—a community that cannot be controlled—is today's counterweight to power.
On Jul 25, 2013 by Nicholas White
According to one heatmap, a disproportionate amount of information is captured from Brazil … but why?
On Jul 25, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Rep. Justin Amash's amendment would have blocked the NSA from collecting metadata on Americans not under criminal investigation.
On Jul 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier
It sounds almost too paranoid to be true. Almost.
Rep. Justin Amash has introduced an amendment that could dismantle the NSA's metadata collection efforts, and the White House is not happy.
