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  1.  
  2. **Wednesday 11 February 2015**
  3.  
  4. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Pwned in 7 seconds: Hackers use Flash and IE to target Forbes visitors. Hacked site fed 0days to defense contractor and financial services workers.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/pwned-in-7-seconds-hackers-use-flash-and-ie-to-target-forbes-visitors/) ^(by trai_dep)
  5. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2vln2a)
  6. * [Video] [State Of The Onion - Jacob Appelbaum & Roger Dingledine on TOR Readiness, 2014. CCC [31c3]](http://youtu.be/fOwYgAS4TXE) ^(by trai_dep)
  7. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2vl7eg)
  8. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA Claims Iran Learned from Western Cyberattacks. The West’s campaign of aggressive and sophisticated cyberattacks enabled Iran to improve its own capabilities by studying and then replicating those tactics.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/10/nsa-iran-developing-sophisticated-cyber-attacks-learning-attacks/) ^(by trai_dep)
  9. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2vio7r)
  10.  
  11. **Tuesday 10 February 2015**
  12.  
  13. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Vaizey calls for tech firms to 'meet politicians halfway' over encryption, rather than say that politicians do not understand the technology.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/10/vaizey-tech-firms-politicians-halway-encryption-cameron) ^(by trai_dep)
  14. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2vfxth)
  15.  
  16. **Monday 09 February 2015**
  17.  
  18. * [Press Freedom] [Glenn Greenwald’s Plan to Piss Off the Powerful](http://reason.com/blog/2015/02/08/vid-glenn-greenwalds-plan-to-piss-off-th) ^(by trai_dep)
  19. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2va3gc)
  20.  
  21. **Saturday 07 February 2015**
  22.  
  23. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [A court managed what the complicit UK press couldn't: force GCHQ to tell the truth. The papers that failed to cover their own government’s illegal surveillance program should be ashamed: they helped keep many GCHQ activities secret.](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/07/gchq-court-surveillance-ruling-complicit-press-tell-the-truth) ^(by trai_dep)
  24. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2v507e)
  25.  
  26. **Friday 06 February 2015**
  27.  
  28. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [In Historic Ruling, U.K. Surveillance Secrecy Declared Unlawful](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/06/surveillance-uk-gchq-unlawful-human-rights/) ^(by trai_dep)
  29. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2v0son)
  30. * [Press Freedom] [Pew Poll on Digital Security: Most US investigative journalists fear their government spies on them.](http://www.journalism.org/2015/02/05/investigative-journalists-and-digital-security/) ^(by trai_dep)
  31. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uyw2k)
  32.  
  33. **Thursday 05 February 2015**
  34.  
  35. * [Small Town Feds] [DEA using license-plate readers to take photos of US drivers, documents reveal. ACLU publishes DEA documents that show license plate-scanners also record humans, as face recognition helps government be ‘even more sure of exactly who they are surveilling’.](https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/license-plate-scanners-also-taking-photos-drivers-and) ^(by trai_dep)
  36. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uwd3p)
  37.  
  38. **Wednesday 04 February 2015**
  39.  
  40. * [Sourced Leak] [Western Spy Agencies Secretly Rely on Hackers for Intel and Expertise; Collect Emails Stolen By Hackers As They Breach Accounts Without Notifying Victims](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/02/04/demonize-prosecute-hackers-nsa-gchq-rely-intel-expertise/) ^(by trai_dep)
  41. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uu114)
  42. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Proposed changes to US data collection fall short of NSA reformers' goals.](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/feb/03/proposed-changes-us-data-collection-nsa-reformers) ^(by trai_dep)
  43. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uqbtn)
  44.  
  45. **Monday 02 February 2015**
  46.  
  47. * [Press Freedom] [Barrett Brown’s sentence is unjust, but it may become the norm for journalists. Jailed, in part, because he shared a link to a stolen document that he did not steal, and despite the fact that this is not a crime.](http://boingboing.net/2015/01/26/barrett-browns-sentence-is.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  48. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uhw5q)
  49. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Pentagon Makes No Secret of Wanting to Monitor Social Change Activism.](http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/pentagon-makes-no-secret-wanting-monitor-social-change-activism) ^(by trai_dep)
  50. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uhtlc)
  51.  
  52. **Sunday 01 February 2015**
  53.  
  54. * [Technology/Crypto] [A Year After Reform Push, NSA Still Collects Bulk Domestic Data, Still Lacks Way to Assess Value](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/29/one-year-major-report-nsa-still-collecting-bulk-domestic-data-still-clueless-much-good-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  55. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ue4ey)
  56.  
  57. **Saturday 31 January 2015**
  58.  
  59. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Who knew that the “front page of the Internet” would be a source of information for law enforcement? Reddit got 55 user data requests in 2014, complied over half the time.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/reddit-got-55-user-data-requests-in-2014-complied-over-half-the-time/) ^(by trai_dep)
  60. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2uc37h)
  61.  
  62. **Thursday 29 January 2015**
  63.  
  64. * [Technology/Crypto] [Proposed Chinese Cybersecurity Rules – Including Crypto Backdoors For All Devices Sold There – Upset Western Companies. NSA Spokesperson Says, "Hey, People's Liberation Army, You're Stealing Our Act!"](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/29/technology/in-china-new-cybersecurity-rules-perturb-western-tech-companies.html?_r=1) ^(by trai_dep)
  65. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2u26uv)
  66.  
  67. **Wednesday 28 January 2015**
  68.  
  69. * [Sourced Leak] [Canada Casts Global Surveillance Dragnet Over File Downloads - up to 15 million downloads daily from popular sites used to share videos, photos, music, and other files](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/28/canada-cse-levitation-mass-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  70. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2u1uqz)
  71. * [Press Freedom] [How to Leak to The Intercept](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/28/how-to-leak-to-the-intercept/) ^(by trai_dep)
  72. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2u1uc9)
  73. * [Technology/Crypto] [Everything we know of NSA and Five Eyes malware](https://nex.sx/blog/2015-01-27-everything-we-know-of-nsa-and-five-eyes-malware.html) ^(by hazysummersky)
  74. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ty6p5)
  75. * [Technology/Crypto] [Regin Malware Unmasked as NSA Tool "Qwerty" After der Spiegel Published Source Code.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/regin-malware-unmasked-as-nsa-tool-after-spiegel-publishes-source-code-a-1015255.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  76. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2txvd7)
  77.  
  78. **Tuesday 27 January 2015**
  79.  
  80. * [Press Freedom] [Greenwald excerpt: With Liberty and Justice for Some. How Ford's treatment of Nixon launched a new era of elite immunity – and pervasive, limitless corruption](http://www.salon.com/2011/10/25/book_excerpt_with_liberty_and_justice_for_some/) ^(by trai_dep)
  81. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2twzxm)
  82. * [Press Freedom] [Torture If You Must, But Do Not Under Any Circumstances Call the New York Times](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/27/torture-must-circumstances-call-new-york-times/) ^(by trai_dep)
  83. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2twzin)
  84. * [Technology/Crypto] [HTTPS Everywhere: why HTTPS is important for all pages of all websites, even when there is no sensitive information to protect](https://cascadingmedia.com/insites/2015/01/https-everywhere.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  85. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ttiyu)
  86. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [How the CIA made Google (Part I of II)](https://medium.com/@NafeezAhmed/how-the-cia-made-google-e836451a959e) ^(by trai_dep)
  87. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tthek)
  88. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [EFF’s Game Plan for Ending Global Mass Surveillance](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/effs-game-plan-ending-global-mass-surveillance) ^(by trai_dep)
  89. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ttcbm)
  90.  
  91. **Monday 26 January 2015**
  92.  
  93. * [Press Freedom] [Jury convicts CIA whistleblower (allegedly NYT's James Risen's source) Jeffrey Sterling on all nine counts including espionage](https://freedom.press/blog/2015/01/jury-convicts-cia-whistleblower-jeffrey-sterling-all-nine-counts-including-espionage) ^(by trai_dep)
  94. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tsneh)
  95. * [Sourced Leak] [Secret 'BADASS' Intelligence Program Spied on Smartphones By Piggybacking on Ubiquitous Software From Advertising & Analytics Companies. The Web has the Exact Same Problems.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/26/secret-badass-spy-program/) ^(by trai_dep)
  96. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tr6tg)
  97. * [Press Freedom] [WikiLeaks demands answers after Google hands staff emails to US government. Search giant gave FBI emails and digital data belonging to three staffers. WikiLeaks told last month of warrants which were served in March 2012.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/25/wikileaks-google-staff-emails-us-government) ^(by trai_dep)
  98. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tp6hu)
  99.  
  100. **Sunday 25 January 2015**
  101.  
  102. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden, NSA face off during “Privacy in a Networked World” conference hosted by Bruce Schneier at Harvard.](http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/01/23/snowden-nsa-face-off-over-privacy-harvard/7S0HX1SaCO1MlZL70JC2mK/story.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  103. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tn0aw)
  104. * [Press Freedom] [Barrett Brown Sentenced to Five Years, Vows to Keep Investigating Government Wrongdoing.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/22/barrett-brown-sentenced-five-years-vows-keep-investigating-government-wrongdoing/) ^(by trai_dep)
  105. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tn037)
  106. * [Technology/Crypto] [Kim Dotcom launches end-to-end encrypted voice chat ‘Skype killer’.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/22/kim-dotcom-launches-encrypted-voice-chat-skype-killer) ^(by trai_dep)
  107. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tmzzf)
  108.  
  109. **Thursday 22 January 2015**
  110.  
  111. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Mass Surveillance: Risks and opportunities raised by the current generation of network services and applications | European Parliament](http://www.europarl.europa.eu/stoa/cms/home/publications/studies?reference=EPRS_STU%282015%29527409) ^(by kulkke)
  112. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2td43r)
  113. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Banning encryption is digital equivalent of banning books](http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/20/gutenberg-press-authoritarian-empires-world-economic-forum/22023943/) ^(by kulkke)
  114. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2td3x8)
  115. * [Sourced Leak] [Dutch security services 'work for the US', says whistleblower Snowden](http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/01/dutch-security-services-work-for-the-us-says-whistleblower-snowden.php/) ^(by kulkke)
  116. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tbg15)
  117. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden: France’s 'Intrusive' Surveillance Laws Failed to Stop Paris Attacks | "The problem with mass surveillance is that you're burying people under too much data,” the fugitive leaker said.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/snowden-france-s-intrusive-surveillance-laws-failed-to-stop-paris-attacks-20150121) ^(by kulkke)
  118. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2tbfwm)
  119. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Surveillance, privacy and security: Europe's confused response to Snowden](http://www.ecfr.eu/page/-/ECFR123_-_SURVEILLANCE_PRIVACY_+_SECURITY_%28A_Dworkin%29.pdf) ^(by kulkke)
  120. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2t9s40)
  121. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Whole Haystack | The N.S.A. claims it needs access to all our phone records. But is that the best way to catch a terrorist?](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/26/whole-haystack) ^(by kulkke)
  122. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2t9rze)
  123. * [Technology/Crypto] [iPhone has secret software that can be remotely activated to spy on people, says Snowden](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/iphone-has-secret-software-that-can-be-remotely-activated-to-spy-on-people-says-snowden-9991754.html) ^(by kulkke)
  124. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2t9r6t)
  125.  
  126. **Wednesday 21 January 2015**
  127.  
  128. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Europe Considers Surveillance Expansion After Deadly Attacks](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/20/europe-considers-surveillance-expansion/) ^(by kulkke)
  129. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2t8am6)
  130. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Obama's Cyber Proposals Sound Good, But Erode Information Security](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/20/obamas-cyber-proposals-sound-good-totally-clueless/) ^(by trai_dep)
  131. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2t72se)
  132.  
  133. **Tuesday 20 January 2015**
  134.  
  135. * [Small Town Feds] [Local and state police can’t use federal law to seize assets anymore. Civil forfeiture has fueled billions for cops to spend on surveillance and more.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/local-and-state-police-cant-use-federal-law-to-seize-assets-anymore/) ^(by trai_dep)
  136. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2t15lp)
  137.  
  138. **Monday 19 January 2015**
  139.  
  140. * [Sourced Leak] [GCHQ captured emails of journalists from top international media | Snowden files reveal emails of BBC, NY Times and more; Agency includes investigative journalists on ‘threat’ list; Editors call on Cameron to act against snooping on media](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/19/gchq-intercepted-emails-journalists-ny-times-bbc-guardian-le-monde-reuters-nbc-washington-post) ^(by kulkke)
  141. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2sy6i8)
  142.  
  143. **Sunday 18 January 2015**
  144.  
  145. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [N.S.A. Tapped Into North Korean Networks Before Sony Attack, Officials Say](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/world/asia/nsa-tapped-into-north-korean-networks-before-sony-attack-officials-say.html) ^(by kulkke)
  146. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2swlvm)
  147. * [Sourced Leak] [China stole plans for a new fighter plane, spy documents have revealed | Chinese spies stole key design information about Australia's new Joint Strike Fighter, according to top secret documents disclosed by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.](http://www.smh.com.au/national/china-stole-plans-for-a-new-fighter-plane-spy-documents-have-revealed-20150118-12sp1o.html) ^(by kulkke)
  148. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2swlli)
  149.  
  150. **Saturday 17 January 2015**
  151.  
  152. * [Video] [DR Document: Snowdens store flugt](http://www.dr.dk/tv/se/dr1-dokumentaren/dr1-dokumentaren-snowdons-store-flugt#!/02:16) ^(by kulkke)
  153. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ssbgx)
  154. * [Sourced Leak] [New Snowden documents show that the NSA and its allies are laughing at the rest of the world](http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/17/7629721/nsa-is-pwning-everyone-and-having-a-chuckle-about-it) ^(by kulkke)
  155. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ssaz0)
  156. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Security is Not a Crime—Unless You're an Anarchist](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/security-not-crime-unless-youre-anarchist) ^(by kulkke)
  157. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ss9yf)
  158. * [Sourced Leak] [New Snowden Docs Indicate Scope of NSA Preparations for Cyber Battle | The NSA's mass surveillance is just the beginning. Documents from Edward Snowden show that the intelligence agency is arming America for future digital wars -- a struggle for control of the Internet that is already well underway.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/new-snowden-docs-indicate-scope-of-nsa-preparations-for-cyber-battle-a-1013409.html) ^(by kulkke)
  159. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ss9kq)
  160.  
  161. **Friday 16 January 2015**
  162.  
  163. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Technology offers no magic solution to bulk data collection issues, says panel | Advisory body says ‘technological magic’ cannot resolve security objectives and privacy concerns about phone records and details of other communications](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/15/technology-no-magic-solution-bulk-data-collect) ^(by kulkke)
  164. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2sp5yf)
  165. * [Technology/Crypto] [Lavabit founder condemns David Cameron's 'insane' plan to ban encryption. Ladar Levison, who ran Edward Snowden’s email account, said moves to allow government access to encrypted data would weaken safety online for everyone.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/16/david-cameron-encryption-lavabit-ladar-levison) ^(by trai_dep)
  166. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2snhzm)
  167. * [Interview/Self Post] [NSA Whistleblower Snowden to [Virtually] Speak at ACLU Hawaii Conference. Kowabunga!](http://www.civilbeat.com/2015/01/nsa-whistleblower-snowden-to-speak-at-aclu-hawaii-conference/?cbk=54b83ed62db54) ^(by trai_dep)
  168. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2slyub)
  169. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [David Cameron’s internet surveillance plans rival Syria, Russia and Iran.](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/13/david-cameron-internet-surveillance-syria-russia-iran-communication) ^(by trai_dep)
  170. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2slynl)
  171.  
  172. **Thursday 15 January 2015**
  173.  
  174. * [Other] [Edward Snowden film Citizenfour leads pack in Oscar documentary category | The film, directed by Laura Poitras, explores the life of the whistleblower whose revelations about the NSA sent shockwaves around the world](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jan/15/edward-snowden-film-citizenfour-oscar-documentary-category) ^(by kulkke)
  175. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2skyqp)
  176. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Meet the Congressman Who Will Watch Our Spies](http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-01-12/meet-the-congressman-who-will-watch-our-spies) ^(by kulkke)
  177. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2skyk8)
  178. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [David Cameron seeks cooperation of US president over encryption crackdown | PM to ask Barack Obama to put pressure on US internet companies to work more closely with UK intelligence agencies](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/15/david-cameron-ask-us-barack-obama-help-tracking-islamist-extremists-online) ^(by kulkke)
  179. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2skrpn)
  180. * [Sourced Leak] [Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data. Newly uncovered Snowden document contrasts with British PM’s vow to crack down on encrypted messaging after Paris attacks.](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jan/15/-sp-secret-us-cybersecurity-report-encryption-protect-data-cameron-paris-attacks) ^(by trai_dep)
  181. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2skou6)
  182. * [Video] [Officiel trailer: Snowdens Store Flugt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHCmapbdAQs&list=PLLPmc6YZyplnw9DNJG8jFtM2vSBrUCcQ8) ^(by kulkke)
  183. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2si6n7)
  184.  
  185. **Wednesday 14 January 2015**
  186.  
  187. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA official: Support of backdoored Dual_EC_DRBG was “regrettable” | Agency supported crypto function for years after "trap door" was disclosed.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/nsa-official-support-of-backdoored-dual_ec_drbg-was-regrettable/) ^(by kulkke)
  188. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2sfzpe)
  189.  
  190. **Tuesday 13 January 2015**
  191.  
  192. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes. Always-on sniffer remotely uploads all input typed into Microsoft Wireless keyboards.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/meet-keysweeper-the-10-usb-charger-that-steals-ms-keyboard-strokes/) ^(by trai_dep)
  193. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2sbqnw)
  194. * [Press Freedom] [More Surveillance Won't Protect Free Speech | EFF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/more-surveillance-wont-protect-free-speech) ^(by kulkke)
  195. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2sb91h)
  196. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Banning all encryption won't make us safer, no matter what David Cameron says | The UK government doesn’t need the ability to read all communications to keep Britons safe. Using the Paris attacks to claim that they do is galling](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/13/banning-encryption-david-cameron-not-safer) ^(by kulkke)
  197. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2sb8wz)
  198.  
  199. **Monday 12 January 2015**
  200.  
  201. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [David Cameron says new online data laws needed | There should be no "means of communication" which "we cannot read", he said.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30778424) ^(by kulkke)
  202. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2s71uu)
  203. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Dianne Feinstein, Strong Advocate of Leak Prosecutions, Demands Immunity For David Petraeus](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/12/dianne-feinstein-advocate-whistleblower-prosecutions-demands-immunity-david-petraeus/) ^(by kulkke)
  204. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2s6zup)
  205.  
  206. **Sunday 11 January 2015**
  207.  
  208. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Assange and Snowden Are Not to Blame for Paris Bloodbath | Julian Assange](http://hazelpress.org/memo-sod-16-april-2003/4587667812) ^(by kulkke)
  209. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2s3c0j)
  210. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [10 Rules for Dealing with Cops, By a Cop. Few people understand that your constitutional rights only apply if you understand & assert them.](http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/10-rules-dealing-cops-cop) ^(by trai_dep)
  211. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2s32ds)
  212.  
  213. **Saturday 10 January 2015**
  214.  
