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Yahoo doesn't deny it scanned users' emails

Oct 5, 2016
A company statement says the story is "misleading," but not inaccurate, while the New York Times gets more details.
 
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Leaked NSA newsletters offer a glimpse of daily life

May 17, 2016
The Intercept releases a batch of 166 newsletters from the National Security Agency's archive.
A computer workstation bears the National Security Agency (NSA) logo inside the Threat Operations Center in Fort Meade, Maryland on Jan. 25, 2006. The recent publishing of NSA newsletters, dated from 2003, are shedding light on the agency's office culture.
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U.S. still uses technology to spy on allies

Dec 30, 2015
Despite promising to curtail the practice, the U.S. continues to eavesdrop.

The Patriot Act's new name

Jun 1, 2015
Who will keep the data now that the government cannot? Look to your telephone companies.

Is the NSA monitoring foreign hard drives?

Feb 17, 2015
Security experts say the scope of the hack suggests a state actor.

China and the U.S.: Who's spying on whom?

May 21, 2014
The New York Times' David Sanger on what government spies look for in 2014.

Why Google isn't really 'free'

May 19, 2014
A peek at Frontline's documentary on the NSA, secrecy and private companies.

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A canary in the coal mine... and in your Mac

May 13, 2014
Firms can use a loophole to let their customers know what the NSA hasn't asked.

Reports: NSA spied on China telecom giant Huawei

Mar 24, 2014
Documents stolen by Edward Snowden reveal the NSA spied on Huawei

A letter to the President warns of history repeating itself

Mar 20, 2014
Members of the Church Committee sent President Obama a letter addressing recent NSA surveillance