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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

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Microsoft gave NSA access to Skype chats and SkyDrive files

The Guardian reports that Microsoft was a more active participant in the NSA's PRISM surveillance program than previously realized.

On Jul 11, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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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

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Yahoo wants to unseal the details of its original fight against PRISM

Yahoo has filed a request to let the public see the arguments it made against PRISM when the surveillance program was first implemented.

On Jul 11, 2013 by Tim Sampson

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How the NSA uses PRISM in Latin America

The system has been used to track "energy and narcotics" transactions in Mexico, and "data on oil and military purchases from Venezuela."

On Jul 10, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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This group just challenged the U.K. government over mass spying

Privacy International filed a complaint against several U.K. government entities.

On Jul 9, 2013 by Kris Holt

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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

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Venezuela vows to protect Edward Snowden from “world’s most powerful empire”

President Nicolás Maduro offer the NSA whistleblower asylum late Friday, but it's unclear if he's williing to help with Snowden's transportation. 

On Jul 6, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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French spy agency’s headquarters erased from Google Maps

The DGSE, France's NSA equivalent, has been blurred out of Google's satellite imagery.

On Jul 5, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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European Parliament threatens to revoke data sharing with U.S.

The EU passed a law that could end data sharing amid concerns that the NSA is spying on Europeans.

On Jul 5, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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Snoop on your own metadata with MIT’s help

The Immersion project aims to "allow you to see the web you have weaved together with others."

On Jul 5, 2013 by [email protected]

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When will this sub’s spy tactics finally get our attention?

An essay on Pastebin seeks to do what a decade of articles has failed trying.

On Jul 5, 2013 by Aja Romano

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New York City Restore the Fourth rally “couldn’t have gone better”

Hundreds took to the streets on July 4 to protest NSA surveillance.

On Jul 4, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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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

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Netherlands opens investigation into NSA and PRISM

A resolution to investigate the NSA spying passed the Dutch Parliament Wednesday.

On Jul 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier