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Lavabit And Silent Circle Join Forces To Make All Email Surveillance-Proof
In recent months, Lavabit, based in Texas, and Silent Circle, based in Washington, D.C., both shuttered their encrypted email services. The companies said they couldn’t keep them running knowing they were vulnerable to surveillance if faced with a dedicated enough attacker… which for Lavabit came in the form of the federal government when it wanted access to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden’s Lavabit account.
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US spy leaks: How intelligence is gathered
Documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest the US government has undertaken mass surveillance operations across the globe - including eavesdropping on US allies.
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The NSA’s Rent Is Too Damn High
For months, the American public has received a steady stream of new information detailing the massive scale and scope of the United States’ spying activities. Of course, maintaining a surveillance state powerful enough to reach into the inboxes of world leaders, friend and foe, is not cheap. Indeed, as the Washington Post revealed when it released portions of the so-called Black Budget, this year’s price tag on America’s spook infrastructure comes out to a whopping $52.6 billion.
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Snowden gets website job in Russia, lawyer says
Weeks after getting asylum in Russia, Edward Snowden now has a job there, one of his lawyers says. Snowden, the U.S. national security contractor turned leaker, will start a job Friday with a major Russian website, his attorney Anatoly Kucherena told CNN Thursday.
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NSA files decoded: Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations explained
In the last five months, the NSA's surveillance practices have been revealed to be a massive international operation, staggering in scope. But how do all of the NSA's programmes fit together – and what does it mean for you?
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Snowden ready to go to Germany under asylum as his letter to Berlin revealed
NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, is ready to go to Germany and testify over the US wiretapping of Angela Merkel’s phone on condition of granting him political asylum, a German MP who met Snowden has said. He also revealed the text of Snowden’s letter.
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The NSA and the weakness of American power
Jose Ignacio Torreblanca, a Spanish foreign policy expert, “Americans do not seem to realize that powers of surveillance that are used not just for counter-terrorism but also for commercial advantage could put them in the same category as China.”
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Snowden may go to Germany if Merkel can ensure his safety
Provided he can avoid extradition to the U.S., Snowden is game to help Germany invesigate NSA spying.
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White House, Lawmakers Rejecting Edward Snowden's Plea For Clemency
The White House and the leaders of the intelligence committee in Congress are rejecting National Security Agency-contractor Edward Snowden's plea for clemency. "Mr. Snowden violated U.S. law," White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer said about the former systems-analyst-turned-fugitive who has temporary asylum in Russia.
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Five Anti-Spying Hacks
With the U.S. in hot water over its far-reaching surveillance operations (heck, even China has complained), TIME looks at a few ways you can avoid spying, in the virtual and real world, with tips from activists, news hounds, ex-intelligence personnel and resourceful regular Joes.
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The secret history of CIA women
It was "Mad Men" with security clearances, but some skilled female spies rose high in the ranks.
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Don't underestimate risks of government spying
As the story about the National Security Agency surveillance continued to unfold last week, some of President Obama's supporters, as well as some of his Republican critics, were quick to jump to his defense. Chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers warned that the allegations about the NSA were wrong. "They are seeing three or four pieces of a thousand-piece puzzle and trying to come to a conclusion."
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NSA chief likely to lose cyber war powers
Senior military officials are leaning toward removing the National Security Agency director’s authority over U.S. Cyber Command, according to a former high-ranking administration official familiar with internal discussions. Keith Alexander, a four star general who leads both the NSA and Cyber Command, plans to step down in the spring.
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Clemency for Torturers, but Not for Edward Snowden
Why pardoning the whistleblower would be more moral and legal than Team Obama's treatment of Bush-era interrogators.
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The CIA, Not The Pentagon, Will Keep Running Obama's Drone War
In May, the White House leaked word that it would start shifting drone operations from the shadows of the CIA to the relative sunlight of the Defense Department in an effort to be more transparent about the controversial targeted killing program. But six months later, the so-called migration of those operations has stalled, and it is now unlikely to happen anytime soon, Foreign Policy has learned.
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Leakers and governments should work together
In the Information Age, it's easier than ever to steal and publish data. Corporations and governments have to adjust to their secrets being exposed, regularly.
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How the Government Spied on Me
My complaint to the FBI about a stalker was regarded as an invitation to invade my privacy.
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Sarah Harrison joins other Edward Snowden files 'exiles' in Berlin
Sarah Harrison, the British journalist and WikiLeaks staffer who has been working with Edward Snowden since his arrival in Moscow, has left Russia and joined the growing band of net activists stranded in Berlin.
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C.I.A. Is Said to Pay $10 Million Per Year To AT&T for Call Data
The C.I.A. is paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to assist with overseas counterterrorism investigations by exploiting the company’s vast database of phone records, which includes Americans’ international calls, according to government officials.
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Why Saying 'We Knew This' Or 'Everybody Spies' In Response To NSA Revelations Is Wrong
Two of the most common responses from people (often in the press) who want to minimize the importance and the impact of the Snowden revelations about NSA surveillance are that (1) "there's nothing new" or "people knew this already" and (2) "everyone spies on everyone - what's the big deal?"
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