News in Brief Nearly Four Years After the Snowden Revelations, the NSA Backs Off (Some) Warrantless Surveillance Almost four years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden first began to unveil the size and… Jared Keller
News in Brief The Chilling Effect Is Real A new study on the aftermath of the Edward Snowden revelations gives us our best evidence yet. By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Searching Private Data, and Ensuring It Stays Private The National Security Agency has your data. Is there a way to use it that won't further violate your privacy? Nathan Collins
News in Brief Where’s the Evidence That Mass Surveillance Actually Works? Officials are again pointing to the need for mass surveillance to take down terrorists. Here’s what we know about how well it works. Lauren Kirchner
Environment What America Fears A new Chapman University survey reveals cyber-terrorism and threats to privacy are high on the list. Tom Jacobs
News in Brief France Is Upset With the U.S. So Is the Rest of the World, Apparently The latest Pew poll shows America has earned some less-than-favorable marks around the globe. Wes Judd
News in Brief Secret Memos Reveal Warrantless Surveillance of Internet Activity The Obama administration has stepped up the National Security Agency's surveillance program on U.S. soil to search for signs of hacking. Julia Angwin & Jeff Larson
Social Justice This Week in Patriots A round-up of news and research on all things patriots. Max Ufberg
News in Brief The Hidden Intelligence Breakdowns Behind the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks After Edward Snowden, the government said its controversial surveillance programs had stopped a terrorist—David Coleman Headley. The claim is largely untrue. Sebastian Rotella