The definitive guide to NSA spy programs
Here’s a handy compendium of all the NSA programs leaked by Edward Snowden.
On Aug 14, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Can the NSA’s data center hold the entire world’s digital communications?
The NSA’s new Utah Data Center is massive. What does that tell us about what the agency is collecting?
On Aug 9, 2013 by Joe Kloc
After Snowden leaks, daily adoption rate of PGP encryption triples
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
Unpublished NSA slides air on Brazilian television
According to one heatmap, a disproportionate amount of information is captured from Brazil … but why?
On Jul 25, 2013 by Joe Kloc
NSA chief slams “transparency culture,” compares Snowden to Boston bombers
Michael Hayden fears a culture that promotes transparency as a virtue.
On Jul 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Yahoo wins court order to release records of its fight against PRISM
Yahoo claims it fought surveillance orders back in 2008, and now the Department of Justice may have to release the documents that prove it.
On Jul 15, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Britain, Sweden block EU investigation of U.S. spying
Talks between the U.S. and the EU will only focus on PRISM, after Britain vetoed a wider conversation about U.S espionage.
Forget PRISM: FAIRVIEW is the NSA’s project to “own the Internet”
According to an NSA whistleblower, the agency’s Internet surveillance operations—including PRISM—fall under one umbrella, known as FAIRVIEW.
On Jul 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Washington Post names 2 more NSA spy programs: OAKSTAR and STORMBREW
The two “upstream” programs collect data directly from fiber optic cables, but details about that data remain sparse.
On Jul 11, 2013 by Joe Kloc
4 revelations from a pre-whistleblower interview with Edward Snowden
Before Edward Snowden revealed details of NSA spying operations to the Guardian, he gave this anonymous interview.
On Jul 8, 2013 by Kevin Collier
France’s “Big Brother” collects massive amounts of metadata on citizens
It’s not exactly PRISM, but “Big Brother” collects metadata on all of France’s calls, texts and emails.
On Jul 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier
Snowden: The U.K.’s spying operation is worse than PRISM
The U.K.’s GCHQ has tapped directly into fiber-optic cables to intercept communications, Snowden and another Guardian source claim.
On Jun 21, 2013 by Kris Holt
A brief history of NSA surveillance, from 9/11 to PRISM
This is what we knew about wiretaps and Internet surveillance before Edward Snowden.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Why Facebook’s new Swedish data center raises major privacy red flags
Sweden has a PRISM-like system for warrantless monitoring of communications that pass through its borders.
On Jun 12, 2013 by Kris Holt
How Edward Snowden and Bradley Manning really stack up
Supporters and detractors alike have compared Snowden to Manning, but how much do the two whistleblowers and their situations really have in common?
On Jun 12, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
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