Privacy

Twitter thinks Edward Snowden is kind of hot

Users are saying that the NSA whistleblower really blows their whistle

Katie Mcdonough Monday, Jun 10, 2013 3:47 PM UTC
Life Edward Snowden, NSA, Surveillance

App of the Week: Onion Browser

If you're craving mobile anonymity after this week's government snooping revelations, here's one option

Andrew Leonard Sunday, Jun 9, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Technology app of the week, onion browser

Woman who photographed alleged cheater: “I just thought he was such a pig”

The woman who posted an allegedly unfaithful husband's photo on Facebook is "shocked" by the response

Anna North Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 289
Technology Facebook, Privacy, Viral, Adultery

Barack Obama and Xi Jinping discuss cybersecurity as tension over privacy increases in U.S.

The two presidents met in California to discuss the issue "at the 40,000-foot level," according to Obama

Prachi Gupta Saturday, Jun 8, 2013 2:47 PM UTC
News Barack Obama, xi jinping, China

Privacy tools are a joke

Change politics, not browsers: Protecting ourselves from the snoops defeats the purpose of our online lives

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jun 7, 2013 6:30 PM UTC 15
Technology Prism, NSA, Surveillance

Mr. President, we’re not reassured

Even if "no one is listening to your phone calls," the NSA gathers a chilling amount of information with metadata

Natasha Lennard Friday, Jun 7, 2013 5:56 PM UTC
Technology NSA, metadata, Surveillance

Twitter reacts to the NSA leak with dark humor

"Apparently the only word NSA technology can't pick up is 'Tsarnaev'"

Prachi Gupta Friday, Jun 7, 2013 4:50 PM UTC
Media NSA, Prism, Twitter, Comedy

5 things you need to know about government spying

After a flood of new revelations on government snooping, here's what you need to know

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Jun 7, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 23
All Salon National Security Agency

Obama’s unparalleled spy state

Another blockbuster: New revelations expose the NSA and FBI's vast online surveillance powers

Andrew Leonard Friday, Jun 7, 2013 12:05 AM UTC 125
Technology Surveillance

Security expert: All Occupiers’ phones were logged

Steven Ramdam said everyone who attended an Occupy protest with a cellphone had data tracked

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 29
Technology Privacy, Surveillance, cell phone

“Now we are all persons of interest”

NSA whistle-blower Thomas Drake tells Salon why the Verizon surveillance is the new normal, and may never be undone

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 4:59 PM UTC 64
News Thomas Drake, NSA, Whistleblower

Government collects millions of phone records daily

A top secret NSA order requires telecomm giant Verizon to daily give over information on all calls in its system

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:07 AM UTC 75
Technology NSA, National Security Agency

Google’s empty “ban” on Glass facial recognition software

The Internet giant symbolically refuses to permit such software, which can be uploaded anyway

Natasha Lennard Monday, Jun 3, 2013 5:27 PM UTC
Technology Google, google glass

Google ordered to comply with unconstitutional demands for data

The judge who ruled National Security Letters are unconstitutional says Google must give FBI customer data

Natasha Lennard Monday, Jun 3, 2013 3:09 PM UTC
Technology national security letters, FBI

Texas bill: Drones for no one, except the police

Such legislation suggests obstacles for using drones as citizen tools, but shows some promise for privacy concerns

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:14 PM UTC
Technology Texas, Drones, Domestic drones

German transport to use drones to catch graffiti artists

Deutsche Bahn authorities exemplify how surveillance drones can function as technologies of social control

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:34 PM UTC 17
Technology graffiti, Deutsche Bahn, rail

Teacher may face disciplinary action after reminding students of their Fifth Amendment rights

High school teacher John Dryden warned students that a survey on drug and alcohol use could incriminate them

Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:10 PM UTC 18
Life High School, U.S. Constitution

Come ogle with us

Our Sauron-like surveillance state never stops spying on us. Help us catch it in the act -- and earn a reward!

Natasha Lennard Monday, May 27, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 19
Technology Google, Go-Ogle, google earth

NYT claims it was grilled by FBI over leaks

Feds' pursuit of information on Stuxnet leak further heightens concerns about administration and First Amendment

Natasha Lennard Sunday, May 26, 2013 6:10 PM UTC
Media stuxnet, Iran, Whistleblowers, FBI

Teenagers care more about online privacy than you think

New research reveals they're surprisingly shrewd about protecting their personal data on social networks

Jared Keller, Pacific Standard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 10:36 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, Facebook

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