Congress Says It’s Okay So It Must Be Okay
Summary: After Congress allowed the controversial NSA telephone data collection program to continue with a few alterations, a federal appeals…
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Obama Lightens Up on Encrypted Data Law
Summary: The Obama administration has relented in its efforts to gain access to user smartphones, but many think the debate…
Lawsuit Brought by The Freedom Watch Against the NSA Hits a Wall
Summary: A lack of evidence to support the lawsuit leads an appeals court to turn the case against the NSA…
Court Rules Government’s Collection of All Phone Records is Illegal
Summary: A federal court has determined that the Obama administration’s definition of “relevant” is too broad when it comes to…
Microsoft Battling Government With Three Separate Lawsuits
Summary: The general counsel for Microsoft, Brad Smith, has decried the privacy 'arms race' in this country and has filed three…
Former NSA Head Says You Can Avoid Government Spying by Using This One Simple Trick
Summary: Keith Alexander offered some less than helpful advice recently to advise citizens how they could avoid having their data…
Systems of NSA Too Complex to Prevent Data Deletion
A multitude of lawsuits have been filed against the National Security Agency for its surveillance programs, but the agency says…
Series of Emails Suggests a Close Relationship Between the NSA and Google
A series of emails dating back to late 2011, suggest a far cozier working relationship between the then-NSA director Keith…
New Report Released Detailing Illegal Actions of NSA Program
A report from a watchdog group has concluded that the National Security Agency's program that collected phone call records is illegal, aided…
Supreme Court Justices Want Nothing to do with Technology
When discussing technology and the Supreme Court, the two are not hand-in-hand at all. In fact, a photocopier did not…
FISC Reapproves the NSA Surveillance Program
The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) reapproved the NSA phone metadata collection program this week, following two diverging opinions…
Editorials from The New York Times and The Guardian Request Clemency for Edward Snowden
The Obama administration has been urged by editorials from The Guardian and The New York Times to help Edward Snowden…