Archive for the category ‘WHISTLEBLOWING – SURVEILLANCE’


Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks
Andrew Fishman and Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
June 29th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Popular Security Software Came Under Relentless NSA and GCHQ Attacks)
Controversial GCHQ Unit Engaged in Domestic Law Enforcement, Online Propaganda, Psychology Research
Glenn Greenwald and Andrew Fishman – The Intercept
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Controversial GCHQ Unit Engaged in Domestic Law Enforcement, Online Propaganda, Psychology Research)
UK Government, Murdoch Press Smear of Edward Snowden Unravels
Chris Marsden, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on UK Government, Murdoch Press Smear of Edward Snowden Unravels)
After Three Years, the Injustice Handed Out to Julian Assange Must End
John Pilger – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on After Three Years, the Injustice Handed Out to Julian Assange Must End)
Revealed: How the US Dept. of Justice Gagged Google over Surveillance of WikiLeaks Volunteer
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
June 22nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Revealed: How the US Dept. of Justice Gagged Google over Surveillance of WikiLeaks Volunteer)
Trade Agreements like TISA, TPP and TTIP Will Sideline National Laws, WikiLeaks Says
Hazel Sheffield – The Independent
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Trade Agreements like TISA, TPP and TTIP Will Sideline National Laws, WikiLeaks Says)
Edward Snowden: The World Says No to Surveillance
Edward J. Snowden – The New York Times
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden: The World Says No to Surveillance)
Exclusive: Two Years after Snowden Revelations, Glenn Greenwald Talks about Impacts on Surveillance State
Dana Sayre, Occupy – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Exclusive: Two Years after Snowden Revelations, Glenn Greenwald Talks about Impacts on Surveillance State)
How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA
Tim Shorrock – The Nation
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on How Private Contractors Have Created a Shadow NSA)
WikiLeaks Releases Documents Related to Controversial US Trade Pact
Sam Thielman in New York and Phillip Inman in London – The Guardian
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Releases Documents Related to Controversial US Trade Pact)
New Snowden Documents Reveal Secret Memos Expanding Spying
Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Charlie Savage, Henrik Moltke - ProPublica & The New York Times
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on New Snowden Documents Reveal Secret Memos Expanding Spying)
Daniel Ellsberg Credits Edward Snowden with Catalysing US Surveillance Reform
Ewen MacAskill in London, and Dan Roberts and Ben Jacobs in Washington – The Guardian
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Daniel Ellsberg Credits Edward Snowden with Catalysing US Surveillance Reform)
The Pre-charge Punishment of Julian Assange
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan – Democracy NOW!
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Pre-charge Punishment of Julian Assange)
First Look Publishes Open Source Code to Advance Privacy, Security and Journalism
Micah Lee – The Intercept
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on First Look Publishes Open Source Code to Advance Privacy, Security and Journalism)
U.N. Special Rapporteur: Governments Must Not “Backdoor” Encryption for Spying
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on U.N. Special Rapporteur: Governments Must Not “Backdoor” Encryption for Spying)
NSA Planned to Hijack Google App Store and Plant Malware on All Android Apps
TechWorm – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on NSA Planned to Hijack Google App Store and Plant Malware on All Android Apps)
The Years Since I Was Jailed For Releasing the ‘War Diaries’ Have Been a Rollercoaster
Chelsea E Manning (formerly Bradley Manning) – The Guardian
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Years Since I Was Jailed For Releasing the ‘War Diaries’ Have Been a Rollercoaster)
NSA Planned to Hijack Google App Store to Hack Smartphones
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on NSA Planned to Hijack Google App Store to Hack Smartphones)
Whistleblower Warns on Safety of UK Nukes, Goes on the Run
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Whistleblower Warns on Safety of UK Nukes, Goes on the Run)
Edward Snowden: NSA Reform in the US Is Only the Beginning
Alan Rusbridger, Janine Gibson and Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden: NSA Reform in the US Is Only the Beginning)
GCHQ’s Rainbow Lights: Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on GCHQ’s Rainbow Lights: Exploiting Social Issues for Militarism and Imperialism)
Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
May 25th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion)
‘Guilty of Embarrassing Government’: CIA Whistleblower Gets 42-Month Sentence
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ‘Guilty of Embarrassing Government’: CIA Whistleblower Gets 42-Month Sentence)
Why the Media Ignores Jeremy Hammond While Praising Edward Snowden
Kit O'Connell – Mint Press News
