Surveillance

U.S. Judge Allows Twitter Lawsuit On Surveillance to Proceed

"Twitter is continuing its fight for more transparency under the First Amendment," the company said

By David Ingram / Reuters July 6, 2017

James Bond Would Not Make A Good Spy, Says Head of MI6

James Bond lacks the moral backbone to be a good spy, says the head of MI6

By Dominique Rowe October 27, 2016

Hackers Claim to Be Selling Spying Tools Used by NSA

Auctioned material supposedly contains "cyber weapons" developed by alleged arm of NSA

By Joseph Menn / Reuters August 16, 2016

Snowden, WikiLeaks Disagree Over Sharing Secrets

The spat comes after the release of DNC emails

By Justin Worland July 29, 2016

Edward Snowden Is Hoping for a Pardon From President Obama

Or a plea bargain with the Justice Department

By Melissa Chan June 27, 2016

Edward Snowden Invokes Martin Luther King to Defend Whistleblowing

"Martin Luther King brought forth this brand of civil disobedience . . . to create change that could not be ignored”

By Melissa Chan May 12, 2016

China Interesed in Drone Data

Could your drone be spying for Beijing one day?

By Mark Rivett-Carnac April 21, 2016

How Bike Sharing is Safer Than Riding Your Own Bike

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute April 7, 2016

How Amazon Uses Surveillance Footage to Scare Would-Be Thieves

At least one worker finds the strategy offensive

By Victor Luckerson March 8, 2016

Don’t Blame Edward Snowden for Paris Attacks

We can’t rely on intelligence alone to prevent terrorist attacks

By James Bamford November 17, 2015

The Origins of Illegal Surveillance in the United States Go Back to the 1930s

An oral history just released shows that cryptologists working for the Army knew they were breaking the law when they conducted secret electronic surveillance

By Steve Usdin / History News Network October 19, 2015

Snowden Offered to Serve Prison Time in Plea Offer

But he says the U.S. has yet to respond

By Denver Nicks October 6, 2015

This European Decision Could Seriously Hurt American Tech Companies

European official accuses U.S. of “mass, indiscriminate surveillance”

By Denver Nicks September 23, 2015

Secret Document Shows NSA Spied on Iran U.N. Delegation

What happened when the NSA was asked by the Bush administration for blanket surveillance

By NBC News September 23, 2015

Sex Assault Probe Against Assange Dropped

He still faces a more serious rape allegation

By Alissa Greenberg August 13, 2015

Newly Released Footage Shows 'El Chapo' Before His Escape

Video also shows the escape tunnel complete with lighting, ventilation and a motorbike

By Helen Regan July 15, 2015

Snowden Praises Anti-Surveillance Law

The USA Freedom Act limits the NSA's power to collect phone data

By Alissa Greenberg June 3, 2015

SIM Card Company Says the NSA Probably Hacked It

But it denies the NSA got access to billions of people's mobile communications

By Dan Kedmey February 25, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: February 25

1. The U.S. wants to hack your phone because it doesn’t have the real spies it needs. By Patrick G. Eddington at Reuters 2. Eight universities account for half of all history professors in the...

By The Aspen Institute February 25, 2015

Report: Government Now Tracking Millions of U.S. Cars

A database of vehicle movements records times, dates and in some cases, identifiable images of drivers, the Wall Street Journal reports

By Dan Kedmey January 27, 2015

How French Intelligence Missed the Charlie Hebdo Terrorists

Terrorism's very high cost combined with its very low probability make stopping terrorists as difficult as finding a needle in a hastack

By John Mueller and Mark Stewart January 14, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: November 17

1. America needs a national service year: “Citizenship is like a muscle that can atrophy from too little use; if we want to strengthen it, we need to exercise it.” By Stan McChrystal in the...

By The Aspen Institute November 17, 2014

U.S. Using Planes to Target Cellphones, Report Says

Devices on planes said to simulate cell towers and trick phones into reporting data

By Alex Fitzpatrick November 13, 2014

USPS Tracked Mail, Report Says

An internal audit raised concerns over mail-tracking oversight

By Justin Worland October 28, 2014

The Perils of Nanny Cams and Kid Trackers

For hours, my almost-4-year-old gets lost in play in his room. Would he act the same if he knew I was watching?

By Maria Guido October 10, 2014

Snowden Says NSA Collected Data on New Zealand Citizens

New Zealand prime minister denies his government helped U.S. collect data on private citizens by gaining access to undersea cables

By Maya Rhodan September 15, 2014

U.S. Threatened Yahoo With Massive Fines Over User Data

Yahoo tried to fight the government's requests for user information

By Nolan Feeney September 11, 2014

Surveillance in the Movies: Fact vs. Fiction

Experts at a hacker conference answer the question every spy-movie watcher has asked: “Can they really do that?”

By Denver Nicks August 10, 2014

Yahoo Plans to Encrypt Your Emails Against NSA Spying

Encryption will help your messages stay private

By Sam Frizell August 8, 2014

Snowden Granted 3 More Years in Russia

"If I could go anywhere in the world, that place would be home," Snowden said in an interview in May.

By Noah Rayman August 7, 2014

MIT Researchers Can Spy on You via Your Potato-Chip Bag

There's eavesdropping, and then there's this

By Nolan Feeney August 4, 2014

Senate Boosts NSA Reform Bill

Senator Leahy’s USA Freedom Act carries stronger reforms than a version passed out of the House earlier this year

By Denver Nicks July 29, 2014

Report: Government Spying Hurts Journalists, Lawyers

A Human Rights Watch and American Civil Liberties Union report suggests NSA snooping prevents sources talking to journalists and compromises the relationships between defense attorneys and their clients

By Denver Nicks July 28, 2014

Snowden: NSA Shared Sexually Explicit Photos

For some agents, Snowden says, the racy images were one of the "fringe benefits of surveillance positions"

By Stephanie Burnett July 21, 2014

Privacy Advocates Call for FISA Court Reform

The Senate version of the USA Freedom Act would reform the process that led to NSA surveillance of five prominent Americans

By Denver Nicks July 10, 2014

Snowden Asks to Stay in Russia

NSA leaker wants to stay in Russia another year

By Sam Frizell July 9, 2014

Report: U.S. Spied on Prominent American Muslims

Latest report based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden

By Melissa Hellmann July 9, 2014

NSA Spying Hurts Cybersecurity for All of Us

The surveillance debate has focused on the legality of spying on Americans but some say the biggest danger is in the methods the NSA uses

By Denver Nicks July 8, 2014

NSA’s Snooping on Foreigners Is 'Extremely Valuable'

But highlights concerns about Americans getting caught in the surveillance net

By Denver Nicks July 2, 2014

FBI Doesn’t Know How Many Americans It Spies On

Intel agencies dished on how many Americans get nabbed in the surveillance dragnet

By Denver Nicks June 30, 2014

What the GSK Sex Tape Says About Surveillance in China

Surveillance, or the threat of surveillance, is a constant

By Hannah Beech June 30, 2014

Vodafone Reveals Massive Global Snooping Program

If you're a Vodafone customer, chances are your government has the tools to listen in directly

By Nash Jenkins June 6, 2014

Surveillance

Britain Has More Surveillance Cameras Per Person Than Any Country Except China. That's a Massive Risk to Our Free Society

The Nunes Memo Attacks the Legitimacy of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. It Should Act to Repair the Damage

China Is Creating a 'Database of Voices' to Boost Surveillance

Tech Firm Fights Warrant Demanding Anti-Trump User Data