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NSA tracking cellphone locations worldwide, Snowden documents show
Snowden documents show agency is collecting billions of records on whereabouts of mobile devices.
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Behind the Bloodshed: The Untold Story Of America's Mass Killings
Since 2006, there have been more than 200 mass killings in the United States. A USA TODAY investigation discovered that they happen far more often than the government reports and can be shockingly predictable.
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Sweden spied on Russia for NSA: report
Sweden helps the United States National Security Agency (NSA) spy on Russia, leaked documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal.
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FBI can secretly turn on laptop cameras without the indicator light
Scary. Insane. Ridiculous. Invasive. Wrong. The Washington Post reports that the FBI has had the ability to secretly activate a computer's camera "without triggering the light that lets users know it is recording" for years now. What in the hell is going on? What kind of world do we live in?
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Government whistle-blowers to Edward Snowden: Don't come home
Every day at 5:45 a.m., John Kiriakou wakes up. He pulls on green pants and a green button-down shirt with his name and number on the front. Breakfast is at 6. He watches the news from 6:30 to 7:30, then goes back to sleep. He wakes up again at 11 a.m. for lunch, after which he exercises until around 2:30 in the afternoon. Mail call is at 3:30. Dinner is at 5 p.m.
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Sweden helps the US spy on the Baltics: report - Radio Sweden
Sweden's National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA) is not only spying on Russia's political leadership but also on civilian targets, including the energy ...
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Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others launch campaign for NSA reform
Eight of the biggest companies in technology have united to speak out against the NSA's leaked surveillance programs and demand sweeping reforms.
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Edward Snowden voted Guardian person of the year 2013
Whistleblower's victory, for exposing the scale of internet surveillance, follows that of Chelsea Manning last year
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U.S. tech companies call for more controls on surveillance
Eight major U.S. web companies, including Apple, Google and Facebook, made a joint call on Monday for tighter controls on how governments collect personal data, intensifying the furor
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World of Spycraft? The NSA on World of Warcraft
It seems the NSA gets everywhere, including such popular multi-player online games as Blizzard's World of Warcraft.
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U.S. sells all its GM shares taking $10B loss
The U.S. government ended up losing $10.5 billion US on its bailout of General Motors, but still says the alternative would have been much worse.
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Snowden document shows Canada set up spy posts for NSA
A top secret document retrieved by American whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals Canada has set up covert spying posts around the world and conducted espionage against trading partners at the request of the U.S. National Security Agency.
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Snowden docs had NYTimes exec fearing for his life
Holding on to Snowden's NSA documents "can get scary," says the New York Times' top tech executive.
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Sweden aids NSA-led hacking ops: report
Sweden cooperated with the United States in operations to hack into computers and carry out internet surveillance on Swedes, according to documents leaked by NS
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Man Says Google's Autocomplete Feature Destroyed His Life
A mild-mannered man says his life was completely ruined after Google's autocomplete feature convinced the government he was building a bomb.
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Missing American in Iran was on unapproved mission
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American who vanished nearly seven years ago in Iran was working for the CIA on an unapproved intelligence-gathering mission.
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Michael Lehnert: Here's why It's long past time that we close Guantánamo
In retrospect, the entire detention and interrogation strategy was wrong. We squandered the goodwill of the world after we were attacked by our actions in Guantánamo, both in terms of detention and torture. Our decision to keep Guantánamo open has helped our enemies because it validates every negative perception of the United States.
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Putting Your Phone in This Pouch Supposedly Makes You Untrackable
The Scottevest Blackout Pocket is like a Faraday cage for your phone, giving you instant privacy in this always-connected world.
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Did Google Autocomplete Ruin This Man's Life?
When Google autocompleted one man's search inquiry, it looked like he was searching how to make an explosive device. And his life would never be the same.
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The NSA is Coming to Town
We now know that this holiday season, our private communications aren't as private as we thought. While we're calling, texting, emailing, and visiting our friends and loved ones, the NSA is tuning in and collecting massive amounts of data on millions of Americans.
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