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Why the Media Ignores Jeremy Hammond While Praising Edward Snowden)
WikiLeaks: German Government Aided NSA Spying in Europe
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks: German Government Aided NSA Spying in Europe)
WikiLeaks Finally Brings Back Its Submission System for Your Secrets
Andy Greenberg, Wired – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Finally Brings Back Its Submission System for Your Secrets)
Statues of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning Unveiled in Berlin
Stefan Steinberg , WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Statues of Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning Unveiled in Berlin)
We’re Citizens, Not Subjects. We Have the Right to Criticize Government without Fear
Chelsea E. Manning (formerly Bradley Manning) – The Guardian
May 11th, 2015 ( Comments Off on We’re Citizens, Not Subjects. We Have the Right to Criticize Government without Fear)
Feds Are Using Fear, Not Facts, in Anti-Encryption Crusade
Joshua Kopstein – Al Jazeera America
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Feds Are Using Fear, Not Facts, in Anti-Encryption Crusade)
Some Notes on the New WikiLeaks Next-Generation Submission System Beta
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 4th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Some Notes on the New WikiLeaks Next-Generation Submission System Beta)
Assange: How ‘The Guardian’ Milked Edward Snowden’s Story
Julian Assange - Newsweek
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Assange: How ‘The Guardian’ Milked Edward Snowden’s Story)
Mass Surveillance is Driven by the Private Sector
Bill Blunden - CounterPunch
April 27th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Mass Surveillance is Driven by the Private Sector)
Our SecureDrop System for Leaks Now Uses HTTPS
Micah Lee – The Intercept
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Our SecureDrop System for Leaks Now Uses HTTPS)
DEA Global Surveillance Dragnet Exposed; Access to Data Likely Continues
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on DEA Global Surveillance Dragnet Exposed; Access to Data Likely Continues)
Passphrases That You Can Memorize — But That Even the NSA Can’t Guess
Micah Lee – The Intercept
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Passphrases That You Can Memorize — But That Even the NSA Can’t Guess)
NATO’s Creepy New Plan to Infiltrate Twitter and Facebook
Adam Johnson - AlterNet
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on NATO’s Creepy New Plan to Infiltrate Twitter and Facebook)
Western ISIS Adventurism, Israel behind Hamas – New Assange Revelations
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Western ISIS Adventurism, Israel behind Hamas – New Assange Revelations)
Twitter Puts Trillions of Tweets up for Sale to Data Miners
Juliette Garside – The Guardian
March 23rd, 2015 ( 1 Comment »)
The NSA’s Plan: Improve Cybersecurity by Hacking Everyone Else
Trevor Timm – The Guardian
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The NSA’s Plan: Improve Cybersecurity by Hacking Everyone Else)
What’s Scarier: Terrorism, or Governments Blocking Websites in its Name?
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on What’s Scarier: Terrorism, or Governments Blocking Websites in its Name?)
Snowden: Mass Surveillance Won’t Stop Terrorism
Harry Tucker – New York Post
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Snowden: Mass Surveillance Won’t Stop Terrorism)
US Threatened Germany over Snowden, Vice Chancellor Says
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Threatened Germany over Snowden, Vice Chancellor Says)
Don’t Want NSA to Spy on Your Email? 5 Things You Can Do
Michael Liedtke, Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Don’t Want NSA to Spy on Your Email? 5 Things You Can Do)
The Orwellian Re-Branding of “Mass Surveillance” as Merely “Bulk Collection”
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Orwellian Re-Branding of “Mass Surveillance” as Merely “Bulk Collection”)
New Zealand Used NSA System to Target Officials, Anti-Corruption Campaigner
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on New Zealand Used NSA System to Target Officials, Anti-Corruption Campaigner)
New Zealand Targets Trade Partners, Hacks Computers in Spy Operations
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on New Zealand Targets Trade Partners, Hacks Computers in Spy Operations)
Technology Should Be Used to Create Social Mobility – Not to Spy on Citizens
Cory Doctorow – The Guardian
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Technology Should Be Used to Create Social Mobility – Not to Spy on Citizens)
The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple’s Secrets
Jeremy Scahill and Josh Begley – The Intercept
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple’s Secrets)
An ‘Obvious and Conspicuous’ Injustice, says Assange on Asylum
TeleSur – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on An ‘Obvious and Conspicuous’ Injustice, says Assange on Asylum)
Wikimedia vs. NSA: Challenge to Mass Surveillance under the FISA Amendments Act
ACLU-American Civil Liberties Union – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Wikimedia vs. NSA: Challenge to Mass Surveillance under the FISA Amendments Act)
Barbie the Spy!