  215. * [Interview/Self Post] [Exclusive: Edward Snowden on Cyber Warfare](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/military/snowden-transcript/) ^(by kulkke)
  216. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2s0wfy)
  217. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The Government Spent a Lot of Time in Court Defending NSA Spying Last Year: 2014 in Review | EFF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/government-spent-lot-time-court-defending-nsa-spying-year-2014-review) ^(by kulkke)
  218. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ryj5f)
  219. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Charlie Hebdo attack was a strike against free speech. So why is the response MORE surveillance? | Let’s not avenge the deaths of journalists by trying to curtail the very rights for which the world has praised them](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/10/charlie-hebdo-attack-free-speech-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  220. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ryj3m)
  221.  
  222. **Friday 09 January 2015**
  223.  
  224. * [Technology/Crypto] [New Snowden doc on Germany cyber war | A documentary to be broadcast on Monday based on documents from whistleblower Edward Snowden shows that Germany is caught up in an inescapable digital arms race.](http://www.thelocal.de/20150109/digital-arms-race-has-begun-snowden-germany-cyber-war-internet-hacking-nsa-intelligence) ^(by kulkke)
  225. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rurox)
  226.  
  227. **Thursday 08 January 2015**
  228.  
  229. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [MI5 chief seeks new powers after Paris magazine attack | Andrew Parker describes Charlie Hebdo outrage as ‘a terrible reminder of the intentions of those who wish us harm’](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/08/mi5-chief-charlie-hebdo-attack-paris-andrew-parker) ^(by kulkke)
  230. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rt49f)
  231. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [GOP Senators: Paris Shooting Justifies NSA Powers | In the new Congress, some Republican chairmen think NSA needs more capability, not less.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/republicans-on-capitol-hill-paris-shooting-shows-congress-can-t-hamstring-nsa-20150107) ^(by kulkke)
  232. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rt35c)
  233. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [In Wake of Charlie Hebdo Attack, Let’s Not Sacrifice Even More Rights | EFF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/wake-charlie-hebdo-attack-lets-not-sacrifice-even-more-rights) ^(by kulkke)
  234. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rt2uw)
  235.  
  236. **Tuesday 06 January 2015**
  237.  
  238. * [Other] [Spies do 'happy dance' after encryption cracked](http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/security-it/spies-do-happy-dance-after-encryption-cracked-20150105-12i5lx.html) ^(by kulkke)
  239. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rl3e4)
  240. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Utah governor won’t support proposal that would cut off the NSA’s water supply](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2015/01/06/utah-governor-wont-support-proposal-that-would-cut-off-the-nsas-water-supply/) ^(by kulkke)
  241. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rl35e)
  242.  
  243. **Monday 05 January 2015**
  244.  
  245. * [Press Freedom] [Writers Say They Feel Censored by Surveillance](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/arts/writers-say-they-feel-censored-by-surveillance.html) ^(by kulkke)
  246. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rezen)
  247.  
  248. **Sunday 04 January 2015**
  249.  
  250. * [Interview/Self Post] [Technology/Crypto] [Nico Sell: ‘To me, the NSA and Edward Snowden are just the tip of the iceberg’ | The founder of secure messaging app Wickr on privacy, why she always wears dark glasses in public and why girls make great hackers](http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2015/jan/04/nico-sell-wickr-secure-messaging-app-internet-security-nsa-edward-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  251. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2rb83x)
  252.  
  253. **Saturday 03 January 2015**
  254.  
  255. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Offshoring Data Won’t Protect It From The NSA](http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/02/offshoring-data-wont-protect-it-from-the-nsa/) ^(by kulkke)
  256. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2r75w7)
  257.  
  258. **Thursday 01 January 2015**
  259.  
  260. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [If the Supreme Court tackles the NSA in 2015, it’ll be one of these five cases | How a church, terror suspects, and some lawyers are pushing privacy on the legal front.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/01/if-the-supreme-court-tackles-the-nsa-in-2015-itll-be-one-of-these-five-cases/) ^(by kulkke)
  261. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2r1xv0)
  262. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [When it comes to surveillance, there is everything to play for | Against a backdrop of hacks and terror attacks, it’s possible that surveillance powers will be further strengthened](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/01/surveillance-2015-everything-play-for) ^(by kulkke)
  263. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2r0340)
  264.  
  265. **Wednesday 31 December 2014**
  266.  
  267. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA spying in Vienna detailed at Chaos meet | Austrian journalist Erich Möchel delivered a presentation in Hamburg at the annual meeting of the Chaos Computer Club, detailing the various locations where the US NSA has been actively collecting and processing electronic intelligence in Vienna.](http://www.thelocal.at/20141231/nsa-spying-in-vienna-detailed-at-chaos-meet) ^(by kulkke)
  268. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qx7ps)
  269. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Infiltrate the NSA | Adding civil-liberties officers to the security state could go a long way to protecting innocent Americans.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/civil-libertarians-need-to-infiltrate-the-nsa/383932/) ^(by kulkke)
  270. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qx7fy)
  271.  
  272. **Tuesday 30 December 2014**
  273.  
  274. * [Video] [Inside Field Station Berlin Teufelsberg [31c3] by Bill Scannell - The story of the NSA listening post – told by an ex-SIGINT analyst who worked there](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l4B7C5MNMQ) ^(by kulkke)
  275. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qtf4b)
  276.  
  277. **Monday 29 December 2014**
  278.  
  279. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [What We Learned About NSA Spying in 2014 — And What We [EFF] Are Fighting to Expose in 2015: 2014 in Review](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/what-we-learned-about-nsa-spying-2014-and-what-were-fighting-expose-2015) ^(by trai_dep)
  280. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qr2p7)
  281. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [8 Stellar Surveillance Scoops: 2014 in Review](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/2014-review-8-stellar-surveillance-scoops) ^(by trai_dep)
  282. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qqzwb)
  283. * [Technology/Crypto] [Email Encryption (STARTTLS & PGP) Grew Tremendously, but Still Needs Work: 2014 in Review](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/email-encryption-surged-2014-still-needs-work-2014-review) ^(by trai_dep)
  284. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qqgku)
  285. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The NSA's Ongoing Efforts to Hide Its Lawbreaking | The spy agency touts its commitment to transparency and following the rules. But there are many good reasons to reject its characterizations.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/the-nsas-ongoing-effort-to-hide-its-lawbreaking/384079/) ^(by kulkke)
  286. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qqcd6)
  287. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [German government denies falling victim to cyber attack | Germany's government says its offices have not fallen prey to hackers. The malware Regin, which has been linked to US and British spy agencies, was allegedly found on a USB stick belonging to an aide of Angela Merkel.](http://www.dw.de/german-government-denies-falling-victim-to-cyber-attack/a-18158951) ^(by kulkke)
  288. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qqbvi)
  289. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Cyber attack on Angela Merkel aide: Report | The German chancellor's office has fallen victim to a hacking attack, according to a German newspaper. The Regin malware in question has been linked to British and US spy agencies.](http://www.dw.de/cyber-attack-on-angela-merkel-aide-report/a-18155195) ^(by kulkke)
  290. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qqbhn)
  291. * [Video] [Jacob Appelbaum, Laura Poitras: Reconstructing narratives - transparency in the service of justice [31c3]](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SgGMj3Mf88) ^(by kulkke)
  292. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qq2on)
  293. * [Video] [Doing right by sources, done right [31c3] by Sarah Harrison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBNx3DCcT4w) ^(by kulkke)
  294. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qq2l5)
  295.  
  296. **Sunday 28 December 2014**
  297.  
  298. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA Documents: The Afghanistan Kill List](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-documents-the-afghanistan-kill-list-a-1010526.html) ^(by kulkke)
  299. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qnmxi)
  300. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA-Documents: Attacks on VPN, SSL, TLS, SSH, Tor](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-documents-attacks-on-vpn-ssl-tls-ssh-tor-a-1010525.html) ^(by kulkke)
  301. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qnmvg)
  302. * [Sourced Leak] [Obama's Lists: A Dubious History of Targeted Killings in Afghanistan - Secret Docs Reveal Dubious Details of Targeted Killings in Afghanistan](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/secret-docs-reveal-dubious-details-of-targeted-killings-in-afghanistan-a-1010358.html) ^(by kulkke)
  303. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qnmu1)
  304. * [Sourced Leak] [Prying Eyes: Inside the NSA's War on Internet Security | US and British intel agencies undertake every effort imaginable to crack all types of encrypted net communication. The cloud is full of holes. The good news: New Snowden docs show that some forms of encryption still cause problems for the NSA](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/inside-the-nsa-s-war-on-internet-security-a-1010361.html) ^(by kulkke)
  305. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qnm09)
  306. * [Press Freedom] [Laura Poitras on Snowden, Watchlists and 'Citizenfour' | Documentarian Laura Poitras on the secretive making of Citizenfour, the film about NSA leaker Edward Snowden.](http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/the-business/laura-poitras-on-snowden-watchlists-and-citizenfour) ^(by kulkke)
  307. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qm2p7)
  308.  
  309. **Saturday 27 December 2014**
  310.  
  311. * [Other] [Robo-Snowden enters VIP arrivals lounge at airport. Motorcade awaits for drive to CCH for 31C3](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B5y5RFFCUAIp2pR.jpg) ^(by kulkke)
  312. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qld3w)
  313.  
  314. **Friday 26 December 2014**
  315.  
  316. * [Press Freedom] [ACLU accuses NSA of using holiday lull to ‘minimise impact’ of documents | Released on Christmas Eve, the documents are heavily redacted versions of reports by the NSA to the President’s Intelligence Oversight Board](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/26/aclu-nsa-documents-christmas-eve-lessens-impact) ^(by kulkke)
  317. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qhwnq)
  318. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [How The CIA’s Torture Program Is Destroying The Key Foreign Power The US Had: The Moral High Ground. The real “danger” of the Snowden & Manning revelations – it effectively killed off the US’ ability to use hypocrisy as a policy tool.](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141224/06203229516/how-cias-torture-program-is-destroying-key-foreign-power-us-had-moral-high-ground.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  319. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qhq13)
  320. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA Drops Christmas Eve Surprise – twelve years of internal oversight reports documenting abusive and improper practices by agency employees.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/26/nsa-releases-report-internal-abuses-christmas-eve/) ^(by trai_dep)
  321. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qgsf2)
  322.  
  323. **Thursday 25 December 2014**
  324.  
  325. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [U.S. Spy Agency Reports Improper Surveillance of Americans](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-24/spy-agency-to-release-reports-documenting-surveillance-errors.html) ^(by kulkke)
  326. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qddad)
  327. * [Sourced Leak] [FBI warned Year Ago of impending Malware Attacks—But Didn’t Share Info with Sony](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/24/fbi-warning/) ^(by trai_dep)
  328. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2qcscy)
  329.  
  330. **Tuesday 23 December 2014**
  331.  
  332. * [Technology/Crypto] [Google and Facebook’s cookied-based user tracking are not anonymous. (A great overview of specifically how these "free" services track visitors individually in spite of misleading claims they don't)](http://programacaobr.com/google-privacy/) ^(by trai_dep)
  333. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2q6vwm)
  334. * [Video] [Ordfront awards 2014 Democracy Prize to Edward Snowden](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SM-GUaEJlg) ^(by kulkke)
  335. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2q69f5)
  336. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Sony Hack: Clooney Says Movie is about Snowden, Not Journalism](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/22/sony-hack-snowden-movie-sausage-gets-made-thrown-away/) ^(by kulkke)
  337. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2q696q)
  338. * [Press Freedom] [Citizenfour producers sued 'on behalf of American public' for aiding Snowden | A retired naval officer in Kansas has filed a suit against the producers of the documentary, director Laura Poitras and the Weinstein Co. for ‘profiteering’ from the ‘theft and misuse’ of documents leaked by Snowden](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/23/citizenfour-producers-sued-on-behalf-of-american-public-for-aiding-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  339. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2q692z)
  340. * [Sourced Leak] [In 2008 Mumbai Attacks, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle, new leaked Snowden documents reveal.](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/22/world/asia/in-2008-mumbai-attacks-piles-of-spy-data-but-an-uncompleted-puzzle.html?_r=0) ^(by trai_dep)
  341. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2q5qar)
  342.  
  343. **Monday 22 December 2014**
  344.  
  345. * [Video] [Edward Snowden receives Big Brother Award - Amsterdam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20NcSuf_qts) ^(by kulkke)
  346. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2q2d7c)
  347.  
  348. **Sunday 21 December 2014**
  349.  
  350. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EFF Statement on the 2015 Intelligence Authorization Bill](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/12/eff-statement-2015-intelligence-authorization-bill) ^(by kulkke)
  351. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pzys8)
  352.  
  353. **Friday 19 December 2014**
  354.  
  355. * [Sourced Leak] [Pentagon anti-bomb force ‘improperly retained’ information on Americans, including from other Five Eye nations. Defense department has criticized its ‘aggregation’ of data on US firms, people.](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/19/pentagon-bomb-force-intelligence-americans) ^(by trai_dep)
  356. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pu41j)
  357. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US tries to strike deal with EU for immunity over online security breaches | Critics fear Tisa talks could be used to further interests of large corporations and undermine right to privacy](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/19/us-negotiation-eu-prosecution-immunity-online-security-breaches-corporations) ^(by kulkke)
  358. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ps4bk)
  359.  
  360. **Wednesday 17 December 2014**
  361.  
  362. * [Technology/Crypto] [Billion Dollar Surveillance Blimp to Launch over Maryland. “You couldn’t come up with a better metaphor for wildly inflated defense contracts, a ponderous Pentagon bureaucracy, and the U.S. surveillance leviathan all in one.”](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/17/billion-dollar-surveillance-blimp-launch-maryland/) ^(by trai_dep)
  363. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2plf1g)
  364. * [Press Freedom][Video] [SILENCED Official Trailer 2014 - In Academy Award nominee James Spione's latest documentary, three national security whistle-blowers fight to reveal the darkest corners of America's war on terror-including CIA torture and NSA surveillance-and endure harsh consequences when the government retaliates.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HW0d1NO9Y4) ^(by hazysummersky)
  365. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pl41d)
  366.  
  367. **Tuesday 16 December 2014**
  368.  
  369. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA, CIA reform efforts doomed by GOP leadership of Senate Intel Committee | Civil liberties groups dismayed over new Chairman Richard Burr, who has conservative national security priorities](http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/12/bush-legacy-whitehouse.html) ^(by kulkke)
  370. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pjo8m)
  371. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EFF in Court to Argue NSA Data Collection from Internet Backbone Is Unconstitutional | First Public Court Challenge to “Upstream” Internet Spying](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-court-argue-nsa-data-collection-internet-backbone-unconstitutional) ^(by kulkke)
  372. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pjo6s)
  373. * [Technology/Crypto] [The FBI Used the Web's Favorite Hacking Tool – Metasploit – to Unmask Tor Users [using abysmal OpSec]](http://www.wired.com/2014/12/fbi-metasploit-tor/) ^(by trai_dep)
  374. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2piw8t)
  375. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden sends birthday greeting to 'extraordinary' Chelsea Manning | On Manning’s 27th birthday, NSA whistleblower praises WikiLeaks source for having ‘inspired an angry public’ with her ‘extraordinary act of service’](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/16/edward-snowden-birthday-greeting-chelsea-manning) ^(by kulkke)
  376. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pilny)
  377. * [Press Freedom][Video] [After Snowden | A Lecture About The Future Of Reporting, Privacy & Whistleblowing with Alan Rusbridger](http://digitalprojects.group.shef.ac.uk/aftersnowden.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  378. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2phrqq)
  379. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA spying prompts security changes. Recent revelations about government-backed surveillance have prompted millions of people to do more to keep their data private, suggests a survey.](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30492826) ^(by trai_dep)
  380. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pho5t)
  381. * [Press Freedom][Video] [Watch Barrett Brown explain why journalists should be covering intel contractors two years before Snowden](https://freedom.press/blog/2014/12/watch-barrett-brown-explain-why-journalists-should-be-covering-intel-contractors-two) ^(by trai_dep)
  382. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2phlnc)
  383. * [Video] [The Internet is on Fire: about PRISM & other modern surveillance by Mikko Hypponen, a world class cyber criminality expert. (TEDx)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKe-aO44R7k) ^(by trai_dep)
  384. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pgc23)
  385.  
  386. **Monday 15 December 2014**
  387.  
  388. * [Video] [Why Privacy Matters & What NSA’s Capabilities Are, Featuring Jacob Appelbaum](http://www.cybersec101.org/why-privacy-matters-what-the-nsa-capabilities-are-featuring-jacob-appelbaum/) ^(by trai_dep)
  389. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pfbmf)
  390. * [Press Freedom] [Irony Alert: DOJ Leaked To Press Decision Not To Force Reporter James Risen To Reveal Who Leaked Info To Him](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141213/07013429424/irony-alert-doj-leaked-to-press-decision-not-to-force-reporter-james-risen-to-reveal-who-leaked-info-to-him.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  391. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pfbfb)
  392. * [Technology/Crypto] [Schneier on Security: Over 700 Million People Taking Steps to Avoid NSA Surveillance](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/12/over_700_millio.html) ^(by kulkke)
  393. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pducd)
  394. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The World Cracks Down on the Internet – and is gradually becoming more like China and less like Iceland](http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/world-cracks-internet) ^(by trai_dep)
  395. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pc4fz)
  396.  
  397. **Sunday 14 December 2014**
  398.  
  399. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden gets human rights award in Berlin | The trio responsible for breaking last year's NSA spying scandal have been honored for defending human rights. Prominent Germans praised the work of Edward Snowden, journalist Glenn Greenwald and filmmaker Laura Poitras.](http://www.dw.de/edward-snowden-gets-human-rights-award-in-berlin/a-18128204) ^(by kulkke)
  400. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pbqgb)
  401. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Censorship 2.0: Shadowy forces controlling online conversations](http://www.digitalnewsasia.com/digital-economy/censorship-shadowy-forces-controlling-online-conversations) ^(by trai_dep)
  402. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2pbir5)
  403. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Verizon's New, Encrypted Calling App Plays Nice With the NSA](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-12-11/verizons-new-encrypted-calling-app-comes-prehacked-for-the-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  404. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p9z4e)
  405.  
  406. **Saturday 13 December 2014**
  407.  
  408. * [Technology/Crypto] [Why Edward Snowden thinks Amazon is “morally irresponsible.”](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/12/13/why-edward-snowden-thinks-amazon-is-morally-irresponsible/) ^(by kulkke)
  409. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p8m6x)
  410. * [Sourced Leak] [Operation Socialist | The Inside Story of How British Spies Hacked Belgium’s Largest Telco](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/13/belgacom-hack-gchq-inside-story/) ^(by kulkke)
  411. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p6v64)
  412. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Press Freedom] [NSA Spying Scandal: SPIEGEL Stands Behind Merkel Cell Phone Spying Report | In 2013, SPIEGEL reported on the tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone by the NSA. Now the case is back in the news following the German federal prosecutor's efforts to publicly undermine SPIEGEL's credibility](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/nsa-german-federal-prosecutor-seeks-to-discredit-s) ^(by kulkke)
  413. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p6v4p)
  414. * [Video] [Conversation with Edward Snowden | Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden spoke by satellite with Julia Angwin and Julian Sanchez.](http://www.c-span.org/video/?323275-7/conversation-edward-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  415. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p5oy2)
  416.  
