Ed Snowden

By withholding evidence of warrantless spying, the government avoided a court challenge to controversial mass surveillance — which is now before Congress. By Trevor Aaronson.

The leak marks at least the fifth exposure of NSA-related data in as many years. By Zack Whittaker.

America's national security can't afford any more idiot spy bungling. By Ryan Cooper.

The FBI admits that since it’s implementation in 2001, the Patriot Act and the bulk collection of data have not done anything to deter future terrorist attacks. By Cliff Maloney Jr.

What’s to become of the Snowden files? Are these documents to be re-appropriated into the system they sought to expose – or can the leaks be elevated to the realm of the commons? By Alina Floroi.

Malware in firmware can be both creative and destructive and runs before the OS loads and target components in order to modify or subvert their behavior. By Cassius Puodzius.

After the revelation of the third contractor leak in as many years, the agency has a clear operational security problem. By Andy Greenberg.

In an interview, whistleblower Edward Snowden discusses his life in Russia, the power of the intelligence apparatuses and how he will continue his battle against all-encompassing surveillance by governments. By Martin Knobbe and Jörg Schindler.

The memos reviewed by The Hill were publicly released on July 11 through Freedom of Information Act litigation by the American Civil Liberties Union. By John Solomon.

Intelligence agencies spy on us, and Trevor Paglen spies on them. His images, on show at the Photographers’ Gallery, shine a light on the shadow world of government surveillance. By Charlie McCann (May 19, 2016)

The “Traffic Shaping” Loophole and Why It Matters. By Sharon Goldberg.

If you believe in democracy, the federal government’s out-of-control surveillance should worry you. By Sarah St. Vincent.

New Snowden documents provide precious few new details about an incident that remains shrouded — and controversial. By Miriam Pensack.

Amid the chaos of James Comey’s firing, new questions about the timeline of his fateful investigation. By Matt Taibbi.

Midway through a recent exegesis on civil liberties, whistleblower Edward Snowden’s Google Hangouts session cut out. By Adi Robertson.

Outcry follows plans to radically increase prison terms for revealing state secrets and prosecute journalists. The government’s legal advisers have been accused of launching a “full-frontal attack” on whistleblowers over proposals to radically increase prison sentences for revealing state secrets and prosecute journalists. Downing Street believes a major overhaul of existing secrecy legislation is necessary because it has become outdated in a digital age when government employees can easily disclose vast amounts of sensitive information.

The refreshed "outdated stories" about extradition to the U.S. of the CIA former employee Edward Snowden and confirmed information compromising President Donald Trump are attempts to press the White House, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova wrote on her Facebook page on Feb. 11. "Those are not statements from intelligence services, but information of the NBC and CNN television channels, referring to unnamed sources at intelligence services.

U.S. intelligence has collected information that Russia is considering turning over Edward Snowden as a "gift" to President Donald Trump — who has called the NSA leaker a "spy" and a "traitor" who deserves to be executed.

In this interview with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden we talk about the history of intelligence agencies and some notable whistleblowers. From acTVism Munich 2017.