Alfredo Lopez – This Can’t Be Happening
March 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Barbie the Spy!)
The “Snowden is Ready to Come Home!” Story: A Case Study in Typical Media Deceit
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on The “Snowden is Ready to Come Home!” Story: A Case Study in Typical Media Deceit)
Documents Shine Light on Shadowy New Zealand Surveillance Base
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Documents Shine Light on Shadowy New Zealand Surveillance Base)
(Português) Após o SwissLeaks, é preciso lutar contra a fuga de capitais nos países pobres
Denis Cogneau - Le Monde
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on (Português) Após o SwissLeaks, é preciso lutar contra a fuga de capitais nos países pobres)
New Zealand Spying on Pacific Allies for ‘Five Eyes’ and NSA, Snowden Files Show
Toby Manhire – The Guardian
March 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on New Zealand Spying on Pacific Allies for ‘Five Eyes’ and NSA, Snowden Files Show)
The Federal Communications Commission Approved Net Neutrality
Inae Oh – Mother Jones
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Federal Communications Commission Approved Net Neutrality)
Spy Cables: Greenpeace among Intelligence Targets
Rahul Radhakrishnan & Will Jordan – Al Jazeera
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Spy Cables: Greenpeace among Intelligence Targets)
Gemalto Doesn’t Know What It Doesn’t Know
Jeremy Scahill – The Intercept
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Gemalto Doesn’t Know What It Doesn’t Know)
Cyber-Security Firm: NSA-Linked Spyware Found in Hard Drives Worldwide
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Cyber-Security Firm: NSA-Linked Spyware Found in Hard Drives Worldwide)
CitizenFour – Full Documentary
Laura Poitras & Glenn Greenwald, LeakSource – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on CitizenFour – Full Documentary)
Thousands Join Legal Fight against UK Surveillance — And You Can, Too
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Thousands Join Legal Fight against UK Surveillance — And You Can, Too)
The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle
Jeremy Scahill and Josh Begley – The Intercept
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle)
Secrecy around Police Surveillance Equipment Proves a Case’s Undoing
Ellen Nakashima – The Washington Post
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Secrecy around Police Surveillance Equipment Proves a Case’s Undoing)
Researchers Find ‘Astonishing’ Malware Linked to NSA Spying
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
February 23rd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Researchers Find ‘Astonishing’ Malware Linked to NSA Spying)
Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically
The Daily Beast – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Your Samsung SmartTV Is Spying on You, Basically)
‘Innocent People’ on UK Police Photos Database
Nick Hopkins & Jake Morris - BBC
February 16th, 2015 ( Comments Off on ‘Innocent People’ on UK Police Photos Database)
Western Spy Agencies Secretly Rely on Hackers for Intel and Expertise
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
February 9th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Western Spy Agencies Secretly Rely on Hackers for Intel and Expertise)
Canada Casts Global Surveillance Dragnet Over File Downloads
Ryan Gallagher and Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Canada Casts Global Surveillance Dragnet Over File Downloads)
Source Code Similarities: Experts Unmask ‘Regin’ Trojan as NSA Tool
Marcel Rosenbach, Hilmar Schmundt and Christian Stöcker – Der Spiegel
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Source Code Similarities: Experts Unmask ‘Regin’ Trojan as NSA Tool)
Secret ‘BADASS’ Intelligence Program Spied on Smartphones
Micah Lee – The Intercept
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on Secret ‘BADASS’ Intelligence Program Spied on Smartphones)
How to Leak to The Intercept
Micah Lee – The Intercept
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on How to Leak to The Intercept)
WikiLeaks Demands Answers after Google Hands Staff Emails to US Government
Ed Pilkington and Dominic Rushe – The Guardian
February 2nd, 2015 ( Comments Off on WikiLeaks Demands Answers after Google Hands Staff Emails to US Government)
GCHQ Captured Emails of Journalists from Top International Media
James Ball – The Guardian
January 26th, 2015 ( Comments Off on GCHQ Captured Emails of Journalists from Top International Media)
Fear of Government Spying ‘Chilling’ Writers’ Speech Worldwide
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
January 12th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Fear of Government Spying ‘Chilling’ Writers’ Speech Worldwide)
NSA Releases Christmas Eve Surprise
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
December 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NSA Releases Christmas Eve Surprise)
