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US releases more documents on surveillance origins
The director of national intelligence on Saturday declassified more documents that outline how the National Security Agency was first authorized to start collecting bulk phone and Internet records in the hunt for al-Qaida terrorists and how a court eventually gained oversight of the program. The declassification came after the Justice Department complied with a federal court order to release its previous legal arguments for keeping the programs secret.
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Edward Snowden, after months of NSA revelations, says his mission’s accomplished
His leaks have fundamentally altered the U.S. government’s relationship with its citizens, the rest of the world.
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Edward Snowden: ‘I already won’
'For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,' NSA whistleblower says
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If Snowden Returned To US For Trial, All Whistleblower Evidence Would Likely Be Inadmissible
There seems to be a new talking point from government officials since a federal judge ruled NSA surveillance is likely unconstitutional last week: if Edward Snowden thinks he's a whistleblower, he should come back and stand trial.
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Alternative Christmas Message
Alternative Christmas Message on 4 on Demand. Watch Alternative Christmas Message online when you want on 4oD. Whistleblower Edward Snowden, who revealed the mass surveillance programmes organised by the US and other governments, gives this year's The Alternative Christmas Message.
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Questioned for smoking
Lesson Learned: Cops are giant bullies.
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Technology Fuels New NYPD Police Cruisers
To the untrained eye, it looks like almost any other New York Police Department cruiser combing the city's streets— but this squad car has just as much brains as it does brawn.
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2013 in Review: The Year the NSA Finally Admitted Its "Collect It All" Strategy
As the year draws to a close, EFF is looking back at the major trends influencing digital rights in 2013 and discussing where we are in the fight for free expression, innovation, fair use, and privacy. Click here to read other blog posts in this series.
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Internet founder hails Snowden - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
Edward Snowden did the world a favour by revealing the scale of surveillance by governments, according to the inventor of the internet.
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Denmark is one of the NSA's '9-Eyes'
Denmark has a closer relationship with the US intelligence agency than Sweden and Germany to the concern of Danes and the annoyance of Germans
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N.S.A. Phone Surveillance Is Lawful, Federal Judge Rules
A federal judge in New York on Friday ruled that the National Security Agency’s program that is systematically keeping phone records of all Americans is lawful, creating a conflict among lower courts and increasing the likelihood that the issue will be resolved by the Supreme Court.
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2013 is the year that proved your ‘paranoid’ friend right
Most people involved in the tech scene have at least one friend who has been warning everyone they know about protecting their digital trail for years — and have watched that friend get accused of being being a tinfoil-hat-wearing conspiracy theorist. But 2013 is the year that proved your "paranoid" friend right.
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How to defeat Big Brother
In 2013, we learned the terrifying scope of modern surveillance. Now it's time to fight back...
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German IT officials reportedly deem Windows 8 too ‘dangerous’ to use
The National Security Agency’s snooping practices may be costing American companies a lot of money. German publication Zeit Online has obtained leaked documents that purportedly show that IT experts within the German government believe that Windows 8 …
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NSA drowning in overcollected data, can't do its job properly
NSA whistleblower William Binney warns that the agency collects so much useless information that it can't process it effectively. The Snowden leaks about the MUSCULAR surveillance program corroborate Binney's view: in 2013, NSA analysts asked to be allowed to collect less data through MUSCULAR, because the "relatively small intelligence value it contains does not justify the sheer volume of collection."
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Here's how data thieves have captured our lives on the internet
John Naughton: It's not just governments. Companies such as Google and Facebook spy on us too. We have clicked through to their 'free' digital services at the cost of sacrificing our privacy So how do we get out?
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The NSA Actually Intercepted Packages to Put Backdoors in Electronics
The NSA revelations keep on coming, and if you're feeling desensitized to the whole thing it's time to refocus and get your game face on for 2014. Because shit continues to get real.
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Lawmakers Dispute Snowden's Declaration of Victory
Members of Congress said Sunday they weren't impressed with Edward Snowden's recent publicity blitz calling for an end to mass surveillance and declaring that he's already accomplished his mission. Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California acknowledged that Snowden has kindled an important public debate, but he said the former National Security Agency leaker should have stayed in the United States to demonstrate the courage of his convictions.
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Report: NSA Intercepting Laptops Ordered Online, Installing Spyware
According to a new report, the NSA is intercepting laptops ordered online in order to install spyware.
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IT firms lose billions after NSA scandal exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden
The National Security Agency scandal exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden has cost American technology companies billions of dollars in lost revenue as governments and companies
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