NSA quietly expanded Internet snooping powers, leaked documents show
The spy agency surveilled American’s Internet communications to find hackers abroad, according to a new report.
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Snowden leaks: undermining security or defending privacy?
The whistleblower Edward Snowden is defended by a privacy watchdog as a new report claims his “reckless” actions caused “serious damage” to counter terrorism.
Philip Zimmermann: king of encryption reveals his fears for privacy
The creator of PGP has moved his mobile-encryption firm Silent Circle to Switzerland to be free of US mass surveillance. Here he explains why.
Proof Snowden leaks crippled war on terror
Al Qaeda groups now use new codes, Jihadis sent out tips to avoid surveillance and spying operations had to be called off.
The NSA’s problem? Too much data.
The National Security Agency’s Special Source Operations branch manages “partnerships” in which U.S. and foreign telecommunications companies allow the NSA to use their facilities to intercept phone calls, e-mails and other data. This briefing describes problems with overcollection of data from e-mail address books and buddy lists, as well as…
Anti-NSA activists secretly record park bench conversations of people trash talking their friends, recalling kinky flings and bragging about their luxurious lives
A group of political pranksters in New York City has planted recording devices marked ‘NSA’ around town in a bid to record the private conversations of bar patrons, restaurant guests and gym-goers.
US Senate blocks bill to extend NSA phone data collection
The US Senate has blocked a bill that would have extended the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records by the National Security Agency (NSA).
Snowden Files Give New Details on Osama bin Laden Raid
Secret intelligence documents disclosed by Edward Snowden provide new context for evaluating the various accounts of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan in 2011.
US Officials Leak Info About ISIS Raid More Sensitive Than Anything Snowden Ever Leaked
Over the weekend, the US government announced that special forces soldiers entered Syria to conduct a raid that killed an alleged leader of ISIS, Abu Sayyaf. In the process, anonymous US officials leaked classified information to the New York Times that’s much more sensitive than anything Edward Snowden ever revealed,…
Apple, Google urge Obama to reject smartphone backdoor proposals
A multitude of technology firms hope to stop legislation which would allow law enforcement access to data stored in mobile devices.