Eight Stellar Surveillance Scoops: 2014 in Review
Dave Maass - Common Dreams
December 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Eight Stellar Surveillance Scoops: 2014 in Review)
Sony Hack: Clooney Says Movie is about Snowden, Not Journalism
Natasha Vargas-Cooper – The Intercept
December 23rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sony Hack: Clooney Says Movie is about Snowden, Not Journalism)
Haunting Illustrations for Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, Introduced by the Courageous Journalist Who Broke the Edward Snowden Story
Maria Popova, Brain Pickings – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Haunting Illustrations for Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, Introduced by the Courageous Journalist Who Broke the Edward Snowden Story)
I’m an ‘Anonymous’ Hacker in Prison, And I Am Not a Crook. I’m an Activist
Jeremy Hammond – The Guardian
December 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on I’m an ‘Anonymous’ Hacker in Prison, And I Am Not a Crook. I’m an Activist)
Four Years since the Arrest of Julian Assange
Robert Stevens, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Four Years since the Arrest of Julian Assange)
Operation Socialist: The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Operation Socialist: The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco)
Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech by Edward Snowden
Right Livelihood Award Foundation – Pressenza Int’l Press Agency
December 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Right Livelihood Award Acceptance Speech by Edward Snowden)
Operation Auroragold: How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
December 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Operation Auroragold: How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide)
Edward Snowden Wins Swedish Human Rights Award for NSA Revelations
Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
December 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden Wins Swedish Human Rights Award for NSA Revelations)
At Global Climate Conferences, Spying Is Just Part of the Woodwork
Alleen Brown – The Intercept
December 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on At Global Climate Conferences, Spying Is Just Part of the Woodwork)
Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence
Morgan Marquis-Boire, Claudio Guarnieri, and Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Secret Malware in European Union Attack Linked to U.S. and British Intelligence)
Edward Snowden Awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014
Iran English Radio – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden Awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014)
U.S. Companies Supply Eavesdropping Gear to Central Asian Autocrats
Julia Harte – The Center for Public Integrity
December 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Companies Supply Eavesdropping Gear to Central Asian Autocrats)
Vodafone-Linked Company Aided British Mass Surveillance
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Vodafone-Linked Company Aided British Mass Surveillance)
The Truth about Anonymous’s Activism
Adrian Chen – The Nation
November 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Truth about Anonymous’s Activism)
Son of Stuxnet: The Digital Hunt for Duqu, a Dangerous and Cunning U.S.-Israeli Spy Virus
Kim Zetter – The Intercept
November 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Son of Stuxnet: The Digital Hunt for Duqu, a Dangerous and Cunning U.S.-Israeli Spy Virus)
Brazil Builds Internet Cable to Portugal to Avoid NSA Surveillance
Kathleen Caulderwood – International Business Times
November 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Brazil Builds Internet Cable to Portugal to Avoid NSA Surveillance)
Secret Manuals Show the Spyware Sold to Despots and Cops Worldwide
Cora Currier and Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
November 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Secret Manuals Show the Spyware Sold to Despots and Cops Worldwide)
Edward Snowden: A ‘Nation’ Interview
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen – The Nation
November 3rd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden: A ‘Nation’ Interview)
Data Secrecy Company [Whisper] Accused of Sharing Information with Media and Military
Pratap Chatterjee, CorpWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Data Secrecy Company [Whisper] Accused of Sharing Information with Media and Military)
The Decline of Journalism from Watergate to ‘Dark Alliance’
Nick Schou – Al Jazeera America
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Decline of Journalism from Watergate to ‘Dark Alliance’)
Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems
Julian Assange - Newsweek
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Assange: Google Is Not What It Seems)
Why Privacy Matters
TED Talks - Glenn Greenwald
