Google waited six months to tell WikiLeaks about government surveillance
Google had a federal magistrate’s approval to inform WikiLeaks employees that their emails had been…
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All but four nations are subject to NSA surveillance – new Snowden leak
Previously undisclosed files leaked to the media by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden now show…
Scientists using nature to design the next generation of drones
The next generation of flying robotic drones may resemble some of nature’s most familiar airborne…
WikiLeaks threatens to name NSA-targeted country despite warnings it may lead to deaths
Despite warnings that doing so “could lead to increased violence” and potentially deaths, anti-secrecy group…
New law expands IRS surveillance on Americans overseas
A conservative American attorney who has previously taken cases to the United State Supreme Court…
Anti-surveillance movement calls ‘Reset the Net’ day of action
More than 30 civil liberties groups and tech companies have formed a coalition against internet…
North Dakota to start first US drone flights in May
Research drones will begin flying over North Dakota the week of May 5, the Federal…
Telecoms could be forced to collect even more metadata under Obama’s NSA overhaul
An effort from the White House to revamp the rules that govern how the National…
RSA offered more than one NSA-designed security tool
A team of researchers has found that the American security firm RSA implemented two different…
From Merkel to Tymoshenko: NSA spied on 122 world leaders, Snowden docs reveal
The NSA’s data base contains information obtained during the surveillance of over a hundred world…
Pentagon’s secret X-37B plane breaks space longevity record
One of the US Air Force’s most mysterious projects – an unmanned space-faring plane –…
Report: Obama to give up NSA’s phone call sweep
The White House wants the National Security Agency to get out of the business of…
Toy helicopter helped change Feinstein’s mind about surveillance drones
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) now says she has some serious privacy concerns about domestic drones,…
IBM denies sharing client data with NSA
US technology giant IBM has fought back against speculation that the company cooperated with the…
Russia has intercepted a US drone above Crimea
A United States surveillance drone has been intercepted above the Ukranian region of Crimea, a…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg lashes out at Obama over NSA spy program
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg shared harsh words for United States President Barack Obama on Thursday…
Russia allows Ukrainian surveillance flight to confirm no troops near border
In a confidence-building step, Russia’s Defense Ministry has given permission for a surveillance flight by…
Assange: NSA, GCHQ’s ability to surveil everyone on planet ‘almost here’
The NSA and GCHQ will soon have the ability to spy on the entire planet,…
Cops used cell phone surveillance tool 200 times without court’s permission
The American Civil Liberties Union wants to learn more about any secret surveillance gadgets used…
Limit surveillance to ‘terrorist communication,’ says outgoing NSA boss
General Keith Alexander, the soon-to-be departed chief of the NSA, admitted Thursday in front of…
Obama says no nation avoids US spying
Ally or not, the US does not have an agreement with any country that would…
‘The day we fight back’: 6,000 websites protest surveillance, honor Aaron Swartz
More than 6,000 websites, including Reddit, Tumblr, Mozilla, are taking part in an online protest…
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Calls on Computer Hackers to Unite Against NSA Surveillance
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed a major gathering of computer experts Monday at the Chaos…
US judge rules NSA phone surveillance program is legal
A United States federal judge said Friday that the National Security Agency’s controversial bulk phone…