  417. **Friday 12 December 2014**
  418.  
  419. * [Technology/Crypto] [Storing seized cell phones is a lot harder than you think: the steel rooms helping cops fight cyber crime](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-steel-rooms-helping-cops-fight-cyber-crime) ^(by trai_dep)
  420. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p4tcr)
  421. * [Press Freedom] [Radio Motherboard: A Conversation With Laura Poitras, Director of 'Citizenfour'](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/radio-motherboard-a-conversation-with-laura-poitras-director-of-citizenfour) ^(by trai_dep)
  422. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p4t6c)
  423. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald in Munich: Edward Snowden, NSA, Activism, Democracy & Freedom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNGGYYF1jdY) ^(by kulkke)
  424. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p4pjm)
  425. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Court rejects attempt to allow Edward Snowden into Germany | Opposition parties wanted Snowden to give evidence in person to a parliamentary committee investigating NSA espionage](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/12/court-edward-snowden-germany-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  426. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p4oeu)
  427. * [Technology/Crypto] [Fact-checking Pando’s smears against Tor](https://micahflee.com/2014/12/fact-checking-pandos-smears-against-tor/) ^(by trai_dep)
  428. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p25xh)
  429.  
  430. **Thursday 11 December 2014**
  431.  
  432. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden in rare talks with Swedish television | US whistleblower Edward Snowden has given his first major interview in six months to a freelance Swedish reporter, ten days after he picked up the Swedish Right Livelihood award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize.](http://www.thelocal.se/20141211/snowden-in-rare-talks-with-swedish-television) ^(by kulkke)
  433. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2p1jwl)
  434. * [Video] [NSA Protest Interrupts PayPal and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel Talk at UC Berkeley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO_9kzayO78) ^(by kulkke)
  435. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2oz0xb)
  436. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Backroom Move Strips 'Backdoor' NSA Spying Ban From Spending Bill](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/10/nsa-surveillance-spending-bill_n_6304834.html) ^(by kulkke)
  437. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2oyzjr)
  438. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Foreign law enforcement agencies will be allowed to tap Irish phone calls and intercept emails under a statutory instrument signed into law by Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald.](https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/state-sanctions-phone-and-email-tapping-1.2027844) ^(by kulkke)
  439. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2oyzay)
  440.  
  441. **Wednesday 10 December 2014**
  442.  
  443. * [Video] [Conference with Edward Snowden for Amnesty International France](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVRIVihRJuk) ^(by kulkke)
  444. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2owrf7)
  445.  
  446. **Tuesday 09 December 2014**
  447.  
  448. * [Press Freedom] [Landmark report on CIA torture brands program as ineffective and brutal. Investigation concludes CIA repeatedly lied about brutal techniques in years after 9/11.](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/09/cia-torture-report-released) ^(by trai_dep)
  449. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2os9qa)
  450. * [Press Freedom] [Today, Senator Leahy brought a FOIA reform bill to floor… And it passed the Senate](http://e-pluribusunum.com/2014/12/08/in-surprise-senator-leahy-brings-foia-reform-bill-to-floor-and-it-passes-the-senate/) ^(by trai_dep)
  451. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2oqdct)
  452.  
  453. **Monday 08 December 2014**
  454.  
  455. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA warrantless bulk phone metadata spying continues unabated | Metadata snooping re-authorized a fourth time despite Obama's reform pledge.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/12/nsa-warrantless-bulk-phone-metadata-spying-continues-unabated/) ^(by kulkke)
  456. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2opxjo)
  457. * [Video] [How The NSA Is Hacking Phone Networks Worldwide](http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/highlight/how-the-nsa-is-hacking-phone-networks-worldwide/548607dafe3444b4820002b5) ^(by kulkke)
  458. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2opdna)
  459. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [What Bad, Shameful, Dirty Behavior is U.S. Judge Richard Posner Hiding? Demand to Know.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/08/bad-shameful-dirty-secrets-u-s-judge-richard-posner-hiding-demand-know/) ^(by kulkke)
  460. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2opdgk)
  461. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA's surveillance a 'trade barrier' for EU companies: EU official](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/08/us-eu-privacy-nsa-idUSKBN0JM1M220141208) ^(by kulkke)
  462. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2opclo)
  463. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Mass surveillance exposed by Snowden ‘not justified by fight against terrorism’ | Report by Nils Muižnieks, commissioner for human rights at the Council of Europe, says ‘secret, massive and indiscriminate’ intelligence work is contrary to rule of law](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/08/mass-surveillance-exposed-edward-snowden-not-justified-by-fight-against-terrorism) ^(by kulkke)
  464. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ong0g)
  465.  
  466. **Sunday 07 December 2014**
  467.  
  468. * [Press Freedom] [Information Security for Journalists (PDF) (Free gift from Council of Investigative Journalists’ Silkie Carlo to celebrate #LoganCIJ14)](http://www.tcij.org/resources/handbooks/infosec) ^(by trai_dep)
  469. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2olz8s)
  470. * [Video] [Edward Snowden's reaction to the RLA2014](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw5KJXswRdM) ^(by kulkke)
  471. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2okf66)
  472. * [Press Freedom] [The 2014 Logan Symposium brings together key figures in the fight against invasive surveillance and secrecy | Speakers include: Laura Poitras, Julian Assange, Jacob Appelbaum, Sarah Harrison, James Bamford, Ross Anderson, Daniel Ellsberg](http://logancij.com/) ^(by kulkke)
  473. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2okenp)
  474.  
  475. **Saturday 06 December 2014**
  476.  
  477. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Why is Ireland so silent about Snowden revelations of British surveillance?](http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Why-is-Ireland-silent-about-British-surveillance.html) ^(by kulkke)
  478. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2oj253)
  479. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Forget North Korea – the real rogue cyber operator lies much closer to home | A cyber-attack on Sony Pictures distracted attention from a more worrying story about a piece of malware used by GCHQ](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/07/north-korea-sony-pictures-regin-gchq-nsa-snowden-belgacom) ^(by kulkke)
  480. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2oiiv0)
  481. * [Press Freedom] [Seymour Hersh attacks ‘useless’ NSA over surveillance | Veteran reporter advises young journalists not to run scared of bullying by governments and intelligence agencies](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/05/seymour-hersh-nsa-surveillance-useless) ^(by kulkke)
  482. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ogrxu)
  483.  
  484. **Friday 05 December 2014**
  485.  
  486. * [Small Town Feds] [Anonymous releases what seem to be police audio tapes describing live wiretapping of organizers phones last night – “Looks like Chicago PD had a stingray out at the Eric Garner protest last night”](https://privacysos.org/node/1609#update) ^(by trai_dep)
  487. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ofji5)
  488. * [Other] [Security Engineering - A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems (textbook by Cambridge Computer Security prof Ross Anderson, “One of the most readable pop-science slogs of the decade” graciously made available by him)](http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/book.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  489. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2odz58)
  490. * [Sourced Leak] [Politics/Oversight Failure] [At Global Climate Conferences, Spying Is Just Part of the Woodwork](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/03/global-climate-conference-spying-just-part-woodwork/) ^(by kulkke)
  491. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2od0on)
  492. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Witness: German intelligence helped NSA to tap Internet hub | A German parliamentary inquiry has been told that German intelligence fed America's NSA filtered data from an Internet hub in Frankfurt, after clearance from Berlin. The "Eikonal" project ended in 2008.](http://www.dw.de/witness-german-intelligence-helped-nsa-to-tap-internet-hub/a-18110559) ^(by kulkke)
  493. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2od0fq)
  494. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [UK mass surveillance laws do not breach human rights, tribunal rules | Rights groups brought case against GCHQ after Snowden revelations on extent of electronic surveillance in UK and US](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/05/uk-mass-surveillance-laws-human-rights-tribunal-gchq) ^(by kulkke)
  495. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2od0dv)
  496.  
  497. **Thursday 04 December 2014**
  498.  
  499. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Appeals Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Idaho Woman's Case Against NSA Spying | EFF, ACLU Support Smith in Fighting Mass Surveillance Before Ninth Circuit](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/appeals-court-hear-oral-arguments-idaho-womans-case-against-nsa-spying) ^(by kulkke)
  500. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2obu7y)
  501. * [Interview/Self Post] [Laura Poitras talks 'CITIZENFOUR' and why Edward Snowden is in Moscow](http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/12/04/laura-poitras-citizenfour-edward-snowden/?hootPostID=5bf05f80e5169e4da503e10b60bfc786) ^(by kulkke)
  502. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2obtgb)
  503. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Who Should Own the Internet? | Julian Assange on Living in a Surveillance Society](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/opinion/julian-assange-on-living-in-a-surveillance-society.html) ^(by kulkke)
  504. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2obtbs)
  505. * [Technology/Crypto] [The Motherboard Guide to Avoiding the NSA](http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/the-motherboard-guide-to-avoiding-the-nsa?trk_source=recommended) ^(by trai_dep)
  506. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2obp3q)
  507. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [New App Built by Former Skype Employees Retracts Promise Not to Read Your Messages. Wire App forced to remove “secure messaging” claims from its site, putting serious doubt as to the privacy of its users’ messages.](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/wire-built-by-ex-skype-employees-retracts-promise-not-to-read-your-messages) ^(by trai_dep)
  508. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2obm4y)
  509. * [Sourced Leak] [Operation Auroragold | How the NSA Hacks Cellphone Networks Worldwide](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/04/nsa-auroragold-hack-cellphones/) ^(by kulkke)
  510. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o9oyv)
  511.  
  512. **Wednesday 03 December 2014**
  513.  
  514. * [Small Town Feds] [Really Good Listeners: San Francisco Police Could be Driving Around Collecting Cellphone Data from Anybody.](http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/san-francisco-police-cellphones-surveillance-stingray/Content?oid=3278204) ^(by trai_dep)
  515. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o8cly)
  516. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Coleen Rowley, former FBI agent now w/ ExposeFacts.org: The bigger the haystack, the harder the terrorist is to find. Having to monitor every piece of communication will only reduce hopes of preventing future attacks.](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/28/bigger-haystack-harder-terrorist-communication-future-attacks) ^(by trai_dep)
  517. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o7exz)
  518. * [Technology/Crypto] [Is AntiPolygraph.org – a Site Showing How to Beat Unreliable Polygraph Tests – Being Targeted By the NSA?](https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2013/10/20/is-antipolygraph-org-being-targeted-by-the-nsa/) ^(by trai_dep)
  519. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o6mkh)
  520. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US Laws Can Permit FISA Bypass for Domestic Comms: Executive Order 12333 on American Soil, and Other Tales from the FISA Frontier](http://webpolicy.org/2014/12/03/eo-12333-on-american-soil/) ^(by trai_dep)
  521. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o6ke6)
  522. * [Press Freedom] [War on Whistleblowers: Berlin Gets Serious in the Search for Moles | German Government to File Criminal Complaint against Sensitive Leaks](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-government-to-file-criminal-complaint-against-sensitive-leaks-a-1005927.html) ^(by kulkke)
  523. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o5nxe)
  524.  
  525. **Tuesday 02 December 2014**
  526.  
  527. * [Technology/Crypto] ['You're the bomb!' Are you at risk from the anti-terrorism algorithms?](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/02/youre-the-bomb-are-you-at-risk-from-anti-terrorism-algorithms-automated-tracking-innocent-people) ^(by kulkke)
  528. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o420x)
  529. * [Technology/Crypto] [From this September 4, 1999 CNN article: According to the chief scientist at an Internet security company, Microsoft built in a "key" for the National Security Agency to the cryptographic standard used in Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT4 and Windows2000.](http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9909/03/windows.nsa.02/) ^(by hazysummersky)
  530. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2o1bmi)
  531.  
  532. **Monday 01 December 2014**
  533.  
  534. * [Video] [Edward Snowden honoured with Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations - video](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/dec/01/edward-snowden-honoured-swedish-human-rights-award-video) ^(by kulkke)
  535. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nzlaw)
  536. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden wins Swedish human rights award for NSA revelations | Whistleblower receives several standing ovations in Swedish parliament as he wins Right Livelihood award](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/01/nsa-whistlebloewer-edward-snowden-wins-swedish-human-rights-award) ^(by kulkke)
  537. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nzl7v)
  538. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Blowback: Cisco’s disastrous quarter shows how NSA spying could freeze US companies out of trillion-dollar opportunities in non-US markets](http://qz.com/147313/ciscos-disastrous-quarter-shows-how-nsa-spying-could-freeze-us-companies-out-of-a-trillion-dollar-opportunity/) ^(by trai_dep)
  539. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nyqt8)
  540. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Amazon’s frightening CIA partnership: Capitalism, corporations and our massive new surveillance state. Hundreds of millions flow to Amazon from the national security state. It's a kind of partnership we shouldn't allow.](http://www.salon.com/2014/12/01/amazons_frightening_cia_partnership_capitalism_corporations_and_our_massive_new_surveillance_state/) ^(by trai_dep)
  541. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nyp5u)
  542. * [Press Freedom] [Calls for 'hero' Snowden to get Sweden asylum | A top politician in Sweden's Green Party has said that Sweden should grant asylum to whistleblower Edward Snowden, as the American prepares to accept an 'alternative Nobel' prize in Stockholm](http://www.thelocal.se/20141201/swedish-mp-give-snowden-asylum-in-sweden) ^(by kulkke)
  543. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nxf1a)
  544.  
  545. **Saturday 29 November 2014**
  546.  
  547. * [Sourced Leak] [UK spy base GCHQ tapped Irish internet cables | Snowden documents reveal how British intelligence target Irish internet traffic](http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/uk-spy-base-gchq-tapped-irish-internet-cables-1.2019492) ^(by kulkke)
  548. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nr7qd)
  549. * [Press Freedom] [U.K. police force accidentally admits it spied on journalists who had not committed any crimes, using anti-terror laws. Asks paper to delete article covering this once it realized what it had done. Newspaper refuses.](http://www.dailydot.com/politics/cleveland-police-ripa-journalist-sources/?tw=dd) ^(by trai_dep)
  550. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nqzj4)
  551.  
  552. **Friday 28 November 2014**
  553.  
  554. * [Technology/Crypto] [Interactive map of undersea phone/internet cables GCHQ's spying on, based on Snowden docs](http://lifewinning.com/submarine-cable-taps/) ^(by kulkke)
  555. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nnx3s)
  556.  
  557. **Thursday 27 November 2014**
  558.  
  559. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The Snowden Effect, Quantified: A Different Read of the Data](http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/26/the-snowden-effect-quantified/) ^(by trai_dep)
  560. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nlkbd)
  561. * [Sourced Leak] [Southern Cross Cable telcos 'partnered' with spy agencies](http://www.itnews.com.au/News/398269,southern-cross-cable-telcos-partnered-with-spy-agencies.aspx) ^(by kulkke)
  562. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nl3ja)
  563. * [Sourced Leak] [GCHQ Paid Millions to Spy on UK Submarine Data Cables, Edward Snowden Reveals](http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/gchq-paid-millions-spy-uk-submarine-data-cables-edward-snowden-reveals-1476664) ^(by kulkke)
  564. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nl3eh)
  565. * [Technology/Crypto] [Some details on Dutch govt seeking bulk cable-interception for intelligence and security services AIVD and MIVD](https://blog.cyberwar.nl/2014/11/some-details-on-dutch-govt-seeking-bulk-cable-interception-for-intelligence-and-security-services-aivd-and-mivd/) ^(by kulkke)
  566. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nkont)
  567. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The legality of deploying Regin by GCHQ](https://www.privacyinternational.org/news/blog/the-legality-of-deploying-regin-by-gchq) ^(by kulkke)
  568. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nkold)
  569. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [The US/UK Campaign to Demonize Social Media Companies as Terrorist Allies](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/26/campaign-shame-social-media-companies-acting-spy-agents-national-security-state/) ^(by kulkke)
  570. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nkog1)
  571.  
  572. **Wednesday 26 November 2014**
  573.  
  574. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [U.N. committee spotlights 'highly intrusive' digital spying | But a reference to metadata surveillance as an intrusive act was removed from the resolution, which was adopted by consensus, to appease the Five Eyes surveillance alliance](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/25/spying-un-idINKCN0J92KV20141125) ^(by kulkke)
  575. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nh16d)
  576. * [Press Freedom] [NSA leaker Snowden feted in Stuttgart | NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden accepted the Stuttgart Peace Prize and called on the public to keep fighting for peace in a speech via video uplink on Sunday.](http://www.thelocal.de/20141124/nsa-whistleblower-snowden-feted-in-stuttgart-espionage-surveillance-peace-prize) ^(by kulkke)
  577. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nh0r8)
  578.  
  579. **Tuesday 25 November 2014**
  580.  
  581. * [Sourced Leak] [Obermaier, Moltke, Poitras & Strozyk: How Vodafone-Subsidiary Cable & Wireless Aided GCHQ’s most controversial surveillance programs.](http://international.sueddeutsche.de/post/103543418200/snowden-leaks-how-vodafone-subsidiary-cable) ^(by trai_dep)
  582. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nefs8)
  583. * [Technology/Crypto] [Want to avoid government malware? Ask a former NSA hacker | The 17-year agency veteran Jim Penrose, speaking at the Cyber Security Summit 2014 in New York](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/25/government-malware-nsa-hacker-cyber-attacks) ^(by kulkke)
  584. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ndidi)
  585.  
  586. **Monday 24 November 2014**
  587.  
  588. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Shock: The NSA’s live Q&A is totally devoid of substance](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/24/shock-the-nsas-live-qa-is-totally-devoid-of-substance/) ^(by kulkke)
  589. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2nborv)
  590. * [Sourced Leak] [Secret, Complex Malware "Regin" Used in European Union Attack Linked to US & British Intelligence](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/24/secret-regin-malware-belgacom-nsa-gchq/) ^(by trai_dep)
  591. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2naajp)
  592.  
  593. **Sunday 23 November 2014**
  594.  
  595. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [NSA Backdoor Exploit in Windows 8 Uncovered. German federal government warns agencies & companies not to use Windows 8.](http://www.technobuffalo.com/2013/08/22/nsa-windows-8-exploit/) ^(by trai_dep)
  596. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n7xk8)
  597. * [Technology/Crypto] [Internet Security: 10 ways to keep your personal data safe from online snoopers. The Internet has changed our lives in countless positive ways, but it has a dark side. These ten steps will limit your exposure.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/16/10-ways-keep-personal-data-safe) ^(by trai_dep)
  598. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n6nw3)
  599. * [Technology/Crypto] [Tracking Isis, stalking the CIA: how anyone can be big brother online. There are a startling number of legal and free tools that let anyone set up NSA-esque operations – or just infiltrate the neighbor’s webcam.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/12/tracking-isis-stalking-cia-big-brother-online-nsa) ^(by trai_dep)
  600. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n6njl)
  601.  
  602. **Saturday 22 November 2014**
  603.  
