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New Snowden leak: NSA hacked into Mexican president’s email

German magazine Der Spiegel reveals new revelations about the extent of the NSA's spying on Mexico.

On Oct 20, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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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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‘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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NSA reauthorized to track your phone calls for another 3 months

It's the second time the NSA has announced a renewal of its rolling authorization for the program.

On Oct 14, 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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7 short, declassified tales of NSA agents spying on their lovers

We've got the backstory behind 12 cases of NSA misconduct. Notably, seven of these offer details of spurned or suspicious lovers.

On Sep 27, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Stop webcam spies with free, 3-D printed ‘RAT Trap’

A clever, but somewhat cheesy, new way to protect your privacy. 

On Sep 23, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Will Apple’s new iPhone turn your fingerprints over to the NSA?

Apple picked an interesting time to add a fingerprint scanner to the iPhone.

On Sep 10, 2013 by Kris Holt

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New Zealand won’t face charges for spying on Kim Dotcom, 85 others

New Zealand's GCSB illegally spied, but it didn't intend to break any laws.

On Aug 29, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Congress gearing up for another fight against NSA metadata collection

Justin Amash's amendment to limit domestic surveillance narrowly failed in July—but that was before all of Congress knew what the NSA is collecting.

On Aug 24, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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LOVEINT: NSA says employees spied on their partners

Spying on love interests made up most of the "willful misconduct" by NSA officers over the past decade, the agency said.

On Aug 24, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Head of U.S. intelligence joins Tumblr, forgets to add GIFs

Hey, welcome to our Tumblr! Here, we [REDACTED].

On Aug 22, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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NSA says 3,000 privacy violations were ‘not willful’

The NSA confirmed an audit that found 2,776 privacy violations in a year, but claimed they were all unintentional.

On Aug 18, 2013 by Jay Hathaway

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Court that oversees NSA spy programs has no ability to investigate violations

The head of the FISA court says it's hard to do his job when he has to take intelligence agencies at their word.

On Aug 16, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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The best NSA parody on the Web is almost too good

What makes this NSA parody site so good is how not far-fetched it seems.

On Aug 16, 2013 by Joe Kloc