Spying

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

“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

NYT, AP will not attend Holder’s off-record meeting

While a number of bureau chiefs will meet with the A.G. about leak investigations, others want meeting on record

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 30, 2013 2:18 PM UTC
Media Eric Holder, First Amendment

Experts: Fox News spying scandal a game-changer

Advocates see potential "sea change" now that government crackdown on leaks includes framing journalism as a crime

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:15 PM UTC 113
Media james rosen, AP, First Amendment

On freedom of speech, Obama-Nixon comparisons are apt

Comparing Benghazi and the IRS flap to Watergate is wrong, but on First Amendment issues this president disappoints

David Sirota Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 49
Politics Barack Obama, Richard Nixon

DOJ tracked movements, phone records of Fox reporter

Probing leaks over North Korea, the government surveilled James Rosen's every contact with State Department

Natasha Lennard Monday, May 20, 2013 9:55 AM UTC
Media james rosen, North Korea

Google Glass chief: “You’ll know” when someone is spying on you

The product director fails to allay privacy concerns with his comments about the computer headsets

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTC
Technology Google, google glass, Privacy

Obama leaves room for whistle-blower prosecution

Comments about AP scandal aligned with shield law caveats, made "no apologies" for national security concerns

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:51 PM UTC
Media Spying, AP, Barack Obama

What’s so special about journalists?

Media rightfully outraged by spying on AP – but what about government surveillance on non-journalists?

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:50 PM UTC 28
Media AP, Associated Press

Leaked private messages worsen Bloomberg scandal

Thousands of private messages between terminal users available to public, further undermining faith in Bloomberg

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Business Bloomberg News, Wall Street

Twitter reactions: And then they came for the AP

Journalists react to some of their own being the object of government surveillance

Natasha Lennard Monday, May 13, 2013 9:43 PM UTC 27
Technology AP, Surveillance, Spying

Bloomberg editor apologizes for, explains spying

The Treasury and the Fed are investigating claims reporters used terminals to track staff

Natasha Lennard Monday, May 13, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Technology Bloomberg News, Goldman Sachs

Dutch police may get right to hack into computers

Under new bill, investigators would be able to hack into computers, install spyware, read emails and destroy files

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 2, 2013 7:23 PM UTC
Technology Hacking, Holland, Spying

IRS may be reading emails without a warrant

New FOIA'd documents suggest IRS is violating Fourth Amendment, says ACLU

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 4:49 PM UTC
Business IRS, Taxes, Spying, Surveillance

DHS had policy of daily spying on activists

New FOIA-ed documents reveal that a division of the agency produced daily briefings on Occupy protests

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 3:38 PM UTC 10
News Occupy, dhs

FBI pursues greater real-time Gmail spying powers

The agency wants to expand real-time surveillance of online communications

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 3:32 PM UTC
Technology FBI, Surveillance, Wiretapping

DoJ backs rewriting of law that lets police read emails

The existing law, written before the Internet was popularized, permits warrantless spying

Associated Press Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 8:00 PM UTC
Technology Police, Spying

Surveillance software used to spy on activists around the world

Technology designed to monitor criminals is used by numerous governments to survey dissent

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013 4:35 PM UTC
Technology finspy, Spying, Surveillance

Harvard administration spied on staff emails

Faculty angered by privacy breach after cheating scandal leaks

Natasha Lennard Monday, Mar 11, 2013 6:20 PM UTC
Technology Harvard, Plagiarism, Spying, email

Anonymous group claims to show BofA monitored hackers, activists

Hacker group leaks data reportedly from Bank of America showing (shoddy) monitoring of activist and hacker activity

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 6:10 PM UTC
Technology Anonymous, Bank of America

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