  604. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Germany to drop probe into US spying on Merkel: report](http://www.france24.com/en/20141122-germany-drop-probe-us-spying-merkel-report/) ^(by kulkke)
  605. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n4sg8)
  606. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [N.S.A. Phone Data Collection Could Go On, Even if a Law Expires](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/us/politics/nsa-phone-data-collection-could-go-on-even-if-a-law-expires.html) ^(by kulkke)
  607. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n4sb2)
  608. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Utah lawmaker wants to shut off NSA’s water supply for good | Bill bans aid between any "federal agency that collects electronic data," state.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/utah-lawmaker-wants-to-shut-off-nsas-water-supply-for-good/) ^(by kulkke)
  609. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n33ln)
  610. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [GCHQ whistleblower calls for public interest defence | ‘I was enraged by the subterfuge and potential blackmail they wanted us to do,’ says former GCHQ employee](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/21/gchq-whistleblower-public-interest-defence) ^(by kulkke)
  611. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n337w)
  612.  
  613. **Friday 21 November 2014**
  614.  
  615. * [Small Town Feds] [Baltimore Prosecutors Withdraw Evidence Rather Than Talk About Police Department's Stingray Usage](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141119/06283429186/baltimore-prosecutors-withdraw-evidence-rather-than-talk-about-police-departments-stingray-usage.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  616. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n1sa5)
  617. * [Technology/Crypto] [Let's Play NSA! The Hackers Open-Sourcing Top Secret Spy Tools](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/michael-ossmann-and-the-nsa-playset) ^(by trai_dep)
  618. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n1s08)
  619. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Daily Mail overlooks Edward Snowden in worrying about Russian privacy invasion | Can anyone explain why the newspaper would splash on one intrusion into privacy and ignore another, asks Roy Greenslade](http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/20/daily-mail-overlooks-edward-snowden-in-worrying-about-russian-privacy-invasion) ^(by kulkke)
  620. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n0ds8)
  621. * [Technology/Crypto] [How to Encrypt the Entire Web for Free. Ambitious new non-profit Let’s Encrypt aims to render vast regions of the internet invisible to prying eyes.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/20/non-profit-plans-encrypt-entire-web-free/) ^(by trai_dep)
  622. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2n09x0)
  623. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Glenn Greenwald's No Place to Hide, Reviewed by the CIA](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/20/glenn-greenwalds-place-left-hide-reviewd-cia/) ^(by kulkke)
  624. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mz944)
  625. * [Press Freedom] [Police face legal action for snooping on journalists; ‘Domestic extremists’ unit kept a secret database of details on journalists including medical history of family members](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/nov/20/police-legal-action-snooping-journalists) ^(by trai_dep)
  626. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2myzl9)
  627.  
  628. **Thursday 20 November 2014**
  629.  
  630. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The good news about the 'death' of NSA reform: surveillance supporters may have dug their own grave | Snowden haters may have blocked the USA Freedom Act, but the clock is ticking before the law that justifies vacuuming your phone records blows up in the face of newly conservative Washington](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/19/nsa-reform-surveillance-usa-freedom) ^(by kulkke)
  631. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mxnq3)
  632. * [Sourced Leak] [Vodafone-Linked Company Aided British Mass Surveillance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/20/vodafone-surveillance-gchq-snowden/) ^(by kulkke)
  633. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mxnds)
  634. * [Video] ['I have to run for a train': ex-GCHQ chief shuts down C4 News interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olcYdzny_vg) ^(by kulkke)
  635. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mxnbc)
  636. * [Sourced Leak] [Spy cable revealed: how telecoms firm worked with GCHQ | One of the UK's largest communications firms had a leading role in creating the surveillance system exposed by Edward Snowden, it can be revealed.](http://www.channel4.com/news/spy-cable-revealed-how-telecoms-firm-worked-with-gchq) ^(by kulkke)
  637. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mxn5o)
  638. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA reform advocates vow to fight on after Senate rejects USA Freedom Act | NSA surveillance reform bill falls at procedural hurdle by two votes; ACLU: ‘This vote is a setback, it will not stop the push for reform’](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/19/senate-kills-nsa-reform-bill-civil-liberties-groups) ^(by kulkke)
  639. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mvh13)
  640. * [Technology/Crypto] [Detekt: a free tool scanning for known surveillance spyware used to target and monitor human rights defenders and journalists around the world (Windows)](https://resistsurveillance.org) ^(by trai_dep)
  641. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mv3qn)
  642.  
  643. **Wednesday 19 November 2014**
  644.  
  645. * [What does the NSA think of academic cryptographers? Recently-declassified document provides clues](http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=2059) ^(by kulkke)
  646. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mues6)
  647. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [How the USA Freedom Act failed on all fronts | Failure of the bill, aimed at curbing US surveillance, should be a relief. It was weak, and rejected by the public as much as the senate, says Evan Greer](http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2014/nov/19/how-usa-freedom-act-failed-on-all-fronts) ^(by kulkke)
  648. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mtrg5)
  649. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [EFF Statement on the Senate Failing to Advance the USA Freedom Act](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/eff-statement-senate-advancing-usa-freedom-act) ^(by kulkke)
  650. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mtrdg)
  651. * [AP Exclusive: Before Snowden, a debate inside NSA](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/acc54fc0c64c4c3eae29b8ac380cc065/ap-exclusive-snowden-debate-inside-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  652. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mtraq)
  653. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Empty Wheel: Why I Didn’t Support USA Freedom Act](https://www.emptywheel.net/2014/11/12/why-i-dont-support-usa-freedom-act/) ^(by trai_dep)
  654. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2msotj)
  655. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Congress Is Irrelevant on Mass Surveillance. Here's What Matters Instead.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/19/irrelevance-u-s-congress-stopping-nsas-mass-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  656. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2msj8o)
  657.  
  658. **Tuesday 18 November 2014**
  659.  
  660. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Senate Republicans block landmark NSA surveillance reform bill](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/18/usa-freedom-act-republicans-block-bill) ^(by trai_dep)
  661. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mqcip)
  662. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US Senate falls two votes short of shutting down NSA phone spying | Spying hawks raise fears of ISIL terror, and win by a razor-thin margin.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/us-senate-falls-2-votes-short-of-shutting-down-nsa-phone-spying/) ^(by kulkke)
  663. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mqbdz)
  664. * [Interview/Self Post] [The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Exclusive - Laura Poitras Extended Interview | Laura Poitras discusses her Snowden documentary CitizenFour on the Daily Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wemzIKUuYO8) ^(by kulkke)
  665. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mpxyq)
  666. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The USA Freedom Act: What's to Come and What You Need to Know | EFF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/usa-freedom-act-week-whats-come-and-what-you-need-know) ^(by kulkke)
  667. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mpuuo)
  668. * [Technology/Crypto] [Keeping Secrets | Four decades ago, university researchers figured out the key to computer privacy, sparking a battle with the National Security Agency that continues today.](https://medium.com/stanford-select/keeping-secrets-84a7697bf89f) ^(by kulkke)
  669. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mpudu)
  670. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Senate votes on USA Freedom Act to limit NSA surveillance – live updates](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2014/nov/18/senate-votes-usa-freedom-act-nsa-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  671. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mpqx3)
  672. * [Technology/Crypto] [Whatsapp Just Switched on End-to-End Encryption Using Open Whisper Systems' Textsecure for Hundreds of Millions of Users. It represents the largest-ever, global implementation of this standard of encryption in a messaging service.](http://www.wired.com/2014/11/whatsapp-encrypted-messaging/) ^(by trai_dep)
  673. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mpl33)
  674. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Critics of surveillance bill lash out hours before vote in US Senate | Mitch McConnell: ‘worst possible time to be tying our hands behind our back’; USA Freedom Act faces uphill battle despite ‘strong support’ of White House; Privacy advocates believe bill lacks the teeth to end dragnet surveillance](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/18/critics-usa-freedom-act-lash-out-hours-before-vote-us-senate) ^(by kulkke)
  675. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mowjz)
  676. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA Reform Bill Lives or Dies Tonight](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/18/nsa-reform-bill-lives-dies-tonight/) ^(by kulkke)
  677. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mowg4)
  678.  
  679. **Monday 17 November 2014**
  680.  
  681. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance | A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill that would limit surveillance and prevent bulk email collection](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/17/facebook-google-apple-lobby-senate-nsa-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  682. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mk9rp)
  683. * [Other] [Ramparts: U.S. Electronic Espionage: A Memoir](https://wikileaks.org/wiki/Perry_Fellwock#Ramparts:_U.S._Electronic_Espionage:_A_Memoir) ^(by kulkke)
  684. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mjt67)
  685. * [Technology/Crypto] [Free Software Foundation: Email Self-Defense - a guide to fighting surveillance with GnuPG encryption](https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/) ^(by trai_dep)
  686. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mjkh8)
  687. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Google’s secret NSA alliance: The terrifying deals between Silicon Valley & the security state](http://www.salon.com/2014/11/16/googles_secret_nsa_alliance_the_terrifying_deals_between_silicon_valley_and_the_security_state/) ^(by trai_dep)
  688. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mjgup)
  689.  
  690. **Sunday 16 November 2014**
  691.  
  692. * [Technology/Crypto] [Micah (Technologist @ The Intercept & CTO @ Freedom of the Press Foundation) Lee's Blog](https://micahflee.com) ^(by trai_dep)
  693. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mihtl)
  694. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Americans Want More Privacy from Companies and Government](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/americans-want-more-privacy-companies-and-government) ^(by kulkke)
  695. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mhiad)
  696.  
  697. **Saturday 15 November 2014**
  698.  
  699. * [Other] [Toilet Encryption, the Neal Archive & Citizen Journalism in Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom (snarky humor)](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/10/toilet-encryption-neal-archive-citizen-journalism-aaron-sorkins-newsroom/) ^(by trai_dep)
  700. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mffa4)
  701. * [Small Town Feds][Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [First Snowden. Then tracking you on wheels. Now spies on a plane. Yes, surveillance is everywhere. The US government’s secret airborne dragnet is just the latest tool to snoop on your phone. Why aren’t we stopping this?](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/15/spies-plane-surveillance-us-marshals) ^(by trai_dep)
  702. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2meak5)
  703. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Voiceprints – over 65m across the US, Europe & elsewhere – being harvested and entered into databases for later use.](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0b1bd2bbf1bf4c6ebcf47de38966bd3c/millions-voiceprints-quietly-being-harvested) ^(by trai_dep)
  704. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2me6jq)
  705.  
  706. **Friday 14 November 2014**
  707.  
  708. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The GCHQ boss’s assault on privacy is promoting illegality on the net | The state’s anti-privacy bandwagon uses the most misleading language to blackmail technology companies into illegal surveillance](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/13/gchq-assault-privacy-illegality-net-blackmail-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  709. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mcsvh)
  710. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA director: We share most of the [crap] bugs we find!](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/06/nsa_share_bugs/) ^(by kulkke)
  711. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mcrce)
  712. * [Other] [Actors, musicians and journalists sign statement supporting Edward Snowden](http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/13/edward-snowden-the-nsa-files) ^(by kulkke)
  713. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mcfo6)
  714. * [Press Freedom] [The UK’s major Internet service providers to introduce "Jihadi" and "Terror" content reporting button. BT, Virgin, Sky & Talk Talk all sign up for online initiative following intervention from Downing Street.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/14/uk-isps-to-introduce-jihadi-and-terror-content-reporting-button) ^(by trai_dep)
  715. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mbei9)
  716. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Experts call for ‘return to human intelligence’ after Snowden. Security agencies need a ‘real cultural shift’ including protection for whistleblowers and citizens as part of its oversight body.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/14/human-intelligence-snowden-surveillance-nsa-gchq) ^(by trai_dep)
  717. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2mbcdm)
  718. * [Technology/Crypto][Press Freedom] [New York Times calls for all news websites to embrace HTTPS encryption by end of 2015](http://open.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/13/embracing-https/) ^(by trai_dep)
  719. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m9q8o)
  720. * [Video] [Laura Poitras, Wm Binney & Jacob Appelbaum in Denmark festival's premiere of Citizenfour film](http://cphdox.dk/node/8700) ^(by trai_dep)
  721. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m9o95)
  722. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Government planes mimic cellphone towers to collect user data. US Marshals Service reportedly fitting aircraft with ‘dirtboxes’ that interrogate phones on ground for identity & location.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/14/government-planes-mimic-cellphone-towers-to-collect-user-data-report) ^(by trai_dep)
  723. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m9kau)
  724.  
  725. **Thursday 13 November 2014**
  726.  
  727. * [Other] [Art in a Time of Surveillance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/13/art-surveillance-explored-artists/) ^(by trai_dep)
  728. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m83h2)
  729. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Race to revive NSA surveillance curbs before Congress handover. Harry Reid, leader of the outgoing Democratic Senate majority, attempts to bring USA Freedom Act to a vote.](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/13/harry-reid-usa-freedom-act-senate-vote-nsa-reform) ^(by trai_dep)
  730. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m6vjh)
  731.  
  732. **Wednesday 12 November 2014**
  733.  
  734. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Watch out: the US government wants to pass new spying laws behind your back | Dangerous cybersecurity legislation would allow Google and Facebook to hand over even more of your information to the NSA and FBI](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/12/new-spying-laws-cybersecurity-nsa-fbi) ^(by kulkke)
  735. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m4v9q)
  736. * [Technology/Crypto] [Anatomy of a hack: How crackers ransack passwords like “qeadzcwrsfxv1331”](http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords/) ^(by trai_dep)
  737. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m45fb)
  738.  
  739. **Tuesday 11 November 2014**
  740.  
  741. * [Press Freedom] [War On Whistleblowers: Free Press & the National Security State. (Rbt Greenwald 2013). Trailer. Then watch full film FREE (well, students & economically stressed people. Others, pls donate what you can afford!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqjtmMNk6Xg) ^(by trai_dep)
  742. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2m0yqp)
  743. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden gives keynotes in Berlin and Washington DC](https://edwardsnowden.com/2014/11/11/edward-snowden-gives-keynotes-in-berlin-and-dc/) ^(by kulkke)
  744. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lyxxd)
  745.  
  746. **Monday 10 November 2014**
  747.  
  748. * [Technology/Crypto] [Tor Developers, Privacy Wonks Desperately Searching To Figure Out How The Feds "Broke Tor" To Find Hidden Servers](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141110/07295329093/tor-developers-privacy-wonks-desperately-searching-to-figure-out-how-feds-broke-tor-to-find-hidden-servers.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  749. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lx7d6)
  750. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden introduces CITIZENFOUR in Leipzig](https://edwardsnowden.com/2014/11/03/edward-snowden-introduces-citizenfour-in-leipzig/) ^(by kulkke)
  751. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lx2eu)
  752. * [Technology/Crypto] [Demonizing Strong Encryption: Welcome To The Crypto Wars 2.0](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141107/08193529077/demonizing-strong-encryption-welcome-to-crypto-wars-20.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  753. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lx242)
  754. * [Small Town Feds] [Police Use Department Wish List When Deciding Which Assets to Seize. Jewelry, computers: out. TVs, cash & nice cars? Yes!!](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/10/us/police-use-department-wish-list-when-deciding-which-assets-to-seize.html?_r=0) ^(by trai_dep)
  755. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lvrj9)
  756. * [Sourced Leak] [BND, Germany's Foreign Intelligence Agency, Plans To Spend Millions To Penetrate The Secure Connection Technologies Used By Social Networks, Banks and Online Shops](http://www.thelocal.de/20141110/spies-hire-hackers-to-check-your-shopping) ^(by kulkke)
  757. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lvebb)
  758.  
  759. **Sunday 09 November 2014**
  760.  
  761. * [Press Freedom] [Berlin’s digital exiles: where tech activists go to escape the NSA | With its strict privacy laws, Germany is the refuge of choice for those hounded by the security services. Carole Cadwalladr visits Berlin to meet Laura Poitras and a growing community of surveillance refuseniks](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/09/berlins-digital-exiles-tech-activists-escape-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  762. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lredo)
  763. * [Sourced Leak] [Leaked Snowden documents reveal details of Australia's bid for NSA help to spy on citizens](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-14/documents-reveal-new-details-in-australias-bid-for-nsa-spy-help/5453764) ^(by hazysummersky)
  764. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lqwbs)
  765.  
  766. **Saturday 08 November 2014**
  767.  
  768. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [UN to investigate claims that UK spies infiltrated climate talks | Reports that GCHQ snooped on other countries at two climate summits will be investigated, says UN secretary general](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/03/un-investigate-wikileaks-claims-uk-spies-infiltrated-climate-talks) ^(by kulkke)
  769. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lq7ls)
  770. * [Other] [Trevor Paglen Code Names of the Surveillance State | "Code Names of the Surveillance State" is by artist Trevor Paglen and has been popping up all over London.](https://imgur.com/JIRpTFh,fLYuspJ,Bn4goif,FubPG6T,Ap23Mir) ^(by kulkke)
  771. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lq6ws)
  772. * [Press Freedom] [CitizenFour’s Escape to Freedom in Russia](https://couragefound.org/2014/11/citizenfours-escape-to-freedom-in-russia/) ^(by kulkke)
  773. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lq6o9)
  774. * [Technology/Crypto] [EFF: What Makes a Good Security Audit? Transparency. Vouching. Metrics. Quality.](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/what-makes-good-security-audit) ^(by trai_dep)
  775. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lpkpq)
  776. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden: the true story behind his NSA leaks. How the whistle-blower entrusted Laura Poitras with revealing to the world his secrets about American government mass surveillance.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11185627/Edward-Snowden-the-true-story-behind-his-NSA-leaks.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  777. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lnudn)
  778.  
  779. **Friday 07 November 2014**
  780.  
  781. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden: Congress needs to encrypt emails](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/223371-snowden-congress-needs-to-encrypt-its-emails) ^(by kulkke)
  782. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln5rn)
  783. * [Sourced Leak] [British Spies Are Free to Target Lawyers and Journalists](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/11/06/uk-surveillance-of-lawyers-journalists-gchq/) ^(by kulkke)
  784. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln5qf)
  785. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Law enforcement lost public's trust after NSA leaks, says UK police chief | Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Metropolitan police commissioner, says law enforcement must strike balance between security and privacy in wake of Snowden revelations](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/law-enforcement-public-trust-nsa-snowden-leaks) ^(by kulkke)
  786. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln5pg)
  787. * [Technology/Crypto] [Former NSA lawyer: the cyberwar is between tech firms and the US government | Stewart Baker said that Apple and Google could be restricting their business in markets like China and Russia by encrypting user data](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/nov/04/nsa-cyberwar-stewart-baker-cloudflare-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  788. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln5kv)
  789. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Activist lawyer takes NSA surveillance case to federal appeals court | Conservative Larry Klayman won earlier round of case in December; Judges to decide on legality of bulk collection of metadata](http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/nov/04/activist-lawyer-nsa-surveillance-federal-appeals-court) ^(by kulkke)
  790. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln5j5)
  791. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [After Snowden slams Dropbox (twice), CEO responds: 'It's a trade-off' | It's not the most reassuring comments you'd want to hear if you stored your small or medium-sized business data in Dropbox's cloud service.](http://www.zdnet.com/after-snowden-slams-dropbox-twice-ceo-responds-its-a-trade-off-7000035461/) ^(by kulkke)
  792. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln5ee)
  793. * [Video] [Classic Civil Rights Law Professor's 5th Amendment Lecture: Don't Talk to Police](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc) ^(by trai_dep)
  794. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ln3lj)
  795. * [Small Town Feds] [Canadian cops’ use of facial recognition technology expands north of the border. Calgary Police becomes first city in Canada to adopt surveillance technology.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/11/more-police-departments-are-using-facial-recognition-technology/) ^(by trai_dep)
  796. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lmdf8)
  797.  
  798. **Thursday 06 November 2014**
  799.  
  800. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Intelligence agencies spying on lawyers in sensitive security cases. Internal MI5, MI6 and GCHQ documents reveal routine interception of legally privileged communications.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/06/intelligence-agencies-lawyer-client-abdel-hakim-belhaj-mi5-mi6-gchq) ^(by trai_dep)
  801. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lixgc)
  802.  
  803. **Wednesday 05 November 2014**
  804.  
  805. * [Press Freedom] [Greenwald announces there will be a secure read-only database available to vetted journalists globally to review Snowden Leak materials and write new articles based on them. Coming “soon”.](https://youtu.be/B4C52glgSC4?t=1h15m) ^(by trai_dep)
  806. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lfnny)
  807. * [Sourced Leak] [Snowden documents reveal British climate espionage – Copenhagen climate summit targeted by GCHQ](http://www.information.dk/514368) ^(by trai_dep)
  808. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lcl5j)
  809.  
  810. **Tuesday 04 November 2014**
  811.  
  812. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA Chief Bet Money on AT&T as It Spied on You. The former head of the world’s biggest spy agency didn’t just oversee the collection of billions of AT&T records. He also tried to make money off its customers.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/03/nsa-chief-cashed-in-on-at-t-as-it-spied-on-you.html?via=desktop&source=twitter) ^(by trai_dep)
  813. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2lafu9)
  814. * [Technology/Crypto] [EFF's Secure Messaging Scorecard. Which apps and tools actually keep your messages safe?](https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard) ^(by trai_dep)
  815. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2laf85)
  816. * [Technology/Crypto] [ProPublica Privacy Tools: The Best Encrypted Messaging Programs](http://www.propublica.org/article/privacy-tools-the-best-encrypted-messaging-programs?utm_campaign=sprout&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_content=1415115496) ^(by trai_dep)
  817. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2laeei)
  818. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald, speaking in Canada on why Edwward Snowden isn't on Facebook or Twitter (spoiler: not overly fond of Facebook, "one of the worst privacy violators on the planet," says Greenwald).](http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4513430/isnt-snowden-facebook) ^(by trai_dep)
  819. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2l8r7h)
  820.  
  821. **Monday 03 November 2014**
  822.  
  823. * [Technology/Crypto] [New UK GCHQ spy chief: US tech companies are “the command & control networks of choice” for terrorists, Silicon Valley groups “aid terror”.](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4a35c0b2-636e-11e4-9a79-00144feabdc0.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  824. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2l72ws)
  825. * [Sourced Leak] [New NSA Documents Shine More Light into Black Box of Executive Order 12333](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/new-nsa-documents-shine-more-light-black-box-executive-order-12333) ^(by kulkke)
  826. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2l5gj0)
  827.  
  828. **Sunday 02 November 2014**
  829.  
  830. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Microsoft - already depriving non-Windows Pro users of owning their encryption private key - now proven to surreptitiously upload Windows Professional disc encryption private key to their OneDrive cloud.](http://cryptome.org/2014/11/ms-onedrive-nsa-prism.htm) ^(by trai_dep)
  831. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2l2q7u)
  832.  
  833. **Saturday 01 November 2014**
  834.  
  835. * [Other] [HYPE: You Might Find A Related Subreddit, /r/NSA, Interesting. Take a look!](https://www.reddit.com/r/nsa/) ^(by trai_dep)
  836. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2l0pqk)
  837. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Does the CIA want Republicans to win the midterms? If it’s hard to imagine an intelligence committee chair less inclined to provide the spy agency with any oversight, just Google ‘Richard Burr’.](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/01/does-the-cia-want-republicans-to-win-the-midterms) ^(by trai_dep)
  838. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2l0969)
  839. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [British Telecom has GCHQ backdoors in all of its modem/routers](http://cryptome.org/2014/10/BTAgent-cpe-backdoor.htm) ^(by trai_dep)
  840. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kztpz)
  841.  
  842. **Friday 31 October 2014**
  843.  
  844. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [The FBI's Secret House Meeting to Get Access to Your iPhone. Obama & Reps ramping up campaign to force tech companies to help the gov't spy on their users.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/the-fbi-s-secret-house-meeting-to-get-access-to-your-iphone-20141030) ^(by trai_dep)
  845. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kw8gv)
  846.  
  847. **Thursday 30 October 2014**
  848.  
  849. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Metadata retention: what will happen to your phone and web records now? | Proposed data retention regime will force internet and phone companies to store data for two years – and government agencies won’t need a warrant to access it](http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/30/metadata-retention-what-will-happen-to-your-phone-and-web-records-now) ^(by kulkke)
  850. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ksvs2)
  851. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden lawyer: 'no evidence' data retention prevents terrorist attacks | As Australian government introduces metadata retention bill, lawyer Ben Wizner says retaining data often impedes national security investigations](http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/30/edward-snowden-lawyer-no-evidence-data-retention-prevents-terrorist-attacks) ^(by kulkke)
  852. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ksvkz)
  853. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden vindicated: The truth about raw intelligence sharing](https://www.privacyinternational.org/news/blog/snowden-vindicated-the-truth-about-raw-intelligence-sharing) ^(by kulkke)
  854. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ksvgs)
  855. * [Sourced Leak] [Secret Manuals Show the Spyware Sold to Despots and Cops Worldwide](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/30/hacking-team/) ^(by kulkke)
  856. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ksf6r)
  857. * [Technology/Crypto] [Brazil-to-Portugal Cable Shapes Up as Anti-NSA Case Study | Brazil is planning a $185 million project to lay fiber-optic cable across the Atlantic Ocean, which could entail buying gear from multiple vendors. What it won’t need: U.S.-made technology](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-30/brazil-to-portugal-cable-shapes-up-as-anti-nsa-case-study.html) ^(by kulkke)
  858. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2krywr)
  859. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Congress Still Has No Idea How Much the NSA Spies on Americans | Adequate oversight is impossible when even diligent members of the Senate intelligence committee are denied basic facts about surveillance.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/congress-still-has-now-idea-how-much-the-nsa-spies-on-americans/382114/) ^(by kulkke)
  860. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2krwtr)
  861. * [Small Town Feds] [Inside the billion-dollar industry that turned local cops into SEAL Team Six](http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/10/swat-warrior-cops-police-militarization-urban-shield) ^(by trai_dep)
  862. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kr8o7)
  863.  
  864. **Wednesday 29 October 2014**
  865.  
  866. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Australia passes law to discourage 'Snowden-type situation' | Potential 10-year prison term for revealing 'special intelligence operation'; contentious new law was aimed at Edward Snowden-like leakers rather than investigative reporters, Australia's attorney-general said](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/australia-insists-counterterrorism-secrets-law-won-t-ensare-journalists-1.2817857) ^(by kulkke)
  867. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kr5q6)
  868. * [Technology/Crypto] [The 7 Privacy Tools Essential to Making Snowden Documentary CITIZENFOUR](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/7-privacy-tools-essential-making-citizenfour) ^(by kulkke)
  869. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kr4ac)
  870. * [Sourced Leak] [GCHQ views data without a warrant, government admits | British intel services can access raw material collected in bulk by the NSA and other foreign spy agencies without a warrant - GCHQ’s secret ‘arrangements’ for accessing bulk material revealed in documents submitted to UK surveillance watchdog](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/29/gchq-nsa-data-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  871. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kqztg)
  872. * [Video] [VIDEO: Snowden Pays Tribute to History in "CITIZENFOUR" Introduction](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/video-snowden-pays-tribute-history-citizenfour-introduction) ^(by kulkke)
  873. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kqn3i)
  874. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [FBI demands new powers to hack into computers via malware attacks and carry out surveillance. Civil liberties groups say proposed rule changes ‘extremely invasive’ technique amounts to unconstitutional power grab.](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/29/fbi-powers-hacking-computers-surveillance) ^(by trai_dep)
  875. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kq0ki)
  876.  
  877. **Tuesday 28 October 2014**
  878.  
  879. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Taking back privacy in the post-Snowden cloud | Governments aren’t going to fix cloud’s privacy problem. It’s up to the industry—and us.](http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/10/taking-back-privacy-in-the-post-snowden-cloud/) ^(by kulkke)
  880. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kn7z8)
  881. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Pro-Privacy Senator Wyden on Fighting the NSA From Inside the System](http://www.wired.com/2014/10/senator-ron-wyden-q-a/) ^(by kulkke)
  882. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kn7xu)
  883. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Lone lawyer sues Obama, alleging illegality of surveillance programs | Feds: man can't prove he was harmed, lacks standing to challenge gov't spying.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/lone-lawyer-sues-obama-alleging-illegality-of-surveillance-programs/) ^(by kulkke)
  884. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kn7wg)
  885. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Verizon is launching a tech news site that bans stories on U.S. spying](http://www.dailydot.com/politics/verizon-sugarstring-us-surveillance-net-neutrality/) ^(by sigbhu)
  886. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kn22v)
  887. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden Attorney Calls for Probe Into Leaks About Leak Probe. The administration 'leaks like a sieve when it serves their own interests,' Jesselyn Radack says.](http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/10/28/snowden-attorney-calls-for-probe-into-leaks-about-leak-probe) ^(by trai_dep)
  888. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kmaf5)
  889. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [UK Government human rights watchdog refuses to hold telcos accountable for role in GCHQ mass surveillance | Privacy International](https://www.privacyinternational.org/news/press-releases/uk-government-human-rights-watchdog-refuses-to-hold-telcos-accountable-for-role) ^(by kulkke)
  890. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2klcfb)
  891. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Report Reveals Wider Tracking of Mail in US. USPS surveillance program is more extensive, oversight protecting Americans from potential abuses is laxer, abuses more prevalent, than previously disclosed.](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/us/us-secretly-monitoring-mail-of-thousands.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0) ^(by trai_dep)
  892. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2klcbq)
  893. * [Technology/Crypto] [Micah Lee: Ed Snowden Taught Me To Smuggle Secrets Past Incredible Danger. Now I Teach You. (How Mr. Lee Facilitated Snowden/Poitras Introduction)](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/28/smuggling-snowden-secrets/) ^(by trai_dep)
  894. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kl8w6)
  895. * [Technology/Crypto] [A great example of how mfr "back doors" can come back to bite consumers. Keyless cars 'increasingly targeted by thieves using computers'](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29786320) ^(by trai_dep)
  896. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kl4sp)
  897.  
  898. **Monday 27 October 2014**
  899.  
  900. * [Press Freedom] [Seattle Times Furious With FBI Over Allegations That the Agency Impersonated the Newspaper To Send Malware](http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/10/27/seattle-times-furious-with-fbi-over-allegations-that-the-agency-impersonated-the-newspaper) ^(by trai_dep)
  901. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kj2c5)
  902. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Feds overwhelmingly use "sneak & peek" warrants - i.e., Black Bag Jobs - justified via PATRIOT Act, in drug cases, not to fight terrorism.](http://privacysos.org/node/1570) ^(by trai_dep)
  903. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kiyb2)
  904. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EFF Updates "Know Your Rights Guide", Covering 4th & 5th Amendment Protections For Your Computers & Portable Digital Devices. Covers Latest Court Rulings.](https://www.eff.org/issues/know-your-rights) ^(by trai_dep)
  905. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kixem)
  906. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald Speaks at Ottawa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4C52glgSC4) ^(by kulkke)
  907. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kim1d)
  908. * [Press Freedom] [Feds identify suspected 'second leaker' for Snowden reporters | The FBI recently searched a government contractor's home, but some officials worry the Justice Department has lost its 'appetite' for leak cases](https://news.yahoo.com/feds-identify-suspected--second-leaker--for-snowden-reporters-165741571.html) ^(by kulkke)
  909. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kilib)
  910. * [Technology/Crypto] [GCHQ cyber-attack cost €15m, says Belgacom security head Fabrice Clement | GCHQ's Belgacom attack mainly compromised staff with technical profiles, says Clement, in wide-ranging interview](http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2377764/gchq-cyber-attack-cost-belgacom-eur15m-says-security-head-fabrice-clement) ^(by kulkke)
  911. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kil3x)
  912. * [Interview/Self Post] [Edward Snowden: A ‘Nation’ Interview | In a wide-ranging conversation, he discusses the surveillance state, the American political system and the price he’s paid for his understanding of patriotism.](http://www.thenation.com/article/186129/snowden-exile-exclusive-interview) ^(by kulkke)
  913. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kijxk)
  914. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Everyone wants to sell privacy in the post-Snowden world. But who can you trust?](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/27/everyone-wants-to-sell-privacy-in-the-post-snowden-world-but-who-can-you-trust/) ^(by kulkke)
  915. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kij85)
  916. * [Interview/Self Post] [Laura Poitras on Surveillance and Her Edward Snowden Documentary, Citizenfour](http://www.vulture.com/2014/10/laura-poitras-interview-edward-snowden-citizenfour.html) ^(by kulkke)
  917. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kgv12)
  918. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Comforting the NSA and Afflicting Its Dissenters | No serious defense of the surveillance state can ignores its anti-democratic abuses, its lawbreaking, and its record of punishing whistleblowers.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/comforting-the-nsa-and-afflicting-its-dissenters/381947/) ^(by kulkke)
  919. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kguqc)
  920.  
  921. **Sunday 26 October 2014**
  922.  
  923. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden filmmaker: Lawmakers ‘failed the public’](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/221825-snowden-filmmaker-lawmakers-failed-the-public) ^(by kulkke)
  924. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kfhp4)
  925.  
  926. **Saturday 25 October 2014**
  927.  
  928. * [Interview/Self Post] [Edward Snowden: One-on-One in Moscow](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/edward-snowden-one-one-moscow) ^(by kulkke)
  929. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kc8d1)
  930. * [Press Freedom] [Former NSA Official: Anyone Who 'Justified' Snowden's Leaks Shouldn't Be Allowed Any Gov't Job](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141023/17385528929/former-nsa-official-anyone-who-justified-snowdens-leaks-shouldnt-be-allowed-govt-job.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  931. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kbgv0)
  932. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Whisper CEO suspends staff pending inquiry into 'anonymity' revelations. Yet Michael Heyward claims Guardian reporting ‘just plain wrong’](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/25/whisper-ceo-suspends-staff-pending-inquiry-anonymity-revelations) ^(by trai_dep)
  933. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2kb3yd)
  934.  
  935. **Friday 24 October 2014**
  936.  
  937. * [Technology/Crypto] [EFF Relaunches Surveillance Self-Defense, a guide to defending yourself and your friends from digital surveillance by using encryption tools and developing appropriate privacy and security practices](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/eff-relaunches-surveillance-self-defense) ^(by kulkke)
  938. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k9cv1)
  939. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden's Motivation: What the Internet Was Like Before It Was Being Watched, and How We Can Get There Again](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/snowden-motivated-what-internet-was-it-was-being-watched-and-how-we-can-get-there) ^(by kulkke)
  940. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k9ccq)
  941. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Automated Mass Surveillance is Unconstitutional, EFF Explains in Jewel v. NSA](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/automated-mass-surveillance-unconstitutional-eff-explains-jewel-v-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  942. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k9caq)
  943. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [All the NSA Will Say About Its Alarmingly Entrepreneurial Top Spy Is That She's Resigning](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/24/nsa-official-implicated-potential-conflicts-interest-resigns/) ^(by kulkke)
  944. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k97my)
  945. * [Other] [CITIZENFOUR. From Academy Award Nominated Director Laura Poitras. Opens today in NY, LA, SF, DC. Rolling release nationwide closely follows. See. The. FILM!](https://citizenfourfilm.com/see-the-film) ^(by trai_dep)
  946. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k8yhb)
  947.  
  948. **Thursday 23 October 2014**
  949.  
  950. * [Technology/Crypto] [EFF's Updated Surveillance Self-Defense Guide. Tips, Tools and How-tos For Safer Online Communications. MOST COMPREHENSIVE (and pretty!)](https://ssd.eff.org) ^(by trai_dep)
  951. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k5n4g)
  952. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Where Is the Investigation Into Financial Corruption at the NSA? | Suspicious business dealings by several high-ranking officials easily warrant an inquiry. Does anyone in Congress care enough to make it happen?](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/10/where-is-the-investigation-into-financial-corruption-at-the-nsa/381812/) ^(by kulkke)
  953. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k5n44)
  954. * [Press Freedom] [CBC "stonewalled" Snowden story, says Greenwald | Also: Globe and Mail broke promise to release full Snowden spying document](http://canadalandshow.com/article/exclusive-cbc-stonewalled-snowden-story-says-greenwald#) ^(by kulkke)
  955. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k5mz3)
  956. * [Interview/Self Post] [Snowden filmmaker Laura Poitras: ‘Facebook is a gift to intelligence agencies’](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/23/snowden-filmmaker-laura-poitras-facebook-is-a-gift-to-intelligence-agencies/) ^(by kulkke)
  957. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k54rc)
  958. * [Other] [Clio Cloud Conference: Cindy Cohn on the NSA and Data Collection](http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/special-reports/2014/10/clio-cloud-conference-cindy-cohn-on-the-nsa-and-data-collection/) ^(by kulkke)
  959. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k332m)
  960. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Intel chairman: Charge Snowden with murder](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/221522-intel-chairman-charge-snowden-with-murder) ^(by kulkke)
  961. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k32zk)
  962.  
  963. **Wednesday 22 October 2014**
  964.  
  965. * [Press Freedom] [U.S. filmmaker repeatedly detained at border (Original Salon article by Greenwald re: Poitras' border harassment that Snowden credits as making him aware of them)](http://www.salon.com/2012/04/08/u_s_filmmaker_repeatedly_detained_at_border/) ^(by trai_dep)
  966. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k2bgf)
  967. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Newly released docs show the NSA chief was investing his money in commodities so obscure that most financial pros stay away ... including trades in one market that experts describe as being run by an opaque "cartel" - K. Alexander owned and sold shares in commodities linked to China and Russia](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/10/22/keith_alexander_stock_trades_potash_aluminum_russia_china) ^(by kulkke)
  968. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k28bf)
  969. * [Interview/Self Post][Video] [Long Before Helping Expose NSA Spying, Journalist Laura Poitras Faced Harassment from US Agents (2012 Interview, Pre-Snowden Era)](http://www.democracynow.org/2013/6/17/long_before_helping_expose_nsa_spying) ^(by trai_dep)
  970. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k1jar)
  971. * [Interview/Self Post][Video] [Institutional Corruption and the NSA: Lawrence Lessig Interviews Edward Snowden @ Harvard Law](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksIFG3Skb4) ^(by trai_dep)
  972. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k1hop)
  973. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [A Snowden Journalist Is Going to Work for the Government | Ashkan Soltani will be the new chief technologist for the FTC.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/a-snowden-journalist-is-going-to-work-for-the-government-20141021) ^(by kulkke)
  974. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k1bgt)
  975. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [After review, NSA’s CTO can no longer work part-time for agency’s former chief, Keith Alexander.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/10/after-review-nsas-cto-can-no-longer-work-part-time-for-agencys-former-chief/) ^(by trai_dep)
  976. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2k0jun)
  977. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The Troubling Arguments from the Government in Smith v. Obama](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/troubling-arguments-government-smith-v-obama) ^(by kulkke)
  978. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jza1l)
  979. * [Sourced Leak] [The $103 million taxpayer funding of New Zealand's intelligence agencies is effectively a membership fee for joining the Five Eyes surveillance club with the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, according to a de-classified report.](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11345892) ^(by kulkke)
  980. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jz9xs)
  981.  
  982. **Tuesday 21 October 2014**
  983.  
  984. * [Video] [Bruce Schneier: NSA Surveillance and What To Do About It](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFgHVTWq0w#t=11) ^(by trai_dep)
  985. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jydqf)
  986. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [U.S. Congress examining deal between NSA official, ex-agency chief](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/20/us-usa-intelligence-nsa-congress-idUSKCN0I929R20141020) ^(by kulkke)
  987. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jx8qp)
  988. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Outgoing GCHQ boss defends agency activities after Snowden revelations | Sir Iain Lobban uses valedictory address to praise extraordinary job of staff with ‘mission of liberty, not erosion of it’](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/21/gchq-outgoing-director-sir-iain-lobban-edward-snowden-revelations) ^(by kulkke)
  989. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jx8p7)
  990. * [Technology/Crypto] [Apple May Want To Protect Your Phone Data From Snooping, But It's Snarfing Up Your Local Desktop Searches](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141020/16465128888/apple-may-want-to-protect-your-phone-data-snooping-its-snarfing-up-your-local-desktop-searches.shtml) ^(by sigbhu)
  991. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jwx6g)
  992. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Congress to the FBI: There's 'Zero Chance' We'll Force Apple to Decrypt Phones](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/congress-to-the-fbi-theres-zero-chance-well-force-apple-to-decrypt-phones) ^(by trai_dep)
  993. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jwui7)
  994.  
  995. **Monday 20 October 2014**
  996.  
  997. * [Press Freedom] [The Woman Who Captured Snowden](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/laura-poitras-the-woman-who-captured-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  998. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jus03)
  999. * [Video] [Interview/Self Post] [Lawrence Lessig interviews Edward Snowden | Snowden will be interviewed at Harvard University (via videoconference) by Lawrence Lessig about the NSA in a time of war, and whether and how the agency has lost its way.](https://edwardsnowden.com/stream) ^(by kulkke)
  1000. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jt4us)
  1001. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [‘Crypto wars’ return to Congress](http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/221147-crypto-wars-return-to-congress) ^(by kulkke)
  1002. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jt4qa)
  1003. * [Interview/Self Post] [Q&A with Glenn Greenwald: ‘There are so many stories left to be reported’](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/qa-with-glenn-greenwald-there-are-so-many-stories-left/article21160219/) ^(by kulkke)
  1004. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jt075)
  1005.  
  1006. **Sunday 19 October 2014**
  1007.  
  1008. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [UK Home Secretary May insists GCHQ needs 'haystack' of data to find 'needle'. Bulk collection of comm data by agencies such as GCHQ 'is not mass surveillance.' Pledges to curb police spying on journalists.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11167349/Home-Secretary-Theresa-May-insists-GCHQ-needs-haystack-of-data-to-find-needle.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  1009. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jpuh0)
  1010. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Whisper CEO answers privacy revelations. Does not dispute accuracy of reporting. 'We're not infallible.' 'Reasonable people can disagree about online anonymity.’](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/19/-sp-whisper-chief-executive-on-privacy-revelations-were-not-infallible) ^(by trai_dep)
  1011. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jpl4n)
  1012. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden Film Tests Hollywood Obama Backers | The Documentary ‘Citizenfour’ Raises Political Questions](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/movies/snowden-film-tests-hollywood-obama-backers-.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1013. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jp1kg)
  1014. * [Press Freedom] [Citizenfour review – Edward Snowden documentary is utterly engrossing](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/19/citizen-four-review-edward-snowden-nsa-engrossing) ^(by kulkke)
  1015. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jp1i6)
  1016.  
  1017. **Saturday 18 October 2014**
  1018.  
  1019. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The state wants to spy on us – but is it up to the job? | In the wake of the Snowden affair, finding a balance between national security and our right to privacy raises questions not only of trust but competence and value for money](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/19/snowden-state-spying-but-are-they-up-to-the-job) ^(by kulkke)
  1020. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jnjh7)
  1021. * [Small Town Feds] [CA woman charged Federally with possessing cellphone spyware and using it to intercept local law enforcement communications](http://www.pogowasright.org/california-woman-charged-with-possessing-cellphone-spyware-and-using-it-to-intercept-law-enforcement-communications/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1022. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jnb0p)
  1023.  
  1024. **Friday 17 October 2014**
  1025.  
  1026. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Theresa May defends culture of secrecy over mass snooping | Home secretary tells intelligence and security committee harvesting communications data is not invasion of privacy](http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/16/theresa-may-secrecy-intelligence-services-spies) ^(by kulkke)
  1027. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkyjd)
  1028. * [Press Freedom] [Laura Poitras On Her Snowden Film: 'I Was Very Aware That Someone's Life Was On The Line'](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/17/laura-poitras-edward-snowden-citizenfour_n_6004374.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1029. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkmji)
  1030. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Exclusive: A Second Business At Home Of NSA Official | Powerful NSA official registered “electronics” business at her home before her husband set up intelligence business there, BuzzFeed News finds. Her company owns a plane and a condo.](http://www.buzzfeed.com/aramroston/second-business-at-home-of-nsa-official#1tibza8) ^(by kulkke)
  1031. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkl0y)
  1032. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Think you can Whisper privately? Think again | Secret-sharing apps trade off privacy and anonymity yet use their customers as products. That’s the prevailing Silicon Valley business model](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/17/whisper-private-secret-sharing-app-anonymity) ^(by kulkke)
  1033. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkkx1)
  1034. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Exclusive: NSA reviewing deal between official, ex-spy agency head](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/17/us-usa-intelligence-nsa-idUSKCN0I624Y20141017) ^(by kulkke)
  1035. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkkud)
  1036. * [Small Town Feds] [Police in Washington, DC Are Using the Secretive 'Stingray' Cell Phone Tracking Tool. Not for Terrorism as promised, but routine crimes & drug cases.](https://news.vice.com/article/police-in-washington-dc-are-using-the-secretive-stingray-cell-phone-tracking-tool) ^(by trai_dep)
  1037. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkkav)
  1038. * [Technology/Crypto] [EFF Response to FBI Director Comey's Speech on Encryption. "The FBI should not be in the business of trying to convince companies to offer LESS security to their customers. It should be doing just the opposite."](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/eff-response-fbi-director-comeys-speech-encryption) ^(by trai_dep)
  1039. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jkjbl)
  1040. * [Technology/Crypto] [The FBI Director's Evidence Against Encryption Is Pathetic. For the cases The Intercept was able to examine (3 of 4), cell-phone evidence had nothing to do with the ID/capture of the culprits. Encryption would not remotely have been a factor.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/17/draft-two-cases-cited-fbi-dude-dumb-dumb/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1041. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jj9yr)
  1042. * [Video] [Edward Snowden on GCHQ, Facebook and his new life in Moscow – video](http://www.theguardian.com/membership/video/2014/oct/17/edward-snowden-gchq-facebook-moscow-video) ^(by kulkke)
  1043. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jif1r)
  1044.  
  1045. **Thursday 16 October 2014**
  1046.  
  1047. * [Press Freedom] [New Zealand Cops Raided Home of Reporter Working on Snowden Documents](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/16/nicky-hager-raid/) ^(by kulkke)
  1048. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jh4nx)
  1049. * [Sourced Leak][Subverting Silicon Valley] [Revealed: how Whisper app tracks ‘anonymous’ users. Some Whisper users monitored even after opting out of geolocation services. Company shares some information with US DoD. User data collated and indefinitely stored in searchable database.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/16/-sp-revealed-whisper-app-tracking-users) ^(by trai_dep)
  1050. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jfee0)
  1051. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden's Closest Confidant Reveals What It Was Like Spilling the NSA's Secrets | “We knew we were going to piss off the most powerful people in the world," Laura Poitras told National Journal.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/snowden-s-closest-confidant-reveals-what-it-was-like-spilling-the-nsa-s-secrets-20141014?) ^(by kulkke)
  1052. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jecqj)
  1053. * [Interview/Self Post] [James Risen on NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden: He Sparked a New National Debate on Surveillance](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/10/14/james_risen_on_nsa_whistleblower_edward) ^(by kulkke)
  1054. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jecgf)
  1055.  
  1056. **Wednesday 15 October 2014**
  1057.  
  1058. * [Small Town Feds] [Local Cops Say Your Driving History Is Public — Unless You Want a Copy](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/15/local-cops-say-driving-history-public-unless-want-copy/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1059. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jcvqb)
  1060. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [UN Report Finds Mass Surveillance Violates International Treaties and Privacy Rights](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/15/un-investigator-report-condemns-mass-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1061. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jcn5e)
  1062. * [Technology/Crypto] [Laura Poitras on the Crypto Tools That Made Her Snowden Film Possible. “No amount of violence can solve a math problem.”](http://www.wired.com/2014/10/laura-poitras-crypto-tools-made-snowden-film-possible/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1063. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jc5uf)
  1064. * [Press Freedom] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [James Risen is not going to let the US fear-mongering machine win in secret | The reporter who exposed the NSA before Snowden will go behind bars to protect his source. But he will not let Obama’s Bushian addiction to power take us back to endless war without a fight](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/15/james-risen-reporter-nsa-source-obama) ^(by kulkke)
  1065. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jb5sz)
  1066. * [Press Freedom] [The American Government Tried to Kill James Risen's Last Book](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/13/american-government-tried-kill-james-risens-last-book/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1067. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2jaodw)
  1068.  
  1069. **Tuesday 14 October 2014**
  1070.  
  1071. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Grooming Students for A Lifetime of Surveillance: The same technologists who protest against the NSA’s metadata collection programs are the ones profiting the most from the widespread surveillance of students.](http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/grooming-students-for-a-lifetime-of-surveillance) ^(by trai_dep)
  1072. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ja752)
  1073. * [Press Freedom] [Laura Poitras’s Closeup View of Edward Snowden](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/10/20/holder-secrets) ^(by sigbhu)
  1074. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j86j4)
  1075. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [UK intelligence agencies need stronger oversight, says David Blunkett | Former home secretary tells committee continued secrecy is undermining public confidence in wake of Snowden revelations](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/14/uk-intelligence-agencies-stronger-oversight-david-blunkett) ^(by kulkke)
  1076. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j7ycb)
  1077.  
  1078. **Monday 13 October 2014**
  1079.  
  1080. * [Sourced Leak] [New documents released by Edward Snowden suggest New Zealand's embassies have been involved in spying on friendly nations on behalf of the United States](http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11341861) ^(by kulkke)
  1081. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j6cqz)
  1082. * [Small Town Feds] [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Millions of voiceprints quietly being harvested as latest identification tool. Voice biometrics will be the de facto standard in 2-3 years’. More than 65m voiceprints already on databases.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/13/millions-of-voiceprints-quietly-being-harvested-as-latest-identification-tool) ^(by trai_dep)
  1083. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j6b32)
  1084. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Privacy International: Surveillance Industry Index - Exposing a secretive market selling mass and intrusive spying technologies around the world](https://privacyinternational.org/sii) ^(by trai_dep)
  1085. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j5dsh)
  1086. * [Press Freedom] [These Are the Emails Snowden Sent to First Introduce His Epic NSA Leaks](http://www.wired.com/2014/10/snowdens-first-emails-to-poitras/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1087. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j54na)
  1088. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Privacy Group Targets British Spyware Company over Bahrain Surveillance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/13/privacy-group-targets-british-spyware-company-bahrain-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1089. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j5434)
  1090.  
  1091. **Sunday 12 October 2014**
  1092.  
  1093. * [Sourced Leak] [Australia’s defence intelligence agency conducted secret programs to help NSA | It is unclear, from documents leaked by Edward Snowden, whether programs to hack computer networks continue at ASD](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/13/australias-defence-intelligence-agency-conducted-secret-programs-to-help-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  1094. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j2sq8)
  1095. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Alex Gibney: "Here's why the govt. keeps things secret. So we don't know when they fuck up." Transcripts kept secret 60yrs vindicate Oppenheimer of Red-Baiting charges (via NYT)](https://twitter.com/alexgibneyfilm/status/521401206544302081) ^(by trai_dep)
  1096. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j2sk7)
  1097. * [Technology/Crypto] [Edward Snowden’s Privacy Tips: “Get Rid Of Dropbox,” Avoid Facebook And Google](http://techcrunch.com/2014/10/11/edward-snowden-new-yorker-festival/) ^(by kulkke)
  1098. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j25d4)
  1099. * [Press Freedom] [British police’s use of Ripa powers to snoop on journalists to be reined in | Change to surveillance law will mean police will require a judge’s approval to access journalists’ phone records](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/12/police-ripa-powers-journalists-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  1100. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j1u46)
  1101. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden: state surveillance in Britain has no limits | Whistleblower and former NSA analyst says UK regulation allows GCHQ snooping to go beyond anything seen in US](http://www.theguardian.com/world/surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  1102. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j1tzc)
  1103.  
  1104. **Saturday 11 October 2014**
  1105.  
  1106. * [Press Freedom] [The Secret Sharer | Is Thomas Drake an enemy of the state?](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/05/23/the-secret-sharer) ^(by kulkke)
  1107. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j00pd)
  1108. * [Video] [Interview/Self Post] [The Virtual Interview: Edward Snowden | Edward Snowden, the N.S.A. whistle-blower, spoke via live video with the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer.](http://www.newyorker.com/new-yorker-festival/live-stream-edward-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  1109. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2j005b)
  1110. * [Video] [Citizenfour Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Edward Snowden Documentary HD](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGwAvd5mvM) ^(by trai_dep)
  1111. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2izxua)
  1112. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Snowden documentary shows that only government transparency can stop leaks | Edward Snowden’s leaks are not isolated incidents – or, at least they won’t be when we look back on this era 10 years from now](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/11/the-snowden-documentary-shows-that-only-government-transparency-can-stop-leaks) ^(by kulkke)
  1113. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2izhx0)
  1114. * [Other] [CitizenFour review – Poitras' victorious film shows Snowden vindicated | Laura Poitras’ documentary disentangles NSA surveillance and plots the story of Edward Snowden in Hong Kong and Moscow](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/11/citizenfour-review-snowden-vindicated-poitras-nsa-journalism) ^(by kulkke)
  1115. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ixxq7)
  1116. * [Press Freedom] [Second leaker in US intelligence, says Glenn Greenwald | Citizenfour, new film on spying whistleblower Edward Snowden, shows journalist Greenwald discussing other source](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/11/second-leaker-in-us-intelligence-says-glenn-greenwald) ^(by kulkke)
  1117. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ixqv2)
  1118. * [Technology/Crypto] [A Tale of Two Encryption Cases. On whether the 5th Amendment's right against self-incrimination applies to decrypting a computer/smartphone.](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/03/tale-two-encryption-cases) ^(by trai_dep)
  1119. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ixhx1)
  1120. * [Technology/Crypto] [EFF: Nine Epic Failures of Regulating Cryptography](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/nine-epic-failures-regulating-cryptography) ^(by trai_dep)
  1121. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ixgq1)
  1122. * [Technology/Crypto] [Even a Golden Key Can Be Stolen by Thieves: The Simple Facts of Apple’s Encryption Decision](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/even-golden-key-can-be-stolen-thieves-simple-facts-apples-encryption-decision) ^(by trai_dep)
  1123. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ixgez)
  1124.  
  1125. **Friday 10 October 2014**
  1126.  
  1127. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Privacy versus user experience is a false dichotomy](http://blog.colepeters.com/privacy-versus-user-experience-is-a-false-dichotomy/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1128. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwsva)
  1129. * [Press Freedom] [NYFF: Edward Snowden Doc 'Citizenfour' Reveals Existence of Second NSA Whistleblower. In CITIZENFOUR docu, Greenwald convey that another government whistleblower – higher in rank than Snowden – has come forward, shocking Snowden.](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nyff-edward-snowden-doc-citizenfour-740060) ^(by trai_dep)
  1130. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwrft)
  1131. * [Sourced Leak] [These Are the Financial Disclosure Forms the NSA Said Would Threaten National Security](https://news.vice.com/article/these-are-the-financial-disclosure-forms-the-nsa-said-would-threaten-national-security) ^(by kulkke)
  1132. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwi5g)
  1133. * [Interview/Self Post] [Edward Snowden Speaks: A Sneak Peek at an Exclusive Interview | We recently met with the courageous whistleblower for over three hours in Moscow for a wide-ranging conversation on surveillance, technology and politics.](http://www.thenation.com/article/181967/edward-snowden-speaks-sneak-peek-exclusive-interview) ^(by kulkke)
  1134. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwhm8)
  1135. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Berlin's digital rebellion](http://www.exberliner.com/features/lifestyle/berlins-digital-rebellion/) ^(by kulkke)
  1136. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwh7i)
  1137. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters](http://www.ted.com/talks/glenn_greenwald_why_privacy_matters) ^(by kulkke)
  1138. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwgtn)
  1139. * [Other] [Edward Snowden's Girlfriend, Lindsay Mills, Moved to Moscow to Live with him](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/10/narrative-destroyed-edward-snowdens-girlfriend-lindsay-mills-moved-moscow-live/) ^(by kulkke)
  1140. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwgnv)
  1141. * [Sourced Leak] [Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and Germany](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/10/core-secrets/) ^(by kulkke)
  1142. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iwgih)
  1143.  
  1144. **Thursday 09 October 2014**
  1145.  
  1146. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [NSA: Even the Secrets We Tell You Are Too Secret For You To Know About](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/09/nsa-even-secrets-tell-secret-know/) ^(by kulkke)
  1147. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2isuuv)
  1148. * [Technology/Crypto] [Crypto wars redux: why the FBI's desire to unlock your private life must be resisted | In '95, the US govt. tried to categorize encryption as a weapon. Today, the same lines are being drawn and the same tactics repeated as the FBI wants to do the same. Here’s why they are wrong - and must fail again](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/09/crypto-wars-redux-why-the-fbis-desire-to-unlock-your-private-life-must-be-resisted) ^(by kulkke)
  1149. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2irnzp)
  1150. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [How The NSA Plans To Recruit Your Teenagers](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/09/nsa-plans-recruit-teenagers/) ^(by kulkke)
  1151. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2irl58)
  1152. * [Technology/Crypto] [Police Act Furious About Encrypted Phones But Still Love Them. Here's Why](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/09/police-act-furious-encrypted-phones-still-love-heres/) ^(by kulkke)
  1153. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2irakn)
  1154. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden to speak at Observer Ideas festival | NSA whistleblower Snowden will talk via videolink from Moscow this weekend about the future of privacy, surveillance technology and democratic oversight](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/09/edward-snowden-observer-festival-of-ideas) ^(by kulkke)
  1155. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ir4pp)
  1156. * [Interview/Self Post] [Jacob Appelbaum: Revolutionary times - Interview with Jacob Appelbaum about Snowden, WikiLeaks, FBI and Germany](http://www.exberliner.com/features/people/jacob-appelbaum-on-the-usa-and-nsa/) ^(by kulkke)
  1157. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ir1wt)
  1158.  
  1159. **Wednesday 08 October 2014**
  1160.  
  1161. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [US spying scandal will 'break the Internet,' says Google's Schmidt | US government surveillance is destroying the digital economy, a roundtable of execs from Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other tech companies tell Sen. Ron Wyden.](http://www.cnet.com/news/us-spying-scandal-will-break-the-internet-says-googles-schmidt/) ^(by kulkke)
  1162. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ipd2c)
  1163. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [FBI Pays Visit to Researcher Who Revealed Yahoo Hack. Eric Hall tried to help the internet by alerting vulnerabilities, but following hostile FBI visit, “I might wake up tomorrow in handcuffs.”](http://www.wired.com/2014/10/shellshockresearcher/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1164. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iovby)
  1165. * [Featured Story] [Intelligence Agencies' & Government's Curious, Excruciatingly Precise (non)Definition of "Collections" Used in Mass Warrantless Surveillance](http://ethanheilman.tumblr.com/post/99480839105/definitions-of-collection-within-the-intelligence) ^(by trai_dep)
  1166. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ioax5)
  1167.  
  1168. **Tuesday 07 October 2014**
  1169.  
  1170. * [Technology/Crypto] [Schneier on Security: iPhone Encryption and the Return of the Crypto Wars](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/10/iphone_encrypti_1.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  1171. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ilt31)
  1172. * [Press Freedom] [Twitter lawsuit seeks right to inform users of US government surveillance | Company cites first amendment right to free speech; ACLU says Twitter ‘doing the right thing’](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/07/twitter-lawsuit-inform-users-us-government-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  1173. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ili7x)
  1174. * [Press Freedom] [Conference to discuss mass surveillance and threats to press freedom](http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/oct/03/surveillance-media-events-conferences) ^(by kulkke)
  1175. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2iko1s)
  1176. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [New York Quickly Nixes Cellphone Tracking Devices in Phone Booths This Evening After the Program Was Revealed This Morning](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/06/phone-booths-get-new-life-tracking-cellphone/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1177. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ij29q)
  1178.  
  1179. **Monday 06 October 2014**
  1180.  
  1181. * [Press Freedom] [Lawrence Lessig interviews Edward Snowden](http://ethics.harvard.edu/event/lawrence-lessig-interviews-edward-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  1182. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2igvpf)
  1183. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [German citizens' communication data reportedly passed to NSA | Germany's BND foreign intelligence agency has for years passed data on German citizens to the NSA, according to media reports. All data on Germans was previously said to have been filtered out.](http://www.dw.de/german-citizens-communication-data-reportedly-passed-to-nsa/a-17973165) ^(by kulkke)
  1184. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2igvlq)
  1185. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Failure to pass US surveillance reform bill could still curtail NSA powers | If the Senate doesn’t pass the USA Freedom Act after the midterm elections, a key section of the Patriot Act could expire](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/03/usa-freedom-act-house-surveillance-powers) ^(by kulkke)
  1186. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2igvbk)
  1187. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [NSA defenders think they can make surveillance reform vanish. This is how wrong they are | A dirty trick by politicians will come back to haunt them if a looming fight exposes the motherlode of spying power – and shuts off the data vacuum](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/04/nsa-surveillance-reform-politicians-2015) ^(by kulkke)
  1188. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2igv84)
  1189.  
  1190. **Sunday 05 October 2014**
  1191.  
  1192. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [WaPo smartphone encryption "compromise": Have Wizards Create Magical Secure Golden Keys Only Allowing Good Guys To Defeat Encryption. Or Something.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/compromise-needed-on-smartphone-encryption/2014/10/03/96680bf8-4a77-11e4-891d-713f052086a0_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop) ^(by trai_dep)
  1193. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2icd2u)
  1194.  
  1195. **Saturday 04 October 2014**
  1196.  
  1197. * [Technology/Crypto] [A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Why can't Apple decrypt your iPhone?](http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2014/10/why-cant-apple-decrypt-your-iphone.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  1198. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ibgad)
  1199.  
  1200. **Friday 03 October 2014**
  1201.  
  1202. * [Press Freedom] [Author Slavoj Žižek & Journalist (NYT, TruthDig) Chris Hedges joins Courage Foundation Advisory Board. Hedges: “If there are no Snowdens, if there are no Mannings, if there are no Assanges, there will be no free press.”](https://couragefound.org/2014/10/journalist-chris-hedges-joins-courage-advisory-board/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1203. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i8nao)
  1204.  
  1205. **Thursday 02 October 2014**
  1206.  
  1207. * [Interview/Self Post] [Pull Back to Reveal | Henry Peck interviews Ben Wizner, the privacy advocate and legal advisor to Edward Snowden on today’s surveillance empire.](https://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/pull-back-to-reveal/) ^(by kulkke)
  1208. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i5phx)
  1209. * [Press Freedom] [Journalism in the age of surveillance | A Listening Post special on the 'Snowden effect' and challenges to the media in the age of state supervision.](http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2014/09/journalism-age-surveillance-201492692556772314.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1210. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i4uo5)
  1211. * [Sourced Leak] [The NSA and Me | James Bamford](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/02/the-nsa-and-me/) ^(by kulkke)
  1212. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i3twv)
  1213. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Wikileaks accuses intelligence watchdog of misleading Senate inquiry | Wikileaks founder Julian Assange takes issue with IGIS evidence at TIA inquiry](http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/556476/wikileaks-accuses-intelligence-watchdog-misrepresenting-telco-interception/) ^(by kulkke)
  1214. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i3e8n)
  1215. * [Press Freedom] [The Khorasan Group: Anatomy Of A Fake Terror Threat To Justify Bombing Syria](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/28/u-s-officials-invented-terror-group-justify-bombing-syria/) ^(by hazysummersky)
  1216. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i3c32)
  1217.  
  1218. **Wednesday 01 October 2014**
  1219.  
  1220. * [Sourced Leak] [Retired NSA Technical Director Explains Snowden Docs](http://www.alexaobrien.com/secondsight/wb/binney.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1221. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i1n9r)
  1222. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Authorities Think About Telling You If You're Watchlisted from Warrantless Spying](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/10/01/notifying-watchlist/) ^(by kulkke)
  1223. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i1lh3)
  1224. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [ComputerCOP: The Dubious 'Internet Safety Software' That Hundreds of Police Agencies Have Distributed to Families. It's actually keylog-your-family spyware from a NY company that does nothing but market to local governments.](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/computercop-dangerous-internet-safety-software-hundreds-police-agencies) ^(by trai_dep)
  1225. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i0lom)
  1226. * [Small Town Feds] ['We see ourselves as the vanguard': the police force using drones to fight crime. North Dakota believes unmanned drones are a vital part of its toolkit of law enforcement – but are UAVs a threat to individual privacy?](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/drones-police-force-crime-uavs-north-dakota) ^(by trai_dep)
  1227. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2i06xb)
  1228.  
  1229. **Tuesday 30 September 2014**
  1230.  
  1231. * [Press Freedom] [The Guardian wins an Emmy for coverage of NSA revelations | Interactive NSA Decoded explained implications of the Edward Snowden leaks on mass surveillance by intelligence agencies](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/the-guardian-wins-an-emmy-for-coverage-of-nsa-revelations) ^(by kulkke)
  1232. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hym71)
  1233. * [Small Town Feds] [Cops suspect that alleged thieves monitored them with a drone. High-tech criminals believed to employ drones to surveil cops, burglary sites.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/cops-suspect-alleged-thieves-monitored-them-with-a-drone/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1234. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hxhsw)
  1235. * [Technology/Crypto] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Your iPhone is now encrypted. The FBI says it'll help kidnappers. Who do you believe? | Apple and Google have finally encrypted your phone data by default. And that’s a bad thing?](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/30/iphone-6-encrypted-phone-data-default) ^(by kulkke)
  1236. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hw3lj)
  1237. * [Sourced Leak] [New Intel Doc: Do Not Be 'Led Astray' By 'Commonly Understood Definitions'](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/29/new-intel-doc-led-astray-commonly-understood-definitions/) ^(by kulkke)
  1238. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hvezp)
  1239. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Spyware executive arrested, allegedly marketed mobile app for “stalkers”. StealthGenie was "expressly designed for use by stalkers and domestic abusers."](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/spyware-executive-arrested-allegedly-marketed-mobile-app-for-stalkers/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1240. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hvc2h)
  1241. * [Small Town Feds] [Gov Jerry Brown vetoes privacy law already adopted in 10 other states. California cops won’t need warrants to surveil with drones.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/california-cops-dont-need-warrants-to-surveil-with-drones/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1242. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hv9m4)
  1243.  
  1244. **Monday 29 September 2014**
  1245.  
  1246. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tackles Google, dispels health rumours | "(Google) ... created an opportunity for the NSA to stick its fangs into everything that Google was collecting." - Google "is formally part of the defence industrial base."](http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-tackles-google-dispels-health-rumours-1.2779189) ^(by kulkke)
  1247. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2htxgn)
  1248. * [Technology/Crypto] [New Documents Shed Light on One of the NSA's Most Powerful Tools](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/new-documents-shed-light-one-nsas-most-powerful-tools) ^(by kulkke)
  1249. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2htvhf)
  1250. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The Ghost of Ronald Reagan Authorizes Most NSA Spying](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/29/new-documents-confirm-expansive-spying-powers-reagan-era-order/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1251. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2htbrq)
  1252.  
  1253. **Sunday 28 September 2014**
  1254.  
  1255. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Tim Berners-Lee calls for internet bill of rights to ensure greater privacy | Web inventor says world needs an online ‘Magna Carta’ to combat growing government and corporate control](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/28/tim-berners-lee-internet-bill-of-rights-greater-privacy) ^(by kulkke)
  1256. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2homcs)
  1257.  
  1258. **Saturday 27 September 2014**
  1259.  
  1260. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [The NSA is renting its technology to U.S. companies](http://www.dailydot.com/politics/nsa-technology-transfer-program-national-security-agency-ttp/) ^(by kulkke)
  1261. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hm1c6)
  1262. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Press Freedom] [Dangerous Law In Australia Could Criminalize Basic Reporting and Gut Internet Freedom](https://freedom.press/blog/2014/09/dangerous-law-australia-could-criminalize-basic-reporting-and-gut-internet-freedom) ^(by kulkke)
  1263. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hlzwi)
  1264. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Could Snowden come to Berlin? | German opposition members have appealed to the country's highest court to allow former NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden to testify at a parliamentary inquiry in Berlin.](http://www.dw.de/could-snowden-come-to-berlin/a-17958545) ^(by kulkke)
  1265. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hlzn7)
  1266. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA hires 'risk officer' for oversight; critics fear 'talking head with no authority'](http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/26/nsa-hires-risk-officer-for-oversight/) ^(by kulkke)
  1267. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hlziy)
  1268.  
  1269. **Thursday 25 September 2014**
  1270.  
  1271. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Australian Government Scrambles to Authorize Mass Surveillance](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/australian-government-scrambles-authorize-mass-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  1272. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hhzon)
  1273. * [Technology/Crypto] [FBI blasts Apple & Google for locking police out of phones; the same DOJ that argues they can search your phone without a warrant.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/fbi-blasts-apple-google-for-locking-police-out-of-phones/2014/09/25/68c4e08e-4344-11e4-9a15-137aa0153527_story.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  1274. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hhiy0)
  1275. * [Press Freedom] [Managing a Nightmare: The CIA Reveals How It Watched Over the Destruction of Gary Webb for writing ground-breaking news series detailing CIA-backed Contra cocaine smuggling](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/25/managing-nightmare-cia-media-destruction-gary-webb/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1276. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hhajh)
  1277. * [Video] [Edward Snowden: winning Sweden’s alternative Nobel prize is vindication – video](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/sep/25/edward-snowden-sweden-alternative-nobel-prize-video) ^(by kulkke)
  1278. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hfqs0)
  1279.  
  1280. **Wednesday 24 September 2014**
  1281.  
  1282. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Fearmongering NSA Reform | ACLU](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/fearmongering-nsa-reform) ^(by kulkke)
  1283. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hdexe)
  1284. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Row as Snowden wins Swedish rights prize | Sweden's foreign ministry has banned civil rights group from its premises after news leaked that this year's winner of the Swedish Right Livelihood Award would be Snowden; SVT reported that it was MFA Carl Bildt who had reacted strongly to the news](http://www.thelocal.se/20140924/row-as-snowden-wins-swedish-rights-prize) ^(by kulkke)
  1285. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hd787)
  1286. * [Press Freedom] [Snowden awarded Swedish 'alternative Nobel' | Former NSA contractor honoured with British editor Alan Rusbridger for disclosure of top secret surveillance programmes.](http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2014/09/snowden-awarded-swedish-alternative-nobel-2014924142850973145.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1287. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hc653)
  1288. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Lawmakers want to expand role of government privacy watchdog](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/23/lawmakers-want-to-expand-role-of-government-privacy-watchdog/) ^(by kulkke)
  1289. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2hbp0o)
  1290.  
  1291. **Tuesday 23 September 2014**
  1292.  
  1293. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [It’s time to break up the NSA to ensure security and privacy | Bruce Schneier](http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/its-time-to-break-up-the-nsa-to-ensure-security-and-privacy/5762818) ^(by kulkke)
  1294. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2haqsc)
  1295. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Press Freedom] [Australia's Prime Minister Gives a Master Class in Exploiting Terrorism Fears to Seize New Powers | ... (proposed) bill is clearly intended to outright criminalize WikiLeaks-and-Snowden-type reporting, and the government thus expressly refuses to exempt journalists.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/22/australias-prime-minister-gives-master-class-exploiting-terrorism-fears-seize-new-powers/) ^(by kulkke)
  1296. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2haoth)
  1297. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [One whistleblower gets $30m in the bank, but others count the personal cost | The SEC this week promised an overseas whistleblower $30m – but others who have uncovered wrongdoing haven’t been so lucky](http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/sep/23/whistleblower-bank-personal-cost-sec) ^(by kulkke)
  1298. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h9wt8)
  1299. * [Other] [Stanford Will Teach You All About Mass Surveillance, on the Deep Web, for Free](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/stanfords-deep-web-course-will-teach-you-all-about-mass-surveillance-for-free) ^(by kulkke)
  1300. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h7x58)
  1301.  
  1302. **Monday 22 September 2014**
  1303.  
  1304. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [13 Principles Week of Action: Secret Law is Not Law](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/secret-law-not-law) ^(by kulkke)
  1305. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h6jb0)
  1306. * [Interview/Self Post] [A state within a state at an alarming rate: Assange says NSA just keeps on growing](http://rt.com/news/189764-assange-nsa-google-interview/) ^(by kulkke)
  1307. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h6hqt)
  1308. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [New Hard-Hitting Video Exposes Canadian Spy Agency's Unchecked Surveillance Program](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/coalition-launched-hard-hitting-video-exposing-canadas-spy-agency-unchecked) ^(by kulkke)
  1309. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h671p)
  1310. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Apple Still Has Plenty of Your Data for the Feds](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/22/apple-data/) ^(by kulkke)
  1311. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h66f5)
  1312. * [Other] [Joseph Gordon Levitt to play Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone's NSA whistleblower movie. Dark Knight Rises star to take central role in one of two duelling versions of account of National Security Agency files leak, adapted from Guardian journalist’s book.](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/22/joseph-gordon-levitt-edward-snowden-oliver-stone-nsa-whistleblower-film) ^(by trai_dep)
  1313. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h400u)
  1314.  
  1315. **Sunday 21 September 2014**
  1316.  
  1317. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden Reveal Makes Israeli Spies' Protest An American Issue](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/21/350274814/snowden-reveal-makes-israeli-spies-protest-an-american-issue) ^(by kulkke)
  1318. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h2puj)
  1319. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [13 Principles Week of Action: While Australia Shirks Its International Human Rights Obligations, Australians Wait On The Rest Of The World to Act](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/13-principles-week-action-while-australia-shirks-its-international-obligations) ^(by kulkke)
  1320. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h13gh)
  1321.  
  1322. **Saturday 20 September 2014**
  1323.  
  1324. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [13 Principles Week of Action: The World Needs More Whistleblowers](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/13-principles-week-action-world-needs-more-whistleblowers) ^(by kulkke)
  1325. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2h016z)
  1326. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [13 Principles Week of Action: Human Rights Require a Secure Internet](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/human-rights-require-secure-internet) ^(by kulkke)
  1327. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gy0rr)
  1328. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [13 Principles Week of Action: Five Eyes’ Quest For Security Has Given Us Widespread Insecurity](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/13-principles-week-action-five-eyes-quest-security-has-given-us-widespread) ^(by kulkke)
  1329. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gy0nm)
  1330.  
  1331. **Friday 19 September 2014**
  1332.  
  1333. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Powerful NSA Official Potentially Self-Dealing With Defense Contractor](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/19/powerful-nsa-official-involved-potential-self-dealing-defense-contractor/) ^(by kulkke)
  1334. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gvwmq)
  1335. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Keeping the Government Out of Your Smartphone](https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security-free-speech/keeping-government-out-your-smartphone) ^(by trai_dep)
  1336. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gvq6s)
  1337. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Former DOJ prosecutor slams upgraded iOS encryption: Apple’s legal, but dangerous, game prevents Gov't access](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/09/19/apples-dangerous-game/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1338. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gvph8)
  1339. * [Press Freedom] [Nearly half (47%) of students had read or heard little or nothing about the Edward Snowden leaks](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/17/high-school-students-first-amendment-adults-poll) ^(by sigbhu)
  1340. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gvhpm)
  1341.  
  1342. **Thursday 18 September 2014**
  1343.  
  1344. * [Technology/Crypto] [Google and Dropbox launch Simply Secure to improve online security. Organization hasn’t built any products yet but is working to find more consumer-friendly ways to improve online security.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/18/google-dropbox-simply-secure-security-tech) ^(by trai_dep)
  1345. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gts85)
  1346. * [Technology/Crypto] [No, Apple probably didn’t get new secret gov’t orders to hand over data](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/no-apple-probably-didnt-get-new-secret-govt-orders-to-hand-over-data/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1347. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gte2p)
  1348. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Gordon Campbell on the aftermath of the Greenwald/Snowden revelations (about New Zealand)](http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2014/09/16/gordon-campbell-the-greenwaldsnowden-revelations-aftermath/) ^(by kulkke)
  1349. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gtbvi)
  1350. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Metadata is Powerful, and the NSA Knows It](http://blog.witness.org/2014/09/metadata-powerful-nsa-knows/) ^(by kulkke)
  1351. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gta1t)
  1352. * [Video] [Irate NSA Staffer Doesn't Like Being Filmed in Public, for Some Reason](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/17/irate-nsa-staffer-doesnt-like-filmed-public-reason/) ^(by kulkke)
  1353. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2grvsn)
  1354. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Clapper Denies Lying, Announces New Ethics Policy](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/18/clapper-denies-lying-announces-new-ethics-policy/) ^(by kulkke)
  1355. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2grqkc)
  1356. * [Technology/Crypto] [Apple Updated Privacy: We can no longer decrypt iPhones for law enforcement, starting with iOS 8](http://www.apple.com/privacy/government-information-requests/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1357. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gqldy)
  1358.  
