How a Telecom Helped the Government Spy on Me
When federal agents investigated a story Raymond Bonner wrote, they violated Department of Justice rules and his privacy in many of the ways Edward Snowden has suggested could happen.
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Save the World, Help the NSA?
A New America study ponders privacy for new Internet users in an "age of tracking."
The Privacy Generation
People under 40, or those who were socialized into politics after the 9/11 attacks, may enjoy sharing intimate details about their lives online, but that doesn't mean they answer to Big Brother. Challenging traditional wisdom, it's this age group that is least willing to sacrifice individual privacy in the name of security.
Is Hacking the Future of Scholarship?
Once scholars begin—and the day is coming—hacking devices to find out more about influential people, the courts and the academic community will be faced with privacy decisions to make.
One of Amazon’s Best-Selling Cameras Is a Fake
Despite dropping crime rates and research proving their ineffectiveness, dummy security cameras keep selling.
Europe Really, Really Doesn’t Trust the NSA
A briefing paper calls for putting pressure on U.S. e-commerce.
Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
The companies that sell information about how much money you make—and whether you’re pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight—are facing new scrutiny.
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.
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?
What Transparency Looks Like to the National Security Agency
Disclosures by the spy agency about violations of privacy rules have been almost entirely redacted.