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Nsa
power
Mar. 14, 2023
Surveillance Is Made of Dogs
How not to infiltrate an NSA building.
By
Kerry Howley
nsa
Mar. 5, 2019
NSA Isn’t Using Phone Data Program Exposed By Snowden
The invasive program was supposed to be indispensable for national security. And yet, the NSA reportedly stopped using it months ago.
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 14, 2018
Shooting Outside NSA Headquarters Leaves at Least One Injured
Photos of the scene show a black SUV with bullet holes in the windshield.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Jan. 5, 2018
NSA Chief Mike Rogers’s Classified Retirement Memo Leaks
His replacement should be announced later this month.
By
Adam K. Raymond
whistle blowers
Dec. 22, 2017
The Story of Reality Winner, America’s Most Unlikely Leaker
She’s not an ideological combatant like Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning. She’s much more like you or me.
By
Kerry Howley
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June 19, 2017
The NSA Took a Break From Spying on You to Join GitHub
Do you think they’re fun now?
By
Paris Martineau
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June 6, 2017
Did the Intercept Betray Its NSA Source?
How, exactly, did the FBI zero in on alleged NSA leaker Reality Leigh Winner?
By
Jake Swearingen
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May 12, 2017
Why Today’s Ransomware Hack Is Such a Persistent Threat
It’s tough to upgrade an entire computer network at once.
By
Brian Feldman
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Apr. 21, 2017
A Former NSA Lawyer Explains Why Border Phone Searches Are a Waste of Time
It’s inefficient and yields bad intelligence.
By
Brian Feldman
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Apr. 14, 2017
Hacker Group Releases NSA Tools for Hacking Windows
This is bad news for a lot of PC owners.
By
Brian Feldman
Mar. 17, 2017
Trump: Being Wiretapped by Obama Is the One Thing Merkel and I Have in Common
“As far as wiretapping … by this past administration, at least we have something in common, perhaps.”
By
Eric Levitz
Feb. 15, 2017
Trump: The FBI Shouldn’t Release Information About Ongoing Investigations
“The NSA & FBI … should not interfere in our politics,” the president tweeted Wednesday morning.
By
Eric Levitz
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Jan. 18, 2017
Russia Allows Edward Snowden to Stay a Little While Longer
He gets asylum until 2020.
By
Brian Feldman
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Jan. 13, 2017
Hackers Abandon Attempt to Sell Alleged NSA Hacking Tools
The Shadow Brokers return to the shadows.
By
Brian Feldman
Oct. 4, 2016
Yahoo Scanned Users’ Emails on Behalf of U.S. Intelligence
Everything going in or out was monitored for a certain phrase.
By
Brian Feldman
June 28, 2016
Watch the Edward Snowden Robot Visit
New York
Magazine’s Offices
It was a virtual tour.
By
Adam Banicki
June 26, 2016
Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life – As a Robot
He is an exile like no other, able to slip the bonds of his banishment on wheels.
By
Andrew Rice
surveillance
June 26, 2016
Edward Snowden’s Strangely Free Life — As a Robot
He is an exile like no other, able to slip the bonds of his banishment on wheels.
By
Andrew Rice
spy games
Nov. 29, 2015
The NSA Stopped Bulk-Collecting Americans’ Phone Records Last Night
Two-and-a-half years after Edward Snowden revealed the existence of the practice.
By
Caroline Bankoff
Oct. 5, 2015
Edward Snowden to DOJ: Call Me Maybe?
The NSA whistle-blower is ready to go to jail, if necessary.
By
Jaime Fuller
spying
June 24, 2015
The NSA Listened to the Phone Calls of the Last 3 French Presidents
Sarko’s were probably the most interesting.
By
Adam K. Raymond
spy games
June 5, 2015
Edward Snowden Takes Victory Lap in New York
Times
Op-Ed
He says we’re “witnessing the emergence of a post-terror generation.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
politics
June 1, 2015
U.S. Surveillance Powers Lapse After Senate Deal Is Blocked
Three parts of the Patriot Act, including bulk phone data collection, have temporarily expired after Rand Paul blocked a deal on surveillance reform.
By
Chas Danner
spy games
May 14, 2015
House Votes to Curb NSA Data Collection, Setting Up Senate Battle
If Congress doesn’t act, the Patriot Act will expire at the end of the month.
By
Margaret Hartmann
metadata
May 7, 2015
Will Today’s Court Ruling Kill NSA Phone Surveillance for Good?
