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Critics of the high court’s decision not to hear the case say the justices have struck a blow against civil liberties.
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The case over the National Security Agency’s digital monitoring activities could have major implications for the future of government spying.
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NSA Director Paul Nakasone said Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has saved lives as he pressed for its renewal.
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NSA Director Paul Nakasone said Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has saved lives as he pressed for its renewal.
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Privacy advocates are urging President Joe Biden to fill an independent watchdog board that could have an enormous impact on the future of the U.S. surveillance programs raised in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Filling the empty seats on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board is “necessary to continue to hold the government accountable for safeguarding our privacy and civil liberties in surveillance programs that are often shrouded in secrecy,” a group of nearly two dozen organizations led by the American Civil Liberties Union wrote to the White House Wednesday. While the failure to maintain a quorum of members and chairperson for the independent oversight agency predates the Biden administration, advocates say that by failing to act the White House is missing a key opportunity to examine federal surveillance programs. Numerous legal and civil rights experts have underscored over the years how these programs disproportionately […]
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The National Security Agency named the identities of Americans and U.S entities swept up in its foreign surveillance program approximately 75 percent more often last year than the year before, according to a new NSA transparency report. In reports to other federal agencies, the NSA provided the identities of 16,721 individuals or entities to agencies upon request last year, whereas in 2017 it unmasked 9,529. The year-over-year uptick comes as part of an effort to identify the victims of cyberattacks stemming from foreign intelligence agencies, said Alex Joel, chief of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s civil liberties, privacy, and transparency office, according to The Wall Street Journal. Although Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats has publicly warned Congress about an increase in malicious cyber activity from countries like China and Russia, Joel told CyberScoop it remains unclear if the spike in unmasking is directly related to a jump in foreign espionage. “I […]
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We’ve heard this tale before. This time, it was mentioned by a congressional aide. Also, the NSA released Ghidra, a free reverse-engineering tool. Continue reading NSA might shut down phone snooping program, whatever that means
Once Trump signs the bill into law, US intelligence agencies will be able to spy on the electronic communications of Americans with an overseas contact without a warrant. Continue reading The Senate Just Voted to Expand the Warrantless Surveillance of US Citizens
3 Democrats and 2 Republicans are filibustering the Senate vote on the reauthorization of FISA Section 702. Continue reading 5 Senators Are Filibustering an Attempt to Expand Warrantless Surveillance of Americans
If you’re a member of the US “intelligence community” Thursday was a great day for homeland security. Less so if you’re a privacy advocate. Continue reading House votes for six more years of warrantless surveillance