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You can’t put a price tag on privacy

The interest you earn in the form of supposedly free services is rarely worth opening such an account. 

On Oct 23, 2013 by [email protected]

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3 new NSA slides offer deeper look at PRISM program

Le Monde's leaks from Edward Snowden didn't just reveal that the NSA tracks French citizens. It gives insight into the agency's practices around the world.

On Oct 21, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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A psychological history of the NSA

The NSA's domestic activites reveal how an organization of well-meaning agents began spying on the American people. 

On Oct 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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iMessage may not be as secure as Apple claims

If Apple can intercept and decrypt one’s messages, then the government can compel it do so. 

On Oct 17, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Email users flock to German companies in wake of NSA leaks

German email providers have seen a boom in usership. According to Der Spiegel, much of this growth is due to NSA spying revelations.

On Oct 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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‘You had me at NSA’: A love story for the digital age

The Second City Network gives us a peek inside an NSA love quadrangle.

On Oct 15, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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This NSFW fanfic snoops on Edward Snowden’s fictional sex life

Of course it's called Snowjob. Of course.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Snowden’s laptops were decoys, former CIA agent reveals

According to a former CIA agent who met with Edward Snowden, the whistleblower's laptops didn't contain any classified NSA information. 

On Oct 11, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Want to get the NSA’s attention? Try ScareMail

Because "an NSA search that returns everything is a search that returns nothing of use."

On Oct 10, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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PRISM companies beg Congress to pass laws letting them talk about PRISM

All of the companies issued carefully worded denials of willfully spying on customers except when required by law.

On Oct 2, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Telecom CEO, now out of prison, has some choice words for the NSA

A businessman's belief that he was the victim of a political prosecution gains traction in light of leaks.

On Oct 1, 2013 by Miles Klee

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The NSA can store your browsing and email histories for a year

The latest leak from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the agency stores the browsing and email histories of many Americans for up to one year.

On Sep 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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The NSA graphs social networks of U.S. citizens

According to new leaked documents, the NSA uses surveillance data collected on Americans to reconstruct and analyze their social networks.

On Sep 28, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Apply now to become the NSA’s first privacy officer

In response to public debate over the NSA's controversial Internet surveillance programs, the agency is hiring.

On Sep 24, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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U.K. intelligence carried out a cyberattack on a major Belgian telecom

The latest Snowden leak reveals how British spies hacked into the Belgian telecommunications firm, Belgacom.

On Sep 20, 2013 by Joe Kloc