October 27th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Why Privacy Matters)
Edward Snowden and the Golden Age of Spying
Tom Engelhardt interviewing Laura Poitras – TomDispatch
October 20th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden and the Golden Age of Spying)
Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen F. Cohen – The Nation
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview)
Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and Germany
Peter Maass and Laura Poitras – The Intercept
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and Germany)
‘Hostile to Privacy’: Snowden Urges Internet Users to Get Rid of Dropbox
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
October 13th, 2014 ( Comments Off on ‘Hostile to Privacy’: Snowden Urges Internet Users to Get Rid of Dropbox)
Journalism in the Age of Surveillance
Listening Post – Al Jazeera English
October 6th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Journalism in the Age of Surveillance)
The NSA Is Renting Its Technology to U.S. Companies
Kevin Collier – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The NSA Is Renting Its Technology to U.S. Companies)
Julian Assange: ‘When you post to Facebook, you’re being a rat’
James Camp – The Guardian
September 29th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Julian Assange: ‘When you post to Facebook, you’re being a rat’)
Spying and Storing: Assange Says ‘Google Works like NSA’
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Spying and Storing: Assange Says ‘Google Works like NSA’)
No, Snowden’s Leaks Didn’t Help the Terrorists
Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
September 22nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on No, Snowden’s Leaks Didn’t Help the Terrorists)
U.S. Threatened Hefty Fines to Make Yahoo Hand Over User Data
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Threatened Hefty Fines to Make Yahoo Hand Over User Data)
Map of the Stars
Andy Müller-Maguhn, Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach, Michael Sontheimer and Christian Grothoff – The Intercept
September 15th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Map of the Stars)
The U.S. Government’s Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The U.S. Government’s Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations)
Mysterious Fake Cellphone Towers Are Intercepting Calls All Over the US
Jack Dutton, Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Mysterious Fake Cellphone Towers Are Intercepting Calls All Over the US)
The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
September 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google)
Obese Intelligence – The NSA Search Engine
Binoy Kampmark - CounterPunch
September 1st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Obese Intelligence – The NSA Search Engine)
Should Twitter, Facebook and Google Executives Be the Arbiters of What We See and Read?
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Should Twitter, Facebook and Google Executives Be the Arbiters of What We See and Read?)
NSA Planned Automated Cyberwarfare Program
Jack Gillum, Associated Press – Christian Science Monitor
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NSA Planned Automated Cyberwarfare Program)
U.S. Military Bans The Intercept
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
August 25th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Military Bans The Intercept)
Edward Snowden the Most Wanted Man in the World
James Bamford, Wired – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden the Most Wanted Man in the World)
U.S. Firm Helped the Spyware Industry Build a Potent Digital Weapon for Sale Overseas
Barton Gellman – The Washington Post
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Firm Helped the Spyware Industry Build a Potent Digital Weapon for Sale Overseas)
You Can Get Hacked Just by Watching This Cat Video on YouTube
Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
August 18th, 2014 ( Comments Off on You Can Get Hacked Just by Watching This Cat Video on YouTube)
US Suppressing Satellite Images Which Implicate Kiev in MH17 Crash: Petras
PressTV – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Suppressing Satellite Images Which Implicate Kiev in MH17 Crash: Petras)
Leaked Files: German Spy Company Helped Bahrain Hack Arab Spring Protesters
Cora Currier and Morgan Marquis-Boire – The Intercept
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Leaked Files: German Spy Company Helped Bahrain Hack Arab Spring Protesters)
‘I’m Not a Spy:’ Reporters Reveal Surveillance Fears
Hamish Boland-Rudder - The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on ‘I’m Not a Spy:’ Reporters Reveal Surveillance Fears)
Barack Obama’s Secret Terrorist-Tracking System, by the Numbers
Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux – The Intercept
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Barack Obama’s Secret Terrorist-Tracking System, by the Numbers)
