News in Brief Johns Hopkins and the Case of the Missing NSA Blog Post The university, which works closely with the NSA, says it is looking into why a professor was asked to remove his post. Jeff Larson and Justin Elliott
News in Brief Why NSA Snooping Is a Much Bigger Deal in Germany In Germany, furor over the NSA revelations is much bigger than in the U.S. Why do Germans fear Big Brother so much? Jannis Bruhl
News in Brief What Transparency Looks Like to the National Security Agency Disclosures by the spy agency about violations of privacy rules have been almost entirely redacted. Justin Elliott
News in Brief The Surveillance Reforms President Obama Supported Before He Was Elected The White House has opposed efforts to rein in NSA snooping, but only five years ago, Senator Obama supported substantial reforms. Kara Brandeisky
News in Brief Politics & Law Previous Site Sections The NSA Claims It Can’t Even Search Its Own Emails In response to a public records request, the super-snooping spy agency says it doesn’t have the technology. Justin Elliott
News in Brief Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance In a secret effort, the National Security Agency appears to be vacuuming up large swathes of the Internet. Justin Elliott
News in Brief Rebelling Against the New Surveillance: Designers Pioneer the Future of Privacy Commercial products and artistic projects that hint at how we might protect ourselves from government detection in the future, should we so choose. Kyle Chayka
News in Brief A Buyer’s Guide to Safer Communication There are a lot of ways to talk to people securely on the Internet, some are purpose-built to enhance your privacy and security. Here’s a guide to getting started. Quinn Norton
News in Brief Worried About Mass Surveillance? Here’s How to Practice Safer Communication What you need to know to make your communications private. Quinn Norton
News in Brief What Happens if (or When) Edward Snowden Faces a Jury? The George Zimmerman trial has provoked a national conversation on race. The NSA probably doesn't want one on security. Marc Herman