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Riot police detain a man during clashes in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, March 11, 2021.
Technology
Greek police roll out new ‘smart’ devices that recognize faces and fingerprints
Four white men in suits sit on a panel with a green background
Critical State
Legislating peace and security: Part II
A view of sensor arrays at a former NSA monitoring base in Bad Aibling in Bavaria, Germany.
Justice
The NSA’s bulk collection program may soon end, but they may not care
Brazilian activists hold Snowden masks
Technology
‘Privacy isn’t dead:’ Snowden’s South American legacy grows as Brazil’s crypto movement marches on
A man assembles police observation cameras near the Bayerischer Hof hotel before the start of the 50th Conference on Security Policy in Munich on January 31, 2014
Technology
The year of surveillance is finally over
A protester in Russia waves a Facebook flag.
Global Politics
As Snowden looks on, Russia cracks down on Internet freedom
Germany
Environment
Why a country that lived under a police state views digital privacy differently
Global Politics
What will Edward Snowden talk about in his American primetime TV debut?
Global Politics
The US is reining in internal eavesdropping, but what about spying on the rest of the world?
Edward Snowden
Global Politics
Orwellian threats caused the New York Times to spike a story on NSA spying way back in 2004
Edward Snowden
Global Politics
Orwellian threats caused the New York Times to spike a story on NSA spying way back in 2004
Journalists listen to a question posed by former US spy agency NSA contractor Edward Snowden, at a media center during Russian President Vladimir Putin's live broadcast nationwide phone-in.
Global Politics
Does Russia spy on the communications of millions of individuals?
Journalists listen to a question posed by former US spy agency NSA contractor Edward Snowden, at a media center during Russian President Vladimir Putin's live broadcast nationwide phone-in.
Global Politics
Does Russia spy on the communications of millions of individuals?
Global Politics
A newly revealed NSA program collects an entire country’s phone calls — and keeps them for 30 days
Global Politics
A newly revealed NSA program collects an entire country’s phone calls — and keeps them for 30 days
Global Politics
The story of Edward Snowden is so unbelievable, sometimes you forget it’s nonfiction
Two young women walk down a street while talking on the phone.
Global Politics
So why aren’t young Americans spooked by NSA surveillance?
Navy Vice Admiral Michael Rogers
Environment
How do you lead a government agency that’s been under intense scrutiny?
President Obama
Global Politics
President Obama proposes limits on NSA surveillance, but does the world buy it?
Activists protest NSA surveillance programs in front of the U.S. embassy in Kiev, November 1, 2013.
Global Politics
The NSA gives an old spy trick a modern spin. And it involves radio waves
Edward Snowden
Global Politics
A White House advisory panel suggests 46 ways to rein in the NSA
Phone
Global Politics
Here’s a primer on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Phone Booth
Global Politics
So what if the government tracks my phone calls?
Global Scan
What might have happened if Kennedy had lived?
Senator Ron Wyden
Global Politics
The Snowden leaks gave a senator the chance to openly question the NSA
Union army telegraph operators just after the battle of Gettysburg. The Civil War is sometimes described as the first information war. Intercepted messages landed on Abraham Lincoln's desk.
Conflict & Justice
The history of electronic surveillance, from Abraham Lincoln’s wiretaps to Operation Shamrock
Computer with a series of numbers and logo of the United States' National Security Agency (NSA).
Global Politics
Could the NSA spying allegations derail or delay trade talks between the European Union and the US?
NSA Spying Protest
Global Politics
Ten talking points the NSA uses to justify its spying
Global Politics
British politicians call for a crackdown on leaks from Snowden
The flag on the US embassy is pictured next to the Reichstag building, seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag. A German newspaper said on Sunday that President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Angela Merkel a
Global Politics
What will it take to curb the NSA’s spying? Political courage, says an expert
A computer with a series of numbers and the logo of the United States' National Security Agency (NSA)
Global Politics
It’s a rough time to be a US diplomat, when your country is caught spying
Merkel
Global Politics
The assumption is all countries spy on each other, but only one country has an eavesdropping nuclear weapon
National Security Agency logo
Global Politics
Does the US spy on all its friends? Now, it’s France’s turn to complain
Utah Data Center
Environment
NSA has expensive problem with the power supply at its secretive Utah Data Center
Former NSA monitoring base in Germany
Environment
Blippex offers a new, and private, way of searching — but privacy is elusive
Snowden Strikes Again With New Leaks
Global Politics
Obama proposes series of changes to rules governing NSA surveillance
Predicting Crime Through Data
New Report Shows More Oversteps By NSA
New Documents Show Sweeping NSA Surveillance of Americans
Reuters: D.E.A. Conceals Evidence in Investigations of Americans
NSA Introduces New Plan To Prevent Leaks
NSA Cyberdefense Plans Stalled Due to Leaks
Global Politics
Obama Foreign Policy ‘Lacks Coherence’
Global Politics
Former FISA judge offers solution to restore confidence in court
Global Politics
Recent rulings expand power of secretive FISA court
Conflict & Justice
Intelligence officials defend surveillance programs as a necessity in war on terror
Global Politics
NSA accused of tracking wide range of phone conversations, Internet connections
Global Politics
National Security Agency calls hacktivist group ‘Anonymous’ a threat to national security
Global Politics
The Obama administration’s war on whistleblowers
Global Politics
Washington Upset With Moscow Over Asylum Offer to Snowden
Conflict & Justice
NSA’s Top Secret ‘XKeyscore’ Sweeps Up Online Activity
Congress Rejects Effort to Curb NSA Surveillance
Senator Rand Paul on the NSA Scandal & Military Sexual Assault
NJ Supreme Court: Warrants Required to Collect Cell Phone Data
Conflict & Justice
After Snowden, Global Debate Over Privacy vs. National Security Gaining Momentum
NSA Revelations Present Business, Ethical Challenges in Silicon Valley
Global Politics
Meta Data: A Detailed Roadmap of Your Life
Global Politics
Europeans Upset About New NSA Bugging Claim
NSA Leaker Thomas Drake on Snowden’s Case