Privacy 2014: Google as an Arm of the Surveillance State
Thomas L. Knapp - CounterPunch
August 11th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Privacy 2014: Google as an Arm of the Surveillance State)
1984 by George Orwell – Full Movie
Antonio C. S. Rosa, Editor - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on 1984 by George Orwell – Full Movie)
Secrecy News – Identity Intelligence and Special Operations
Steven Aftergood - Federation of American Scientists
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Secrecy News – Identity Intelligence and Special Operations)
The NSA’s New Partner in Spying: Saudi Arabia’s Brutal State Police
Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain – The Intercept
July 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The NSA’s New Partner in Spying: Saudi Arabia’s Brutal State Police)
Google Doesn’t Want You to Limit Its Ability to Follow You around the Internet
Dan Gillmor – The Guardian
July 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Google Doesn’t Want You to Limit Its Ability to Follow You around the Internet)
I, Spy: Edward Snowden in Exile
Alan Rusbridger and Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
July 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on I, Spy: Edward Snowden in Exile)
Edward Snowden Urges Professionals to Encrypt Client Communications
Alan Rusbridger and Ewen MacAskill – The Guardian
July 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden Urges Professionals to Encrypt Client Communications)
Hacking Online Polls and Other Ways British Spies Seek to Control the Internet
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
July 21st, 2014 ( Comments Off on Hacking Online Polls and Other Ways British Spies Seek to Control the Internet)
Whistleblower: NSA Stores 80% of All Phone Calls, Not Just Metadata – Full Audio
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Whistleblower: NSA Stores 80% of All Phone Calls, Not Just Metadata – Full Audio)
Nomads of the Digital Age
Amy Goodman - Truthdig
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Nomads of the Digital Age)
NSA-Intercepted Data of Innocent Bystanders Far Outnumber Targeted Names
Barton Gellman, Julie Tate and Ashkan Soltani – The Washington Post
July 14th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NSA-Intercepted Data of Innocent Bystanders Far Outnumber Targeted Names)
Anti-NSA “Blackphone” Arrives on Market, Immediately Sells Entire Supply
Waqas, HackRead – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Anti-NSA “Blackphone” Arrives on Market, Immediately Sells Entire Supply)
Court Gave NSA Broad Leeway in Surveillance, Documents Show
Ellen Nakashima and Barton Gellman – The Washington Post
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Court Gave NSA Broad Leeway in Surveillance, Documents Show)
Surveillance: The NSA Revelations All in One Chart
Julia Angwin and Jeff Larson – ProPublica
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Surveillance: The NSA Revelations All in One Chart)
Revealed: ‘Collect It All’ NSA Targets Those Seeking Web Privacy
Jon Queally – Common Dreams
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Revealed: ‘Collect It All’ NSA Targets Those Seeking Web Privacy)
Microsoft’s Gestures of Transparency
Bill Blunden - CounterPunch
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Microsoft’s Gestures of Transparency)
Facebook Denies Emotion Contagion Study Had Government and Military Ties
Samuel Gibbs – The Guardian
July 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Facebook Denies Emotion Contagion Study Had Government and Military Ties)
U.S. Officials Scrambled to Nab Snowden, Hoping He Would Take a Wrong Step. He Didn’t.
Greg Miller – The Washington Post
June 30th, 2014 ( Comments Off on U.S. Officials Scrambled to Nab Snowden, Hoping He Would Take a Wrong Step. He Didn’t.)
Snowden Gets German Fritz Bauer Award for Exposing US Intelligence
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 30th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Snowden Gets German Fritz Bauer Award for Exposing US Intelligence)
New NSA Revelations: Inside Snowden’s Germany File
Der SPIEGEL – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 30th, 2014 ( Comments Off on New NSA Revelations: Inside Snowden’s Germany File)
How Secret Partners Expand NSA’s Surveillance Dragnet
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
June 30th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How Secret Partners Expand NSA’s Surveillance Dragnet)
Edward Snowden: Former intelligence contractor interviewed in Brazil
ABC News Australia – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 16th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden: Former intelligence contractor interviewed in Brazil)
They Knew Our Secrets. One Year Later, We Know Theirs.
American Civil Liberties Union – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 16th, 2014 ( Comments Off on They Knew Our Secrets. One Year Later, We Know Theirs.)
Vodafone Privacy Report Reveals State Access to Its Networks
Mike Ingram, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 16th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Vodafone Privacy Report Reveals State Access to Its Networks)
N.S.A. Collecting Millions of Faces from Web Images
James Risen and Laura Poitras – The New York Times
June 9th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Sonia Bridi Entrevista [Interviews] Edward Snowden
Globo News - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Sonia Bridi Entrevista [Interviews] Edward Snowden)
Revealed: GCHQ’s Beyond Top Secret Middle Eastern Internet Spy Base
Duncan Campbell – The Register
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Revealed: GCHQ’s Beyond Top Secret Middle Eastern Internet Spy Base)
One Year of Edward Snowden’s Revelations
Eric London and Barry Grey, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on One Year of Edward Snowden’s Revelations)
Six Memorable Quotes from Edward Snowden’s NBC Interview
John Knefel – Rolling Stone
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Six Memorable Quotes from Edward Snowden’s NBC Interview)
New Whistleblower Organization Launched on Anniversary of Snowden Revelations
The Real News Network – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 9th, 2014 ( Comments Off on New Whistleblower Organization Launched on Anniversary of Snowden Revelations)
A Message From Edward Snowden, One Year Later
Edward Snowden – American Civil Liberties Union
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Edward Snowden: Breaking Law Was Only Option, Says Whistleblower
Tom McCarthy – The Guardian
June 2nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden: Breaking Law Was Only Option, Says Whistleblower)
Greenwald: ‘I Wanted a Debate about Journalism’
Deutsche Welle – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 2nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Greenwald: ‘I Wanted a Debate about Journalism’)
Read Snowden’s Comments on 9/11 That NBC Didn’t Broadcast
Russia Today – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 2nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on Read Snowden’s Comments on 9/11 That NBC Didn’t Broadcast)
The Empire Strikes Back: How Brandeis Foreshadowed Snowden and Greenwald
Andrew O'Hehir – Salon
June 2nd, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Empire Strikes Back: How Brandeis Foreshadowed Snowden and Greenwald)
Fine Line Seen in U.S. Spying on Companies
David E. Sanger – The New York Times
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Fine Line Seen in U.S. Spying on Companies)
The Pentagon Report on Snowden’s ‘Grave’ Threat Is Gravely Overblown
Julian Sanchez – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Pentagon Report on Snowden’s ‘Grave’ Threat Is Gravely Overblown)
Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas
Ryan Devereaux, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras – The Intercept
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Data Pirates of the Caribbean: The NSA Is Recording Every Cell Phone Call in the Bahamas)
Secrets, Lies and Snowden’s Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit
Ladar Levison – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Secrets, Lies and Snowden’s Email: Why I Was Forced to Shut Down Lavabit)
Pentagon Report: Scope of Intelligence Compromised by Snowden ‘Staggering’
Jason Leopold – The Guardian
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Pentagon Report: Scope of Intelligence Compromised by Snowden ‘Staggering’)
Europe: 1, Google: 0 – EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy
SPIEGEL – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 26th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Europe: 1, Google: 0 – EU Court Ruling a Victory for Privacy)
Glenn Greenwald: How the NSA Tampers with US-Made Internet Routers
Glenn Greenwald – The Guardian
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Glenn Greenwald: How the NSA Tampers with US-Made Internet Routers)
EU Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’: Google Must Amend Results on Request
Alan Travis and Charles Arthur – The Guardian
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on EU Court Backs ‘Right to Be Forgotten’: Google Must Amend Results on Request)
The Snowden Saga Begins
Glenn Greenwald - TomDispatch
May 19th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Snowden Saga Begins)
Willing Accomplices: The NSA’s Corporate Collaborators
Bill Blunden - CounterPunch
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Willing Accomplices: The NSA’s Corporate Collaborators)
Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Take on America’s Runaway Surveillance State
Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras – The Nation
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras Take on America’s Runaway Surveillance State)
2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling — Edward Snowden & Laura Poitras
The Nation Institute – TRANSCEND Media Service
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on 2014 Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling — Edward Snowden & Laura Poitras)
Exclusive: Emails Reveal Close Google Relationship with NSA
Jason Leopold – Al Jazeera America
May 12th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Exclusive: Emails Reveal Close Google Relationship with NSA)
How to Keep the Internet Open and Free
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship – Common Dreams
