Bush Orders Collection of Biometric Data
By Matthew Rothschild, June 9, 2008 Big Brother wants your irises.George Bush just issued a directive to expand the acquisition of biometric information, and to ensure that agencies across the...
View ArticleBernie Sanders Blasts NSA: "This Is Not Freedom."
By Matthew Rothschild, June 6, 2013 Sen. Sanders shows a profile in courage in denouncing the NSA surveillance of millions of Americans.read more
View ArticleNo Evidence Behind Broad Claims of NSA's Effectiveness
By Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer, Pro Publica, Oct. 23, 2013 Frequently-cited figures on plots thwarted by the NSA don't stand up to scrutiny.read more
View ArticleUh-Oh: DiFi's Dictionary Makes Phone Dragnet Illegal
By Marcy Wheeler, Nov. 5, 2013 Dianne Feinstein cites the dictionary in defense of the NSA, but she forgot something.read more
View ArticleBig Brother's Got a Loyal Sister
By Norman Solomon, LA Progressive, Nov. 7, 2013 How Sen. Dianne Feinstein is betraying civil liberties, one whistleblower at a time.read more
View ArticleMore Ways the U.S. Phone Dragnet Violates the Law
By Marcy Wheeler, Nov. 20, 2013 America's phone dragnet has some big problems in addition to the obvious constitutional one.read more
View ArticleHow Corporate Spooks Spy on Nonprofit Activist Groups
By Joshua Holland, Moyers & Company, Nov. 25, 2013 Report finds millions spent on private spies aiming to discredit activists.read more
View ArticleKeith Alexander: The One General Obama Didn't Fire
By Marcy Wheeler, Nov. 25, 2013 Did the NSA's leader really offer to resign over Snowden?read more
View ArticleRevealed: NSA Spied on Porn Habits of 'Radicalizers'
By Mike Masnick, TechDirt, Nov. 27, 2013 Report claims surveillance network swept up sordid details to embarrass NSA's enemies.read more
View ArticleBob Woodward Would Have Covered Snowden Differently
By Marcy Wheeler, Dec. 2, 2013 The idea that a small group is somehow monopolizing the Snowden leaks is absurd.read more
View ArticleAussie Spies Offered Up Citizens' Private Data
By AFP, Dec. 2, 2013 New Snowden leak catches Australia sharing citizens' medical, legal and religious info.read more
View ArticleLeak: NSA Tracks Location of Billions of Mobile Phones
By AFP, Dec. 5, 2013 Latest Snowden revelation finds spy agency monitoring people's real-world movements.read more
View ArticleWalker's Friends Should Watch Their Backs
By Stephen C. Webster, Dec. 6, 2013 Timing of the governor’s latest staff purge sends the wrong message.read more
View ArticleTech Giants Demand Reforms to U.S. Spy Programs
By AFP, Dec. 9, 2013 Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Twitter and more join forces to force change.read more
View ArticlePolice Cellphone Searches Double Under Obama
By Stephen C. Webster, Dec. 9, 2013 Outdated privacy law allows police to run roughshod over the Fourth Amendment.read more
View ArticleNSA Infiltrated 'World of Warcraft,' Xbox Live
By Tim Cushing, TechDirt, Dec. 9, 2013 Spy agency saw virtual worlds as a potential terrorist threat.read more
View ArticleSpymaster Wants to Outlaw Reporting on the NSA
By Jim Hightower, Dec. 10, 2013 The NSA scandals are beginning to sound like the plot of a spy movie.read more
View ArticleWith 'Man of the Year,' Did Time Not Read the News?
By Marcy Wheeler, Dec. 11, 2013 By not picking Snowden, Time's editors revealed either their fear or their ignorance.read more
View ArticleNew Net Hijack Highlights Madness of Internet Voting
By Brad Friedman, Dec. 13, 2013 Massive 'man in the middle' hack shows how easy it would be to game an election.read more
View ArticleObama Decides Against Smaller Role for NSA's Leader
By AFP, Dec. 13, 2013 White House tosses plan to remove cyber warfare from spy chief's purview.read more
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