It may turn out to be a landmark court decision for a number of reasons. Plus, consider it a victory for Edward Snowden.
By
Chas Danner
May 7, 2015
Appeals Court Rules NSA Phone Surveillance Is Illegal
“[I]f Congress chooses to authorize such a far-reaching and unprecedented program, it has every opportunity to do so, and to do so unambiguously.”
By
Jaime Fuller
Apr. 22, 2015
NSA’s New Creepy Mascot Is Watching You and Knows If You Don’t Recycle
Meet Dunk.
By
Jaime Fuller
spy games
Apr. 22, 2015
Jeb Bush Is Not His Brother, But He Loves His NSA Spying Program
In fact, it’s his favorite thing about the Obama administration too.
By
Margaret Hartmann
yes we cornhole
Apr. 7, 2015
Stop the NSA From Spying on You With an Official Rand Paul Laptop-Camera Blocker
Browsing through the merchandise at the Rand Paul Store.
By
Jaime Fuller
Mar. 30, 2015
Person Shot Dead After Trying to Ram Gate at NSA Headquarters
Two men believed to be dressed as women try to enter Fort Meade in Maryland.
By
Jaime Fuller
spy games
Oct. 9, 2014
The NSA Wants to Recruit Teen Hackers for Good
Keep your enemies closer?
By
Katie Zavadski
spy games
July 17, 2014
Snowden: The NSA Has Seen You Naked
And if you’re attractive, the agency may have passed the photo around.
By
Adam K. Raymond
spy games
May 29, 2014
Edward Snowden: ‘Sometimes to Do the Right Thing You Have to Break a Law’
The NSA leaker defends himself in his first American TV interview.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
May 28, 2014
John Kerry to Edward Snowden: ‘Man Up’
The secretary of state is not impressed by the leaker’s interview from Russia.
By
Joe Coscarelli
ink-stained wretches
Apr. 14, 2014
Guardian
, Washington
Post
Win Pulitzers for NSA
A shared award in the public-service category.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Apr. 11, 2014
Glenn Greenwald Greeted by Media Scrum on His Return to the USA
The Polk Awards drew an impressive collection of intelligence world scourges.
By
Andrew Rice
spy games
Apr. 11, 2014
NSA Gladly Used Heartbleed Bug to Steal Passwords: Report [Updated]
For two years, leaving regular internet users vulnerable.
By
Joe Coscarelli
former presidents
Mar. 23, 2014
Jimmy Carter Uses Snail Mail When He Doesn’t Want to Be Spied On
“When I want to communicate with a foreign leader privately, I type or write the letter myself.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
he said he said
Mar. 7, 2014
Snowden Says He Reported Concerns to More Than 10 NSA Officials First
To “more than 10 distinct officials,” no less.
By
Halle Kiefer
spy games
Feb. 26, 2014
Obama Has Four Options for Revamping NSA Phone Surveillance, And None Are Ideal
He can annoy phone companies, the FISA court, or privacy advocates.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Feb. 14, 2014
NSA Figured Out Who’s to Blame for Snowden Leak
A civilian employee who unwittingly gave him his password.
By
Margaret Hartmann
paulitics
Feb. 13, 2014
Rand Paul’s Team Accused of Plagiarizing Lawsuit Against NSA
We’re lucky dueling is still illegal.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Feb. 10, 2014
Greenwald Launches Intercept, Links NSA, Drones
The new site reveals its point of view from the jump.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Feb. 4, 2014
Tech Companies Reveal New Data on NSA Requests
See? There’s no reason to worry.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Jan. 30, 2014
Obama Picks Navy Cybersecurity Chief to Helm NSA
Though his own panel recommended a civilian.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Jan. 28, 2014
Tech Companies Allowed to Reveal More About U.S. Surveillance, But Not Much
It’s a small step toward greater transparency.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Jan. 27, 2014
The NSA Has Its Eye on Your Angry Birds
And other “leaky” apps.
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Jan. 22, 2014
Edward Snowden Insists He’s Not a Russian Spy
“Spies get treated better than that,” he said.
By
Margaret Hartmann
spy games
Jan. 21, 2014
Jon Stewart Not Buying Obama’s NSA Speech at All
“How do we stop this lose-lose?”
By
Joe Coscarelli
spy games
Jan. 17, 2014
So What Did People Think of Obama’s NSA Speech?
Reactions from the chattering classes.
By
Adam Martin
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