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How the fall of RFID chips explains our current surveillance state

Who's really to blame?

On May 8, 2016 by Gillian Branstetter

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New research exposes the people snooping on the Tor network

Tor is the most popular anonymity network, so naturally all kinds of people want to spy on it.

On Feb 26, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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U.K. intelligence committee urges major changes to surveillance bill

The report called one key measure 'inconsistent and largely incomprehensible.'

On Feb 9, 2016 by Eric Geller

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British police want to be able to serve warrants directly to U.S. tech companies

Congress would have to approve of any deal to change how foreign governments get U.S. data.

On Feb 5, 2016 by Eric Geller

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State lawmakers bypass Congress in broad effort to reform digital privacy laws

'When Congress doesn’t act, the states often feel the pressure directly to insert themselves into that void.'

On Jan 20, 2016 by Eric Geller

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U.S. senators look to social-media surveillance after San Bernardino attack

Can the U.S. government effectively monitor what immigrants post online?

On Dec 14, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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U.S. and China start detailing historic cybercrime pact

The two countries will conduct a joint exercise next spring to test their cooperative efforts.

On Dec 3, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Congress wants to know how OPM hack could hurt U.S. spies

Could China blackmail U.S. spies into becoming double agents? Some politicians are worried.

On Dec 2, 2015 by Eric Geller

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What the end of the NSA’s bulk phone record collection really means

The NSA ends its bulk phone record collection, but they can still spy on you online.

On Dec 2, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa

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CIA, afraid of China exploiting OPM data, reportedly pulled spies from Beijing embassy

The U.S. may not formally scold China for stealing the data, because it does the same thing.

On Sep 30, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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David Miranda explains why we need the ‘Snowden Treaty’ to protect our privacy

'I'm doing this now because I truly believe that human beings need the right of privacy.'

On Sep 24, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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The U.N. blasts AT&T, NSA for spying on its Internet activity

The U.S. says it's stopped, but the U.N. might not settle for that.

On Aug 18, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Americans really don’t want to see Edward Snowden pardoned

Sorry, Internet.

On Aug 12, 2015 by Eric Geller

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Couple wakes up to photos taken from their own hacked webcam

It reads like the setup for a horror film, but it's quite real, and it happens a lot.

On Aug 8, 2015 by Joey Keeton

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Privacy groups attack NSA surveillance at the root by targeting FCC rule

The FCC is under pressure to step into the ongoing government surveillance fight.

On Aug 4, 2015 by Eric Geller