NSA kills phone spying program exposed by Snowden… to replace it with something better?
The National Security Agency has reportedly ended the intrusive spying program that combs through Americans’ calls and texts and won’t be seeking to renew it,...
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Clapper claims he ‘didn’t lie’ about NSA spying on Americans, but ‘didn’t understand’ the question
NSA director-turned-cable-news-pundit James Clapper is still insisting he wasn’t lying when he told a congressional panel the NSA...
‘Ask Snowden’: Huawei exec pokes fun at US spying during tech show
A Huawei executive hit the US where it hurts by making fun of the NSA and bringing up...
Facebook snoops on people just like NSA – Belgian watchdog to court
Facebook is spying on people in “the very same way” that the US’s National Security Agency (NSA) does, said the Belgian data protection watchdog at...
Federal court rules in favor of NSA bulk snooping, White House happy
Despite the opposition of the US public and lawmakers to NSA surveillance, the courts keep handing the Obama...
FBI chief pushes for encryption ‘back door’ despite tech experts’ opposition
Encryption is a threat to public safety, the FBI director argued before testifying at a Senate hearing. Crypto...
Hollande says US spying ‘unacceptable’ after WikiLeaks report, ambassador summoned
French President Francois Hollande has described reports from WikiLeaks that Washington spied on three French presidents as “unacceptable.” The French Foreign Ministry is summoning the...
NSA surveillance reforms: Are telecom companies ready?
The USA Freedom Act, signed this week, has curbed the NSA's mass surveillance powers. Now the phone companies...
NSA spy powers enshrined in Patriot Act to expire at midnight EST
Controversial provisions of the Patriot Act authorizing government surveillance programs have expired after the Senate failed to vote...
NSA says it will keep phone records even if surveillance program ends
The National Security Agency has said it will lock down and mothball its archive of US citizens’ phone...
NSA director wants ‘maritime’ law for internet
International partners should embrace a sort of “Law of the Sea” for the internet, the head of the United States National Security Agency now says,...
‘We Are Always Listening’: Pranksters plant recording devices across NYC
A group of anti-NSA pranksters have planted recording devices in public places across New York, saying that they...
‘German intelligence dependent on NSA’ – Berlin’s spy chief
The German Intelligence Agency chief says Berlin is dependent on the NSA, not vice versa, as US presence...
‘I have to work a lot harder’ in Russia than at NSA – Edward Snowden
Whistleblower Edward Snowden says he has been working harder and doing more significant things while in exile in Russia than he did while being a...
White House reveals ‘weak’ NSA reform nearly 2 years after Snowden scoops
The Obama administration has announced changes to the surveillance operations conducted by the United States intelligence community, but...
New documents reveal which encryption tools the NSA couldn’t crack
Thanks to Edward Snowden, we're getting a new look at which programs can successfully keep out the NSA....
New NSA reports show spy agency routinely collected intel on Americans
Hundreds of pages of reports previously classified top-secret were released by the National Security Agency on Christmas Eve. They reveal dozens of instances of the...
Snowden and Poitras sued for making ‘Citizenfour’ doc on NSA leaks
A recently released documentary about former government contractor Edward Snowden is being considered a potential candidate for the...
NSA and EFF to square off in court over internet surveillance
A digital rights group in the United States plans to argue in federal court this week that the...
Secret programs to stay secret: Court sides with NSA in surveillance lawsuit
A federal judge in California sided mostly with the United States government this week in a decision handed...
Ex-NSA chief defends his profitable cyber-security business
As the marriage between surveillance and non-governmental cyber-security firms comes under the spotlight, former NSA chief Keith Alexander fends off criticism of his new lucrative...
Whistleblower: NSA stores 80% of all phone calls, not just metadata – full audio
At least 80 percent of all audio calls are gathered and stored by the NSA, whistleblower William Binney...
Wall Street gets former NSA chief to help banks create ‘cyber war council’
The top trade group on Wall Street wants the White House to assemble a “cyber war council,” according...
FBI, NSA targets Muslim-American lawyers, rights activists
The National Security Agency has been tracing the email communications of prominent Muslim-Americans, including civil rights activists, lawyers and even a political candidate, according to...