Is part of Chelsea Manning’s legacy increased surveillance?
Government agencies and contractors are now less trusting of their workers, and keeping a much closer eye on them, both on and off the job.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
From the Pentagon Papers to Trump: How the government gained the upper hand against leakers
American citizens have long favored government openness over secrecy. But with heightened anti-leak and anti-press rhetoric, do some now want strengthened government control of information?
What does Trump’s election mean for digital freedom of speech?
The public must prepare to stand up for a free press, and against online censorship and surveillance.
PRISM schism: the NSA leaks reveal a broken system
If reports are to be believed, the US National Security Agency (NSA) has had “direct access” to systems run by Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Apple. While all the companies named have used similar words to…
Treat NSA leaks with care, national security is on the line
The past week has seen some extraordinary allegations that the US National Security Agency (NSA) was intercepting all online communications. It is also alleged that the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters…
Obama’s concession on spying makes implicit case for leaks
All eyes were on US president Barack Obama when he announced his plan to reform the National Security Agency (NSA) and its ability to collect phone metadata. Three main changes will be pursued: the government…
Silk Road bust unmasks our misconceptions on anonymity
The US National Security Agency and the UK’s GCHQ have upped the stakes in the battle for internet privacy by targeting users of Tor. Not only have the NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden up until this…
Political wheel may be turning on the NSA’s surveillance programs
It is now clear that the US government’s National Security Agency (NSA) has undertaken an unprecedented surveillance program. NSA’s aim is to monitor all communications of every American, and this is no…
The internet is on fire but Snowden’s heroes can’t save us
Just ahead of the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web, Edward Snowden has sent what he hopes will be a strong message to the powers that control the internet in a video link streamed live to South by…
XKeyscore and NSA surveillance leaks – expert reaction
XKeyscore is an online surveillance tool run by America’s National Security Agency (NSA) that allows analysts to search contents of chats, emails and browsing histories without warrants, according to leaked…
