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Well, That’s Everyone: Senator Wyden Letter Confirms The NSA Is Buying US Persons’ Data From Data Brokers
@techdirt.com 3 months ago
Section 702 Gets Four-Month Extension At The Last Minute
@techdirt.com 5 months ago
FBI Director Admits Agency Rarely Has Probable Cause When It Performs Backdoor Searches Of NSA Collections
@techdirt.com 5 months ago
Former DHS/NSA Official Stewart Baker Decides He Can Help NSO Group Turn A Profit
@techdirt.com 8 months ago
NSA Asks Congress To Not Block Federal Agencies From Collecting Location Data Without A Warrant
@techdirt.com 10 months ago
Reporting Mandates Likely The Reason Behind The FBI’s Sudden Drop-Off In Section 702 Abuses
@techdirt.com 10 months ago
The FBI’s Constant Abuse Of Section 702 Surveillance May Finally Take This Tool Away From The NSA
@techdirt.com 11 months ago
The Massive Fine The EU Hit Meta With… Is Really About The NSA, Not Meta
@techdirt.com 11 months ago
Surveillance Abuse Is Cool Say Way Too Many Cybersecurity ‘Experts’
@techdirt.com 11 months ago
FBI Used Section 702 Surveillance Powers To Spy On Protesters, Crime Victims, And Political Party Donors
@techdirt.com 11 months ago
For The First Time In Probably Ever, The FBI Section 702 Abuses Are Trending Downward
@techdirt.com 1 year ago
Congressional Rep Who Discovered His Info Was Illegally Searched By The FBI Likely Has No Legal Remedy
@techdirt.com 1 year ago
FISA Oversight Board Member Says Americans Need More Privacy Protections As Congress Debates Section 702 Reauthorization
@techdirt.com 1 year ago
Supreme Court Denies Cert To NSA Case, Allows State Secret Privilege To Roll On Unaltered
@techdirt.com 1 year ago
Political Grandstanding, FBI’s Long History Of Surveillance Abuse May Finally Get It Booted Off The Section 702 Block
@techdirt.com 1 year ago
Microsoft Says China Is Abusing Vulnerability Disclosure Requirements To Hoard Exploits
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Would Meta Really Shut Down Facebook And Instagram In The EU Over Data Transfer Rules?
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Yet Another EU Data Protection Authority Says Google Analytics Violates The Law
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National Intelligence Report Shows FBI Warrantlessly Searched Americans’ Data Millions Of Times Last Year
@techdirt.com 1 year ago
Secretive Private Company Shows No One — Not Even The NSA — Is Immune From Always-On Surveillance
@techdirt.com 2 years ago
Nokia Busted Helping Russia’s FSB Spy On Citizens, Activists, Journalists
@techdirt.com 2 years ago
Because The Defense Department's Secure Communications Options Don't Work For Everyone, Soldiers Are Turning To Signal And WhatsApp
@techdirt.com 2 years ago
Former US Intelligence Analysts Sued For Hacking A Saudi Activist's Phone On Behalf Of The United Arab Emirates
@techdirt.com 2 years ago
CIA, NSA Block Ads Network-Wide To Protect Agencies. Ron Wyden Says Rest Of Gov't Should Do The Same.
@techdirt.com 2 years ago
Three Former US Intelligence Analysts Fined $1.6 Million For Helping The UAE Government Spy On Dissidents And Activists
@techdirt.com 2 years ago
Appeals Court Says State Secrets Privilege Means NSA Can Avoid Wikimedia Foundation's Unlawful Surveillance Allegations
@techdirt.com 3 years ago
NSA Director Says More Domestic Surveillance Might Stop Foreign Hacking; Fails To Explain Why NSA Isn't Stopping Much Foreign Hacking
@techdirt.com 3 years ago
Patriot Act Used By The FBI To Collect Internet Browsing Data, Contradicting Claims Made To Oversight
@techdirt.com 3 years ago
Senator Wyden Wants To Know If The NSA Is Still Demanding Tech Companies Build Backdoors Into Their Products
@techdirt.com 3 years ago
Ninth Circuit Appeals Court May Have Raised The Bar On Notifying Defendants About Secretive Surveillance Techniques
@techdirt.com 3 years ago
FISA Court Decides FBI, NSA Surveillance Abuses Should Be Rewarded With Fewer Restrictions On Searching 702 Collections
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Ninth Circuit Says NSA's Bulk Phone Records Collection Was Illegal, Most Likely Unconstitutional
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A Mess In The House: Dirty Pool As Rep. Schiff Inserts Loophole To Help The FBI Spy On You
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National Intelligence Report Shows The FBI Never Gets Warrants For Its Backdoor Searches Of NSA Collections
@techdirt.com 4 years ago
Senate Punts FISA Reform Bill For At Least 77 Days
@techdirt.com 4 years ago
NSA Blew $100 Million On Phone Records Over Five Years, Generated Exactly One Usable Lead
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NSA Surprises Microsoft With A Vulnerability Disclosure Just In Time For Patch Tuesday
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Second Circuit Says Warrantless Backdoor Searches Of NSA Collections Might Violate The Fourth Amendment