surveillance state
Poland's Surveillance Programs Could Be Worse than the NSA
The Panoptykon Foundation, which defends against surveillance, says the country's data retention programs go beyond the rest of Europe's.
At Edward Snowden's "I'd Testify Against the NSA" Dinner Party
Wikileaks posted some cheerful silent videos of Edward Snowden.
Could Keith Alexander's Retirement Finally Rein In The NSA?
Whoever is nominated to take over the NSA will face a firing squad in Congress
The US Border Patrol Has Lent Out Its Predator Drones 500 Times in Three Years
FOIA-accessed data directly contradicts new Department of Justice report.
How Government Spooks Are Making Bank In Silicon Valley
An ex-NSA analyst tells us why he left the spy agency for a startup.
The Cops Should Always Be on Camera
As a pilot program in Rialto, California, reveals, when cops film all their interactions with civilians and suspects, complaints against officers go down. So why aren't more departments around the country doing this?
New Zealand Just Passed Its Own Domestic Spying Bill
Even after all of the domestic spying revelations revealed by Edward Snowden, New Zealand decided it wants to start it's own mini-NSA.
Your Best Defenses Against U.S. Government Snooping Just Disappeared
This week, two encrypted email providers shut down, and that’s bad news if you’d rather the government didn’t read your emails.
Three High-Profile Whistleblowers Discuss Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden
They aren't too keen on either one of them.