Dianne Feinstein
WhatsApp's Encryption Was Funded By Same Members of Congress Trying to Weaken It
Don't just thank WhatsApp for turning on encryption—thank Congress for funding it.
While US Attorney General, Eric Holder Used Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Birth Name as His Official Email Address
In order to combat spam and avoid being inundated with correspondence from the public, Holder used the name Lew Alcindor for his Justice Department email address.
Sen. Feinstein Says Terrorists Only Need The Internet and Encryption To Attack
Who needs bombs and guns?
These Senators Just Asked Obama to Make the CIA Apologize for Spying on the Intelligence Committee
The letter sent by Senators Ron Wyden, Martin Heinrich, and Mazie Hirono underscores long-running tensions between the committee and the CIA, and comes ahead of CIA Director John Brennan's first public testimony before the committee in two years.
Bill Forcing Internet Companies to Report Terrorist Activity Would Chill Free Speech, Says Industry
Two US senators have proposed legislation that would oblige internet companies to report online terrorist activity — but critics say it is too vague and would actually hinder law enforcement.
The Defense Bill That Obama Just Signed Will Make It Harder to Shut Guantanamo
The US president noted that operating Guantanamo is a huge waste of taxpayer dollars and is inconsistent "with our interests as a nation and undermines our standing in the world."
CISA Sponsors Hope to Pass Controversial Anti-Hacking Bill 'In a Matter of Days'
The Senate is finally going to vote on a privacy killing cybersecurity bill.
The Senate Will Debate the Privacy-Killing Cybersecurity Bill CISA Today
Today marks the closest CISPA or any of its successors have ever come to becoming law.
Two CIA Contractors Are Being Sued for Torture and 'Human Experimentation'
A federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday by the ACLU on behalf of three men who were allegedly tortured while detained in CIA prisons despite never being formally charged with a crime.
Tequila, Painted Pearls, and Prada — How the CIA Helped Produce 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Documents obtained exclusively by VICE News detail how closely CIA officers worked with filmmakers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal as they made their movie about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
On The Line: Jason Leopold On “The Google Search That Made The CIA Spy On The US Senate”
VICE News correspondent Jason Leopold joined On The Line to discuss his new report, “The Google Search That Made the CIA Spy on the US Senate.”
Why There's a Firestorm Surrounding This Book About an Oyster Company
Drakes Bay Oyster Company and the National Parks Service have been in a political battle since 2012, but journalist Summer Brennan’s new book on the subject, The Oyster War, is just as controversial as the feud itself.