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How to Keep the Internet Open and Free)
British Spy Chiefs Secretly Begged to Play in NSA’s Data Pools
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on British Spy Chiefs Secretly Begged to Play in NSA’s Data Pools)
Another Pulitzer for Reporting Classified Info
Cora Currier – Columbia Journalism Review
May 5th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Another Pulitzer for Reporting Classified Info)
A Vindication for the Public: The Guardian and Washington Post Win the Pulitzer Prize
Edward Snowden – Freedom of the Press Foundation
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on A Vindication for the Public: The Guardian and Washington Post Win the Pulitzer Prize)
Brazilian President Champions Internet Privacy
Xinhua – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Brazilian President Champions Internet Privacy)
Vladimir Putin Must Be Called To Account on Surveillance Just Like Obama
Edward Snowden – The Guardian
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Vladimir Putin Must Be Called To Account on Surveillance Just Like Obama)
Brazil’s ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ a Victory for Web Freedom
Lauren McCauley – Common Dreams
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s ‘Internet Bill of Rights’ a Victory for Web Freedom)
As We Sweat Government Surveillance, Companies Like Google Collect Our Data
Dan Gillmor – The Guardian
April 28th, 2014 ( Comments Off on As We Sweat Government Surveillance, Companies Like Google Collect Our Data)
Germany Opens Hearings on U.S. Spying
Anthony Faiola – The Washington Post
April 8th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Germany Opens Hearings on U.S. Spying)
The Secret Is Out: U.S. Built “Cuban Twitter” to Stir Up Political Unrest
Sarah Gray – Salon
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The Secret Is Out: U.S. Built “Cuban Twitter” to Stir Up Political Unrest)
The “Cuban Twitter” Scam Is a Drop in the Internet Propaganda Bucket
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
April 7th, 2014 ( Comments Off on The “Cuban Twitter” Scam Is a Drop in the Internet Propaganda Bucket)
Der Spiegel: NSA Put Merkel on List of 122 Targeted Leaders
Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept
March 31st, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
‘A’ for Angela Merkel: GCHQ and NSA Targeted Private German Companies
Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach and Holger Stark – Der Spiegel
March 31st, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
China Demands Explanation from U.S. on Huawei Spying Report
Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 31st, 2014 ( Comments Off on China Demands Explanation from U.S. on Huawei Spying Report)
Here’s How We Take Back the Internet
Edward Snowden – TED Talks
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Here’s How We Take Back the Internet)
Microsoft Tightens Privacy Policy after Admitting to Reading Journalist’s Emails
Alex Hern – The Guardian
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Microsoft Tightens Privacy Policy after Admitting to Reading Journalist’s Emails)
Some Facts about How NSA Stories Are Reported
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Some Facts about How NSA Stories Are Reported)
Snowden’s Leaked NSA Trove Yields Its Secrets Only Slowly
Paul Farhi – The Washington Post
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Snowden’s Leaked NSA Trove Yields Its Secrets Only Slowly)
US Tech Giants Knew of NSA Data Collection, Agency’s Top Lawyer Insists
Spencer Ackerman – The Guardian
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on US Tech Giants Knew of NSA Data Collection, Agency’s Top Lawyer Insists)
Social Media: Terms and Conditions May Apply – (Must Watch)
Hyrax Films – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Social Media: Terms and Conditions May Apply – (Must Watch))
Targeting Huawei: NSA Spied on Chinese Government and Networking Firm
Der Spiegel – TRANSCEND Media Service
March 24th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
Encryption Works: How to Protect Your Privacy in the Age of NSA Surveillance
Micah Lee – Freedom of the Press Foundation
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Encryption Works: How to Protect Your Privacy in the Age of NSA Surveillance)
Inside the NSA’s Secret Efforts to Hunt and Hack System Administrators
Ryan Gallagher and Peter Maass – The Intercept
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Inside the NSA’s Secret Efforts to Hunt and Hack System Administrators)
N.S.A. Breached Chinese Servers Seen as Security Threat
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlrothmar – International New York Times
March 24th, 2014 ( 1 Comment »)
NSA Surveillance Program Reaches ‘Into the Past’ to Retrieve, Replay Phone Calls
Barton Gellman and Ashkan Soltani – The Washington Post
March 24th, 2014 ( Comments Off on NSA Surveillance Program Reaches ‘Into the Past’ to Retrieve, Replay Phone Calls)
Foreign Officials in the Dark about Their Own Spy Agencies’ Cooperation with NSA
Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Foreign Officials in the Dark about Their Own Spy Agencies’ Cooperation with NSA)
How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware
Ryan Gallagher and Glenn Greenwald – The Intercept
March 17th, 2014 ( Comments Off on How the NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware)