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OPINION

Jan 2, 2014 7:41 AM CST

NYT, Guardian: Pardon Snowden

NSA whistleblower 'has done country a great service'

(Newser) - Apparently it's Edward Snowden appreciation day. The New York Times and the Guardian both published editorials today calling on authorities to pardon or grant amnesty to the NSA leaker. "Considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed, and the abuses he has exposed, Mr. Snowden deserves...

Meet TAO, the NSA Unit
That 'Gets the Ungettable'

Dec 30, 2013 7:57 AM CST

Meet TAO, the NSA Unit That 'Gets the Ungettable'

Der Spiegel lifts lid on unit, which reportedly intercepts computer deliveries

(Newser) - Another big NSA revelation, this one courtesy of Germany's der Spiegel: The magazine yesterday reported that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal reporting system to spy on their targets. Der Spiegel's revelations relate to a division of the NSA known...

Judge in NSA Case Is
Wrong About 9/11 Report

analysis

Dec 28, 2013 2:23 PM CST

Judge in NSA Case Is Wrong About 9/11 Report

ProPublica says his account of hijacker isn't in there

(Newser) - ProPublica thinks the judge who sided with the NSA yesterday about its surveillance program has his facts wrong about a key point he makes. In making the case that the NSA's phone-tracking program is an essential tool against terrorism, Judge William Pauley cited the example of 9/11 hijacker...

Judge Says NSA
Surveillance Is Legal

Dec 27, 2013 11:27 AM CST

Judge Says NSA Surveillance Is Legal

Federal judge says its phone-tracking system doesn't violate Constitution

(Newser) - Score one for the NSA's legal team: A federal judge has ruled that the enormous phone-tracking system unveiled by Edward Snowden is legal, reports Reuters . US District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan today dismissed a lawsuit brought by the ACLU seeking to stop the program. Yes, the program "...

Snowden:
Our Kids Will
Never Have an
'Unrecorded
Thought'

Dec 25, 2013 9:04 AM CST

Snowden: Our Kids Will Never Have an 'Unrecorded Thought'

NSA whistleblower has Christmas message for anyone feeling happy

(Newser) - On the off chance that the NSA was taking an eggnog break from listening to you rip open your Christmas gifts, Edward Snowden has a new Christmas message out. And it's not exactly chock full of rainbows and unicorns, notes Politico . Speaking in a YouTube video with British Channel...

It's Israel's Turn
to Be Ticked
at the NSA

Dec 23, 2013 9:46 AM CST

It's Israel's Turn to Be Ticked at the NSA

Latest Snowden reveal 'not acceptable'

(Newser) - Slide over Germany , Brazil , and France , there's a new member in the Angry NSA Targets club: Israel. Several Israeli officials have lashed out at the US, report CNN and the AP , following new leaks Friday that the NSA had spied on four Israeli offices—including the prime minister's....

Verizon to Publish Reports
on NSA Data Requests

Dec 19, 2013 7:27 PM CST

Verizon to Publish Reports on NSA Data Requests

Move will put pressure on AT&T to do the same

(Newser) - The NSA's ability to continue its tech snooping as in the pre-Snowden days just took another hit. Verizon promises to start publishing reports on all the data requests it gets from the government and law-enforcement agencies, reports Reuters . The first online report will be out early next year. Given...

Snowden to Brazil:
I Need Permanent Asylum

Dec 17, 2013 7:59 AM CST

Snowden to Brazil: I Need Permanent Asylum

Open letter slams NSA's spying

(Newser) - Is Edward Snowden looking to decamp from Russia to Brazil? He strongly implies as much in an open letter today, published at Folha . "I have expressed my willingness to assist wherever appropriate and lawful," he writes, "but unfortunately the United States government has worked hard to limit...

Snowden: NSA Slam Comes as
No Surprise

Dec 16, 2013 5:11 PM CST

Snowden: NSA Slam Comes as No Surprise

And an ex-colleague calls him a 'genius among geniuses'

(Newser) - Edward Snowden says he wasn't too surprised by a federal judge's condemnation today of NSA collection of phone metadata, the New York Times reports. "I acted on my belief that the NSA mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge," said Snowden in a statement...

Judge: NSA Spying 'Almost
Certainly' Unconstitutional

Dec 16, 2013 1:53 PM CST

Judge: NSA Spying 'Almost Certainly' Unconstitutional

Meanwhile, White House says no amnesty for Snowden

(Newser) - The NSA's massive collection of phone metadata is "almost certainly" unconstitutional, a federal judge declared in a blistering statement today. Judge Richard Leon issued an injunction banning the agency from spying on the plaintiffs in the lawsuit he was reviewing—legal analyst Larry Klayman and one of his...

Amnesty
for Snowden?
NSA Bosses Split

Dec 16, 2013 7:54 AM CST

Amnesty for Snowden? NSA Bosses Split

They fear he could reveal 'road map' of US know-how

(Newser) - 60 Minutes last night offered a window into the NSA's thinking on how to handle Edward Snowden and his cache of information. In an interview, Rick Ledgett, head of the task force investigating Snowden's impact, didn't rule out the possibility of amnesty, per CNET : It's...

NSA Able to
Decode Most
Calls, Texts
Worldwide

Dec 14, 2013 2:15 PM CST

NSA Able to Decode Most Calls, Texts Worldwide

Washington Post unveils latest Snowden material

(Newser) - The NSA is capable of breaking the encryption used on most phone calls and text messages worldwide, the latest Edward Snowden leak shows, though it's not certain how often the agency actually does it. Under US law, the NSA can't eavesdrop on citizens' conversations without a court order....

Government Ruined My Life Over Auto-Complete: Suit

Dec 13, 2013 12:32 PM CST

Government Ruined My Life Over Auto-Complete: Suit

Man alleges that inadvertent search led to death threats, harassment

(Newser) - Jeffrey Kantor says the federal government mercilessly harassed him and got him fired over an accidental Google search. In a lawsuit spotted by Courthouse News , the Virginia man explains that he was trying to search for "How do I build a radio-controlled airplane?" But when he got as far...

Obama Task Force Leak:
Get Leash on NSA

Dec 13, 2013 7:58 AM CST

Obama Task Force Leak: Get Leash on NSA

They want public defenders to argue for the spied upon

(Newser) - A presidential task force plans to call for sweeping changes to the way the NSA does business, including steps to make it more transparent and to increase White House oversight, according to reports today in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal . The panel of five intelligence and legal...

562 Top Writers:
Time for 'Bill of
Digital Rights'

Dec 10, 2013 6:32 AM CST

562 Top Writers: Time for 'Bill of Digital Rights'

Authors from 81 countries cite surveillance concerns

(Newser) - Yesterday, these guys came together to call on the world to limit spying; today, the globe's leading writers are taking up the mantle. Some 562 authors, from Margaret Atwood to Don DeLillo to Ian McEwan, are following tech firms' anti-surveillance push with one of their own: They're calling...

NSA Hiring 15-Year-Olds

Dec 10, 2013 1:20 AM CST

NSA Hiring 15-Year-Olds

Spy agency's interns tend to stay on

(Newser) - Does Edward Snowden have a little brother? The National Security Agency is starting its spies young with paid internships for people as young as 15, Salon reports. The agency has around young 500 interns on its books, including college students recruited through ads seeking would-be journalists and teens who sign...

Another NSA Target:
World of Warcraft

Dec 9, 2013 9:47 AM CST

Another NSA Target: World of Warcraft

Agents saw games as a 'target-rich communications network'

(Newser) - It's not just us humans who have faced NSA surveillance: Orcs and elves were also among its targets. The agency, along with its British cousin GCHQ, did some of its spying in the virtual world, through games like World of Warcraft and Second Life, the Guardian reports, based on...

Tech Rivals Unite to Nag
World About Spying

Dec 9, 2013 7:47 AM CST

Tech Rivals Unite to Nag World About Spying

Google, Microsoft lead charge

(Newser) - What's big enough to bring together such competitors as Google and Yahoo, Microsoft and Apple, Facebook and Twitter, plus AOL and LinkedIn for good measure? The NSA spying drama. Those companies are publicly asking the world's governments to limit such spying, and have detailed their ideas on a...

NSA Collects Huge Troves
of Cellphone Location Data

snowden scoop

Dec 4, 2013 4:49 PM CST

NSA Collects Huge Troves of Cellphone Location Data

Washington Post: This might be the biggest threat to privacy yet

(Newser) - The editor of the Guardian suggested that lots more Edward Snowden scoops are in the works, and, sure enough, the Washington Post obliges with what may be the biggest one yet. Its report says the NSA tracks the locations of hundreds of millions of cellphones around the world each day...

Canada Let
NSA Spy
on G20:
New Leak

Nov 28, 2013 12:02 PM CST

Canada Let NSA Spy on G20: New Leak

Spying was intended to advance 'US policy goals,' among other things

(Newser) - The Canadian government gave the NSA the go-ahead to conduct widespread spying at the G8 and G20 summits there in 2010, according to the latest document from Edward Snowden's seemingly inexhaustible cache. The top secret document, which was leaked to CBC News , reveals that the NSA used the US'...