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Surveillance
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Is Google the New Sheriff in Town?
When Google acts essentially as an arm of law enforcement, it raises some big questions about privacy and security in a world where pretty much everyone communicates on some …
CIA Admits to Spying on Senate but No Prosecutions to Follow
The CIA's inspector general released a report confirming that three of the agency's information technology specialists and two CIA lawyers spied on the computers and communications of the Senate …
The CIA’s Other Spy Scandal: Agency Monitored Emails Between Congress and Whistleblowing Officials
The Central Intelligence Agency has admitted its officials spied on a Senate panel probing the agency's torture and rendition program.
Jeremy Scahill: Leaked US Terrorist Watchlist Rulebook Reveals “Global Stop and Frisk Program”
The Obama administration has expanded the national terrorist watchlist system by approving broad guidelines over who can be targeted.
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Meet the Online Tracking Device That Is Virtually Impossible to Block
A new kind of tracking tool, canvas fingerprinting, is being used to follow visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn.
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Does Uncle Sam Have a God Complex?
No one elected Uncle Sam to play God.
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How Your Local Library Can Help You Resist the Surveillance State
Librarians take a strong stand on privacy. Your library record is as confidential as your medical records, if not more so.
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Experts Say NSA Surveillance Compromises Internet Security; Here’s How to Protect Yourself
It's difficult to guarantee total protection from the prying eyes of the government online, but there are many tools out there that can help.
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Here’s One Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List
If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on.
Investigation Proves NSA Spies on Americans Beyond Metadata Collection
Former NSA whistleblowers J. Kirk Wiebe and Bill Binney discuss how 90 percent of data intercepted by NSA originates from non-targets.