Eisenhower's Farewell Speech Now More Prescient Than Ever
By Stephen C. Webster, Jan. 17, 2014 53 years ago today, a president warned us of something that sounds an awful lot like the NSA.read more
View ArticleNSA Officials Detail How They'd Like to Murder Snowden
By Mike Masnick, TechDirt, Jan. 17, 2014 “I would love to put a bullet in his head,” one of the officials reportedly said.read more
View ArticleObama Sneers at Snowden While Puffing Up His Own Role
By Matthew Rothschild, Jan. 17, 2014 Obama's speech on NSA 'reforms' gives us no comfort whatsoever.read more
View ArticleEdward Snowden's 10 Biggest Revelations About the NSA
By Stephen C. Webster, Jan. 17, 2014 Overwhelmed by the torrent of NSA revelations? Let's just cut to the chase.read more
View ArticleLawyer: Edward Snowden 'Fears for His Life'
By AFP, Jan. 21, 2014 Attorney wants to unmask anonymous U.S. officials who threatened his client's life.read more
View ArticleOversight Board: NSA Surveillance Dragnet is Illegal
By AFP, Jan. 23, 2014 Panel created by the 9/11 Commission puts the Big Brother machine on notice.read more
View ArticleMSNBC Interrupts NSA Report for 'Breaking' Bieber News
By Stephen C. Webster, Jan. 24, 2014 Is this really what passes for progressive media today?read more
View ArticleThe RNC Just Voted to Investigate the Bush Administration
By Stephen C. Webster, Jan. 24, 2014 For real.read more
View ArticleBush's Dead-Enders Defend Their Illegal Surveillance
By Marcy Wheeler, Jan. 27, 2014 These neocons haven't yet adjusted to the idea of being slapped by the RNC.read more
View ArticleNSA Infiltrates Angry Birds to Spy on Phone Apps
By Mike Masnick, TechDirt, Jan. 27, 2014 Is there no length these agencies won't travel to capture our private data?read more
View ArticleFourth News Corp. Reporter Admits to Criminal Hacking
By AFP, Jan. 27, 2014 Dan Evans is just the latest Murdoch employee to own up to serious criminal activity.read more
View ArticleIntel. Director: Journalists are Snowden's 'Accomplices'
By Matthew Rothschild, Jan. 30, 2014 James Clapper's contempt for free speech is more than just alarming.read more
View ArticleWhy Pay for Illegal Spying if it Doesn't Work?
By Jim Hightower, Feb. 5, 2014 Great: The NSA's dragnet is expensive AND useless.read more
View ArticleThis GOP Rep. Wants to Criminalize Paying Journalists
By Marcy Wheeler, Jan. 5, 2014 The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee has a scary new idea.read more
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Fox News Parent Co. Hacked Prince William's Voicemail
By AFP, Dec. 19, 2013 Court hears full read-out of royal messages intercepted by News Corp. hackers.------News of the World 'hacked William's messages for Kate' (via AFP) The News of the World hacked...
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Leak: NSA Spied on Israeli PM, Humanitarian Groups
By AFP, Dec. 20, 2013 Ehud Olmert becomes the latest foreign leader to fall under the NSA's piercing gaze.------NSA spied on Israel, EU official, aid groups (via AFP) US and British spy agencies...
View ArticleSnowden's Christmas Message: Ask, Don't Spy
By Stephen C. Webster, Dec. 26, 2013 In a surprise Christmas message aired Wednesday night on Britain’s Channel 4, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reminded citizens of countries around the world that...
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Federal Judge: NSA Phone Dragnet is Legal
By AFP, Dec. 27, 2013 With rulings now for and against the NSA's program, a Supreme Court review seems likely.------US judge rules NSA phone surveillance lawful (via AFP) A US judge ruled Friday that...
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NYT, Guardian Both Demand Clemency for Snowden
By AFP, Jan. 2, 2014 "He may have committed a crime... but he has done his country a great service."------New York Times, Guardian call for Snowden clemency (via AFP) The New York Times and Guardian...
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NSA Is Building an Encryption-Smashing 'Quantum' Computer
By AFP, Jan. 3, 2014 Computing breakthrough could mean the end of privacy as we know it.------NSA eyes encryption-breaking 'quantum' machine (via AFP) The US National Security Agency is making strides...
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