Policy
NSA Spying Is At Stake in This 'Last-Ditch' Reform Bill
With the clock winding down, lawmakers are staging one last attempt to rein in the government’s surveillance powers.
Science & Tech
Snowden's Leaks Forced the DEA To End Its Own Mass Surveillance Program
By exposing the NSA’s spying programs, fugitive leaker Edward Snowden forced the Justice Department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.
Policy
The Future of NSA Reform, GOP 2016 Edition
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are likely going to hit their opponents—and each other—early and often for backing mass surveillance.
Science & Tech
Obama Expands the US Response to Cyber Attacks
A new executive order will allow the government to impose financial sanctions against foreigners waging malicious cyberattacks against the US.
Science & Tech
Federal Agents Charged With Using Bitcoin To Launder Money
A former DEA official and a former Secret Service agent face charges over criminal activity that allegedly took place while the agents investigated the Silk Road website.
Threats
How To Spot a Terrorist, TSA Edition
Next time you travel, be careful not to complain about airport security.
Policy
New Legislation Seeks To Keep Hackers, NSA at Bay
While the legislation seeks to promote information sharing, lawmakers will need to assuage privacy concerns.
Business
Here's Why the NSA Won't Need Congress' Permission To Continue Spying
A passage buried in a recently declassified FISA court document paves the way for the NSA's bulk collection of U.S. phone data to continue beyond its June 1 expiration.
Policy
Here’s What Is in the Senate’s Cybersecurity Bill
The new measure would increase information sharing amongst the intelligence community, while expanding the NSA's surveillance authorities.
Business
The FBI's Big Plan To Expand Its Hacking Powers
Technology giant Google has warned that a rule change represents a 'monumental' constitutional concern.
Policy
Support for Government Surveillance Could Imperil GOP's 2016 Hopefuls
That's one of several takeaways from a Pew survey measuring how much the Snowden leaks have changed how Americans protect their privacy online.
Policy
Senate Panel Advances Cybersecurity Bill
In the wake of last December's Sony hack, the Senate Intelligence Committee passed a controversial information sharing bill that could embolden the NSA's surveillance programs.
Science & Tech
The CIA Has Been Trying for Years To Hack Your iPhone
New documents from Edward Snowden reveal a decade-long CIA push to break Apple’s encryption protections.
Policy
Clock Ticking For Congress To Produce NSA Surveillance Reform
Core provisions of the post-9/11 Patriot Act expire on June 1, including the legal authority needed to carry out mass surveillance of domestic metadata.
Science & Tech
NSA Spying Continues With Another Rubber Stamp
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court late last week extended the NSA's mass surveillance of U.S. phone metadata through May unless Congress acts.
Science & Tech
What a New $35 Million Agency Is Expected To Do for US Cyber Defense
The new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center is intended to coordinate intelligence among government agencies to better respond to cyber attacks.
Policy
Germany Can Stop 'Assuming the Worst' About NSA Spying, Obama Says
The president defended the NSA's intelligence gathering methods even as he expressed impatience with U.S. allies' skepticism of his administration's concern for the civil liberties of foreigners.
Business
White House Announces New Rules for NSA Spying
The Intelligence Community outlines new changes to what data the government keeps on Americans and foreigners.
Policy
Northrop Grumman Cuts Ties With Conservative Policy Group
The defense contractor’s departure from the American Legislative Exchange Council follows an exodus of tech companies late last year.
Policy
Rubio Doubles Down on NSA Surveillance Ahead of 2016
The Florida Republican and national security hawk is calling for a permanent extension of the legal framework that allows the NSA to collect bulk U.S. phone metadata. By Dustin Volz
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