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Edward Snowden asks for a presidential pardon

Snowden says his disclosures helped the American people.

On by Andrew Couts

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It’s trivially easy to identify you based on records of your calls and texts

Metadata isn’t as anonymous as government officials want you to believe.

On by Eric Geller

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Ted Cruz slams surveillance hawks for ‘sweeping aside citizens’ Fourth Amendment rights’

Cruz’s stance on NSA surveillance sets him apart from several of his fellow candidates.

On by Eric Geller

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Chris Christie to Congress: Bring back NSA’s phone metadata program

Christie is unapologetic in his support for NSA mass spying.

On by Eric Geller

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Marco Rubio backs bill to stop NSA from deleting old metadata

Rubio joined another senator’s effort to stop the NSA from deleting the old data.

On by Eric Geller

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NSA gets ready to shut down Patriot Act phone-records program

The ‘metadata’ program became a lightning rod for privacy activists, and now it’s shutting down.

On by Eric Geller

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Hillary Clinton missed some key facts when she slammed Edward Snowden

The truth is more complicated than Clinton made it seem.

On by Eric Geller

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National Security Letters, a controversial FBI tool, sent back to federal court

NSLs could soon make a comeback

On by Eric Geller

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Appeals court overturns major anti-NSA decision

They left the major constitutional issues unaddressed.

On by Eric Geller

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Jeb Bush thinks the FBI should have access to your smartphone

Encryption just entered the 2016 debate.

On by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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New Snowden documents: Obama expanded warrantless NSA spying

Americans may be affected.

On by Patrick Howell O’Neill

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President Obama signs USA Freedom Act, a major NSA-reform bill, into law

This marks the first major surveillance reform in 40 years.

On by Eric Geller

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Senate passes NSA-reform bill to revive expired spying powers

President Obama has said he will sign the bill into law.

On by Eric Geller

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Here’s why Bernie Sanders is voting against the USA Freedom Act

He believes there’s a better way to reform spying programs without violating people’s privacy.

On by Michelle Jaworski

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‘NSA employees’ tell Seth Meyers how the Patriot Act expiration is affecting them

These government agents are sick of listening to your phone calls.

On by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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