The US gave a German intelligence agency access to one of its key surveillance programs, “XKeyscore.”
On Jul 22, 2013 by Joe Kloc
Michael Hayden fears a culture that promotes transparency as a virtue.
On Jul 20, 2013 by Kevin Collier
The order authorizing the NSA to collect data on Verizon phone calls expires Friday, but a judge is likely to extend it for 3 additional months.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Kevin Collier
How has Reddit come to lead the way in protecting user privacy online? It makes a point to invest in user anonymity.
On Jul 19, 2013 by Cody Permenter
A group of companies—including some of those implicated in PRISM—has signed a letter asking the NSA to reveal the number of requests it makes for users' information.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Kevin Collier
"If you know someone who saw something, you should tell someone to say something" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
Mark Zuckerberg's former speechwriter spoke with the Guardian about some of the social network's biggest privacy gaps.
On Jul 18, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III
Snowden has become one of Russia's most valuable bargaining chips, even if this prisoner swap is never going to happen.
On Jul 17, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The investigators at Reflets.info have also uncovered information about former President Nicolas Sarkozy's interests in the surveillance game.
On Jul 17, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Drew Crawford's post points out that perhaps the biggest flaw in online security today is how little users understand of it.
On Jul 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc
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
Stefan Svallfors, a sociology professor at Sweden's Umeå University, nominated NSA whistleblower Snowden for the 2014 edition of the prestigious award.
Talks between the U.S. and the EU will only focus on PRISM, after Britain vetoed a wider conversation about U.S espionage.
There was one significant risk Facebook didn't disclose before its initial public offering: the company's participation in an NSA operation.
On Jul 15, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The NSA whistleblower will seek temporary political asylum in Russia, and has also accepted Venezuela's asylum offer.
On Jul 12, 2013 by Kevin Collier
