The U.S. Congress has launched an investigation to find out if the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on the legislature’s members. The investigation follows media claims that the NSA illegally listened in on conversations between […]
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Latest NSA Scandal Caught Obama In A Lie
As reported in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Tuesday night, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) continued its surveillance of its allies – despite President Obama’s promise made two years ago to stop the […]
This Internet Data Map Tracks NSA Spying Vulnerabilities
A mapping tool that shows how internet data is transported has been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto. The map also shows that the National Security Agency uses just a small number of […]
Obama’s Bandaid Fix Won’t Stop The NSA From Collecting Our Data
Acting under the Patriot Act, the NSA has collected metadata about telephone calls made by and to Americans which could later be searched. The collected data did not include the contents of a telephone call, […]
New Documents Reveal The NSA Is Literally Above The Law
Newly disclosed documents show the National Security Agency (NSA) has continued to spy on U.S. citizens by exploiting a legal loophole. Despite government’s orders to cease, they are continuing to collect bulk records about Americans’ […]
DC Judge Just Secured Temporary Victory In NSA Privacy War
A U.S. federal judge has dealt a blow, at least a temporary one, to the National Security Associations bulk collection of domestic phone records program, ordering the agency to shut it down. The order comes […]
European Parliament Approves Anti-Surveillance System To Fight Illegal NSA Spying
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are decrying the strange lack of action by EU institutions in safeguarding citizens’ rights from the massive electronic surveillance dragnet of U.S. agencies. Data transfers between EU member states […]
NSA Plans To Gather As Much Data On Citizens As It Can Before Ban Goes Into Effect
Earlier today, the 2nd United States Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order refusing to immediately halt the federal government’s practice of collecting Americans’ phone records during a 180-day transition period. The underlying lawsuit challenged […]
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against NSA Because Wikimedia Can’t Prove They Are Being Watched
Last Friday, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Wikimedia against the National Security Agency regarding policies of surveillance. In a 30 page ruling in favor of the NSA, United States District Judge T.S. […]
Is The NSA Out Of Control? Even The CIA Is Worried About The Agency’s Rampant Domestic Spying
Sensitive documents hacked from current CIA director John Brennan’s personal email account have been posted by WikiLeaks, revealing his concerns over U.S. surveillance policy towards civilians and other matters. Email documents revealed that Brennan’s opinions […]
Snowden Comes Out From Hiding And Debuts On Twitter
Edward Snowden is finally coming out of the dark and joining Twitter. The whistleblower, famous for leaking documents concerning the National Security Agency’s (NSA) rampant U.S. mobile phone surveillance, will be taking his fight for […]
FBI Under New Investigation For Mobile Phone Spying Programs
The U.S Department of Justice is investigating the FBI for information obtained from mass surveillance by the National Security Agency’s (NSA) phone data collection methods. The NSA spying program secretly collected massive amounts of U.S. […]
Snowden Backs Treaty Promoting Citizen Privacy Rights And Whistleblower Protection
Edward Snowden is backing a treaty providing for the inalienable right to have human mobile phone and private records kept secret. On the eve of the biggest gathering of world leaders at the UN Summit, […]
The Directors Of The CIA, NSA And FBI Just Put On A Masterful Display Of Public Relations And Absolutely Nobody Bought It
The directors of the FBI, CIA, and NSA put on an elaborate display of public relations on Thursday in a thinly veiled attempt to con the American public into giving up their basic rights so […]
Bush, Cheney And Former NSA Director Hayden Sued For Using Blanket Surveillance During 2002 Winter Olympics
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Ex-US president George W Bush, and senior police officials have been sued in a class-action court case for approving blanket email, phone and text message surveillance of law abiding citizens […]
‘Extreme Willingness’ Of AT&T Is The Primary Reason Why The NSA Can Spy On America
Telecommunications giant AT&T has provided extensive assistance to the U.S. National Security Agency, allowing the agency to conduct unlawful surveillance on huge volumes of Internet traffic passing through the United States. The revelations come after analysis […]
Government Acknowledges China Is Spying On Personal Emails Of Top Officials
U.S. government officials have for the first time confirmed Chinese spying on senior U.S. intelligence officials. Chinese government hackers intercepted email exchanges of Obama administration officials in attacks that date back to at least 2010. […]
NSA Grant To Secure Internet Of Things Raises Suspicious Eyebrows
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has received a $229,000 one year grant from the National Security Agency (NSA) to develop security for a “safer” Internet of Things (IoT). Although the official reason for […]
The Real Reason The DHS Opposes CISA Snooping Bill Has Nothing To Do With Your Privacy
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has joined the fray in publicly opposing a bill that will sweep away privacy in America’s online communities. But why would an agency widely considered to be leading the […]
Despite Court Rulings Illegal NSA Surveillance Programs Continue Unchecked
The National Security Agency (NSA) will continue with its controversial collecting and holding of American telephone records despite the program being ruled illegal by the court back in May. The NSA is openly dismissing a […]
How ‘Smart Cities’ Are Becoming To Ultimate Spying Tool On Innocent Americans
Widespread fear is mounting over new light bulbs being planned for installation across many cities in the U.S. The new LED light bulbs, which last longer and are more energy efficient than traditional models, come […]
Despite Political Theater, NSA Domestic Spying Program Continues Full Steam Ahead
If you thought the USA Freedom Act and the elaborate show of politics last month around the expiry of key Patriot Act provisions that allowed the NSA to collect the phone records of every American […]
France Summons U.S. Ambassador After Wikileaks Reports Widespread Spying On French Prime Ministers
France has angrily summoned the U.S. ambassador for a meeting on Wednesday after reports emerged that the United States spied on French President François Hollande as well as his two immediate predecessors, despite the French […]
Russia And China Have Reportedly Cracked The Encryption On Edward Snowden’s Document Stash
Reports have emerged Sunday, from ‘Five Eyes’ collaborator Britain, that Russia and China have managed to crack the strong encryption used by Edward Snowden on his stash of top secret U.S. intelligence documents. In response […]
Russia Joins The Spy On Your Citizens Party With Backdoored Russian Made Smartphone
In Russia at least they’re honest that the government is spying on you. While our NSA performs legal acrobatics to convince the American public they’re abiding by the law when in fact they are not, […]
Don’t Be Fooled, The NSA Will Keep Collecting Data With Or Without The Patriot Act
It will take far more than Washington theater and paper laws to stop the data collection juggernaut that is the NSA. Numerous media outlets keep reporting that with the expiry of the Patriot Act Sunday […]
U.S. Tried To Destroy North Korean Nuclear Reactor With Copy Of Virus Attack Used On Iran
Word leaked late Friday that the U.S. secret agencies, likely a group within the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations group, tried to deploy a version of the Stuxnet computer virus to attack North Korea’s nuclear weapons […]
Former NSA Director Clapper Lied Under Oath, Faces No Consequences
If a regular American lies to a court they go to jail. If they lie under oath to the Senate or Congress they face an even longer jail term. But when the director of the […]
NSA Caught In More Industrial Espionage, Hacked EU Giant Siemens
A German newspaper reported Sunday that the NSA’s campaign of industrial espionage against European companies could be more wide ranging than first reported. While initial reports only talked of stealing plans from Airbus and passing […]
Senators Want CIA Director To Admit He Lied In Hacking Scandal
While Congress and the Senate seem perfectly happy to have our secret police spy on law abiding Americans they apparently think they should be exempt from such measures. And they’re particularly upset that the CIA, […]