  1359. **Wednesday 17 September 2014**
  1360.  
  1361. * [Technology/Crypto][Video] [30th Chaos Communication Congress [30c3] 2013 keynote with Glenn Greenwald & Jake Applebaum (Chaos Computer Club)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyA6NZ9C9pM) ^(by trai_dep)
  1362. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gqboe)
  1363. * [Video] [Edward Snowden's Speech on Moment of Truth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWAZ8fr4MUE) ^(by trai_dep)
  1364. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gq1a4)
  1365. * [Video] [Last NZ Glenn Greenwald Interview in NZ - Not the Six O'clock News with NZ Internet Party's Laila Harré (and other NZ videos in comments)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSzYedeFZY) ^(by trai_dep)
  1366. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gpzbo)
  1367. * [Interview/Self Post] [NSA Chief: Yes, We Still Have Friends](http://www.defenseone.com/politics/2014/09/nsa-chief-yes-we-still-have-friends/94265/?oref=d-river) ^(by trai_dep)
  1368. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gpvpf)
  1369. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Unraveling NSA's TURBULENCE Programs](https://robert.sesek.com/2014/9/unraveling_nsa_s_turbulence_programs.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1370. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gpsm3)
  1371. * [Interview/Self Post] [Glenn Greenwald Interview - it covers both the specifics of what he reported at the event and more general questions about state intelligence agencies and the practice of doing the kind of journalism he does](http://publicaddress.net/9468) ^(by kulkke)
  1372. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gpshp)
  1373. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The NSA's crazy fine threat against Yahoo put in perspective](http://www.dailydot.com/politics/nsa-yahoo-fine-perspective-photos/) ^(by kulkke)
  1374. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gprwf)
  1375. * [Interview/Self Post] [Assange on Snowden, Google, and 'inevitable' freedom](http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-09/16/julian-assange-on-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  1376. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gpr9n)
  1377. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [John Key says Edward Snowden ‘may well be right’ about NSA spying on NZ | New Zealand prime minister refuses to rule out that Kiwi metadata is being intercepted by American intelligence](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/17/john-key-says-edward-snowden-may-well-be-right-about-nsa-spying-on-nz) ^(by kulkke)
  1378. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gnlm6)
  1379. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [13 Principles Week of Action: The “Metadata Debate” ~ A Latin American Perspective](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/metadata-debate-latin-american-perspective) ^(by kulkke)
  1380. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gnj83)
  1381. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Privacy advocates split over NSA reform bill](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/15/privacy-advocates-split-over-nsa-reform-bill/) ^(by kulkke)
  1382. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gn36w)
  1383. * [Press Freedom] [Bureau files ECHR case challenging UK government over surveillance of journalists’ communications](http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2014/09/14/bureau-files-echr-case-challenging-uk-government-over-surveillance-of-journalists-communications/) ^(by kulkke)
  1384. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gn2sw)
  1385.  
  1386. **Tuesday 16 September 2014**
  1387.  
  1388. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Israel’s N.S.A. Scandal](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/opinion/israels-nsa-scandal.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1389. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gm4uj)
  1390. * [Other] [Laura Poitras to premiere Edward Snowden film Citizenfour in October | Film-maker who met Snowden and reported on NSA leaks with the Guardian will debut documentary on 10 October in New York](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/16/edward-snowden-documentary-laura-poitras-premiere-citizenfour-new-york) ^(by kulkke)
  1391. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2glt5a)
  1392. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden Leaks Didn't Make Al Qaeda Change Tactics, Says Report](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/nsa-snooping/snowden-leaks-didnt-make-al-qaeda-change-tactics-says-report-n203731) ^(by hazysummersky)
  1393. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2glqr5)
  1394. * [Technology/Crypto] [FBI Facial Recognition System Is Now Fully Operational](http://benswann.com/fbi-facial-recognition-system-is-now-fully-operational/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=nl) ^(by trai_dep)
  1395. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gkve8)
  1396. * [Technology/Crypto] [The NSA Has Revealed New Details About Its Exhaustive Search of Edward Snowden's Emails](https://news.vice.com/article/the-nsa-has-revealed-new-details-about-its-exhaustive-search-of-edward-snowdens-emails) ^(by kulkke)
  1397. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gk61a)
  1398. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The billionaire, the NSA and the no-fly list: America's 'state secret' obsession has gone too far | When lawsuits start hunting for the truth, the Obama administration shuts them down with one overreaching power and three words: just trust us](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/16/america-state-secret-privilege-lawsuits) ^(by kulkke)
  1399. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gk5xn)
  1400.  
  1401. **Monday 15 September 2014**
  1402.  
  1403. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The Questions for New Zealand on Mass Surveillance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/15/questions-new-zealand-mass-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  1404. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gigou)
  1405. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Swiss say would shield Snowden from 'political' extradition to US | He could be granted safe passage in CH if he helped a potential criminal inq into US spying there; He would probably not be extradited to the US if Washington asked, but it was also unlikely that he would be granted political asylum](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/15/us-usa-security-snowden-switzerland-idUSKBN0HA1VX20140915) ^(by kulkke)
  1406. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gig6v)
  1407. * [Interview/Self Post] [Kim Dotcom accuses New Zealand government of mass spying - live updates | Internet entrepreneur holds panel with Glenn Greenwald and Julian Assange to expand on revelations that New Zealand government sought to implement top-secret mass surveillance program.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2014/sep/15/kim-dotcom-accused-nz-government-of-mass-spying-live) ^(by kulkke)
  1408. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gidma)
  1409. * [Video] [How German engineers react to documents showing how thoroughly the NSA and GCHQ have owned their networks | Filmmakers Katy Scoggin and Laura Poitras follow reporter Marcel Rosenbach as he informs the staff of a German comms firm that they have been targeted for surveillance by British spies.](http://vimeo.com/106026217) ^(by kulkke)
  1410. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ggj8j)
  1411. * [Sourced Leak] [New Zealand Launched Mass Surveillance Project While Publicly Denying It](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/15/new-zealand-gcsb-speargun-mass-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  1412. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gfm4s)
  1413. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Snowden: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Isn’t Telling the Truth About Mass Surveillance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/15/snowden-new-zealand-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  1414. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gfm2x)
  1415.  
  1416. **Sunday 14 September 2014**
  1417.  
  1418. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Gordon Campbell: On The Glenn Greenwald Revelations](http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2014/09/15/gordon-campbell-on-the-glenn-greenwald-revelations/) ^(by kulkke)
  1419. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gfcwq)
  1420. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [While NSA 'maps' the Internet landscape, German tech companies want Cloud cover | Microsoft Germany wants Cloud services to be regulated at home in a bid to protect data from foreign espionage. The announcement coincides with a new report pointing to NSA activities targeting German telecoms.](http://www.dw.de/while-nsa-maps-the-internet-landscape-german-tech-companies-want-cloud-cover/a-17921351) ^(by kulkke)
  1421. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gfck9)
  1422. * [Press Freedom] [Dotcom, Greenwald, Assange, and Snowden target New Zealand | Glenn Greenwald says he has spent the last few months working on a story that will reveal the role of the Five Eyes network's smallest partner.](http://www.zdnet.com/dotcom-greenwald-assange-and-snowden-target-new-zealand-7000033630/) ^(by kulkke)
  1423. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gfbqh)
  1424. * [Press Freedom] [Journalist promises to reveal mass surveillance by GCSB | Glenn Greenwald responds to John Key's claims about the GCSB, and talks about the documents he is releasing on Monday night.](http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/audio/20149615/journalist-promises-to-reveal-mass-surveillance-by-gcsb) ^(by kulkke)
  1425. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gfbck)
  1426. * [Sourced Leak] [TREASURE MAP: The NSA & GCHQ Campaign Against German Satellite Companies](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/14/nsa-stellar/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1427. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gdqor)
  1428. * [Video] [Greenwald: GCSB Statement "We Do Not Engage in Mass Surveillance of New Zealanders" is Not Truthful](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5ihZYsz6Ds) ^(by trai_dep)
  1429. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gcrhh)
  1430.  
  1431. **Saturday 13 September 2014**
  1432.  
  1433. * [Small Town Feds] [Local and State Police Involved in Sensitive Hemisphere Program: "fingerprinting" tracks callers regardless of which phone(s) used. Locals required to use parallel construction, hiding program from defense, judiciary.](https://eff.org/r.uars) ^(by trai_dep)
  1434. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gbmp4)
  1435. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Justice Sotomayor says that without proper privacy safeguards, technology could lead to “Orwellian world”. Americans should be alarmed “there are drones flying over the air randomly that are recording everything that’s happening on what we consider our private property.”](http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/09/12/justice-sotomayor-americans-should-be-alarmed-by-spread-of-drones/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1436. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gb931)
  1437. * [Sourced Leak] [Murky Special Ops Have Become Corporate Bonanza. Detailed report by the London-based Remote Control Project, shines light on the murky global intelligence activities of the U.S. Special Operations Command](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/08/special-ops-corporate-bonanza/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1438. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2gb1l0)
  1439. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, calls Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald "[Kim] Dotcom's little henchman" in an attempt to deflect allegations that the New Zealand spy agency has been conducting mass surveillance on its own citizens.](http://nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11324113) ^(by sigbhu)
  1440. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ga5d1)
  1441.  
  1442. **Friday 12 September 2014**
  1443.  
  1444. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Fifteen Months After the NSA Revelations, Why Aren’t More News Organizations Using HTTPS?](https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2014/09/after-nsa-revelations-why-arent-more-news-organizations-using-https) ^(by kulkke)
  1445. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2g8zng)
  1446. * [Sourced Leak] [Secret Surveillance Battle Between Yahoo and the U.S. Government Revealed](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/11/soon-revealed-secret-surveillance-battle-yahoo-us-government/) ^(by kulkke)
  1447. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2g7tca)
  1448. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US threatened Yahoo with $250,000 daily fine over NSA data refusal. Company releases 1,500 documents from failed suit against NSA over user data requests and cooperation with Prism compliance.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/11/yahoo-nsa-lawsuit-documents-fine-user-data-refusal) ^(by trai_dep)
  1449. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2g6fin)
  1450.  
  1451. **Wednesday 10 September 2014**
  1452.  
  1453. * [Press Freedom] [Petition calls on Obama to respect rights of journalists to do their job | It points out that "the most chilling reports based on documents leaked by Snowden are those suggesting US and allied intelligence agencies targeted news organisations, journalists, and human rights groups for surveillance."](http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/08/press-freedom-barack-obama) ^(by kulkke)
  1454. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2g1dgv)
  1455.  
  1456. **Tuesday 09 September 2014**
  1457.  
  1458. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] ['Five Eyes' surveillance pact should be published, Strasbourg court told | Appeal lodged at European court of human rights for disclosure of intelligence sharing policies of UK and foreign agencies](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/09/five-eyes-surveillance-pact-appeal-disclosure-human-rights) ^(by kulkke)
  1459. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fyqt4)
  1460. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Privacy International asks Europe's human rights court for details about Five Eyes spy pact](https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/privacy-international-asks-europes-human-rights-court-for-details-about-five-eyes-spy) ^(by kulkke)
  1461. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fx1vn)
  1462.  
  1463. **Monday 08 September 2014**
  1464.  
  1465. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [The Snowden effect: How it's still denting business confidence in cloud security | Signs were that security was beginning to recede as an obstacle to cloud adoption. That was until Edward Snowden's revelations about NSA's PRISM data-mining activities.](http://www.zdnet.com/the-snowden-effect-how-its-still-denting-business-confidence-in-cloud-security-7000033425/) ^(by kulkke)
  1466. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fv204)
  1467. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Want to Reform the NSA? Give Edward Snowden Immunity | Any effort that tries to rebuild the well-behaved aspects of the system but ignores the critical role of whistleblowers is sure to fail.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/want-to-reform-the-nsa-give-edward-snowden-immunity/379612/) ^(by kulkke)
  1468. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fv1qv)
  1469. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Report: Congress won’t shut down NSA database this year | USA Freedom Act even has support from James Clapper, but still can't pass.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/report-congress-wont-shut-down-nsa-database-this-year/) ^(by kulkke)
  1470. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fv1nh)
  1471. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Switzerland 'could grant Edward Snowden asylum if he testifies against NSA' | Swiss media say the Attorney General has also concluded that they would not extradite the whistleblower if the US request is considered politically motivated](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/switzerland-could-grant-edward-snowden-asylum-if-he-testifies-against-nsa-9718462.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1472. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fum77)
  1473. * [Small Town Feds] [Urban Shield: after Ferguson, police and suppliers consider fate of military-grade tactical gear. Weapons contractors who normally deal with the US military seek to redirect their products to domestic use on America’s streets.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/08/-sp-urban-shield-police-militarization-ferguson-oakland) ^(by trai_dep)
  1474. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fuc3q)
  1475. * [Sourced Leak] [Has the NSA Wiretapping Violated Attorney-Client Privilege? | A document leaked by Edward Snowden, along with interviews with lawyers representing terrorism suspects, reveal a disturbing loophole in this once-sacred legal principle.](http://www.thenation.com/article/178225/has-nsa-wiretapping-violated-attorney-client-privilege) ^(by kulkke)
  1476. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ftc6d)
  1477. * [Video] [Jacob Appelbaum : ‘Be the next Snowden’](http://capul.tv/jacob-appelbaum/) ^(by kulkke)
  1478. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fszcv)
  1479. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] ['If Snowden wins Nobel Prize, arrest him!': Norwegian MP | Should Edward Snowden get a Nobel Peace Award this year, the US dissident faces arrest if he comes to Norway to collect his prize, said Norwegian politician Michael Tetzschner on Monday.](http://www.thelocal.no/20140908/if-snowden-wins-nobel-prize-arrest-him-says-norwegian-mp-michael-tetzschner) ^(by kulkke)
  1480. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fsza0)
  1481.  
  1482. **Saturday 06 September 2014**
  1483.  
  1484. * [Press Freedom] [Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger to talk on freedom of the press | Doubtless, he will draw on the paper's high-profile battles over press freedom in publishing the NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden and the revelations contained in the files made available by Wikileaks.](http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/sep/06/media-events-conferences-alanrusbridger) ^(by kulkke)
  1485. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2foovp)
  1486. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Legal memos released on Bush-era justification for warrantless wiretapping](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/legal-memos-released-on-bush-era-justification-for-warrantless-wiretapping/2014/09/05/91b86c52-356d-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1487. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fof8h)
  1488. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Pointed Questions on NSA Snooping](http://www.nationallawjournal.com/home/id=1202669155870/Pointed-Questions-on-NSA-Snooping) ^(by kulkke)
  1489. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fo40r)
  1490. * [Technology/Crypto] [Feds say NSA “bogeyman” did not find Silk Road’s servers | FBI says it found main server via a "misconfiguration" of the login interface.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/09/feds-say-nsa-bogeyman-did-not-find-silk-roads-servers/) ^(by kulkke)
  1491. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fo3x3)
  1492.  
  1493. **Friday 05 September 2014**
  1494.  
  1495. * [Interview/Self Post] [Statement to Internet Ungovernance Forum by Edward Snowden Istanbul, Turkey](https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/es-statement-ungovernance-forum-sept-5.pdf) ^(by kulkke)
  1496. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fl2rh)
  1497. * [Other] [Edward Snowden to speak at the Internet Ungovernance Forum](https://iuf.alternatifbilisim.org/index.html#announcement) ^(by kulkke)
  1498. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fkwdo)
  1499. * [Technology/Crypto] [How Your Innocent Smartphone Passes On Almost Your Entire Life to The Secret Service](https://www.bof.nl/2014/07/30/how-your-innocent-smartphone-passes-on-almost-your-entire-life-to-the-secret-service/) ^(by kulkke)
  1500. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fkuuj)
  1501. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Privacy groups pressure Senate on NSA](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/216749-privacy-groups-pressure-senate-on-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  1502. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fku7u)
  1503. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EFF to PCLOB: Inform the Public About the President's Executive Order 12333 Spying](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/eff-pclob-inform-public-about-presidents-executive-order-12333-spying) ^(by kulkke)
  1504. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fku5b)
  1505. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Two Privacy Bills Move as Congress Returns From Vacation](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/two-privacy-bills-move-congress-returns-vacation) ^(by kulkke)
  1506. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fku3p)
  1507. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Newly Revealed NSA Program ICREACH Extends the NSA's Reach Even Further](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/09/newly-revealed-nsa-program-icreach-extends-nsas-reach-even-further) ^(by kulkke)
  1508. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fku1g)
  1509. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Meet the shadowy tech brokers that deliver your data to the NSA | These so-called "trusted 3rd-parties" may be the most important tech companies you've never heard of. ZDNet reveals how these companies work as middlemen or "brokers" of customer data between ISPs and phone companies, and the US govt.](http://www.zdnet.com/the-most-important-tech-companies-you-have-never-heard-of-7000032573/) ^(by kulkke)
  1510. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fktw9)
  1511. * [Sourced Leak] [The U.S. Government's Secret Plans to Spy for American Corporations](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/05/us-governments-plans-use-economic-espionage-benefit-american-corporations/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1512. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fkbmf)
  1513.  
  1514. **Thursday 04 September 2014**
  1515.  
  1516. * [Technology/Crypto] [Android security mystery - 'fake’ cellphone towers found in U.S. These IMSI Intercepters were found in 17 locations, many near Army bases.](http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/08/28/android-security-2/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1517. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ffm04)
  1518.  
  1519. **Wednesday 03 September 2014**
  1520.  
  1521. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Appeals court grills U.S. lawyer on NSA phone collection](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-usa-security-nsa-idUSKBN0GX2G620140902) ^(by kulkke)
  1522. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fe8za)
  1523. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Nude Celebs and the NSA | ACLU](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security-free-speech-technology-and-liberty/nude-celebs-and-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  1524. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fe8ly)
  1525. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Holder, spy chief support Senate NSA reform bill](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/216574-holder-spy-chief-give-support-to-senate-nsa-reform-bill) ^(by kulkke)
  1526. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fe8jw)
  1527. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Obama Faces Calls to Reform Reagan-Era Mass Surveillance Order](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/09/02/obama-12333-surveillance-nsa-rights-groups-letter/) ^(by kulkke)
  1528. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2fe8fw)
  1529.  
  1530. **Tuesday 02 September 2014**
  1531.  
  1532. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Challenge to NSA’s Mass Surveillance Inches Way Up Court System](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/challenge-nsas-mass-surveillance-inches-way-court-system) ^(by kulkke)
  1533. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2faj7g)
  1534.  
  1535. **Monday 01 September 2014**
  1536.  
  1537. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [ACLU v. Clapper – Challenge to NSA Mass Call-Tracking Program](https://www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-v-clapper-challenge-nsa-mass-phone-call-tracking) ^(by kulkke)
  1538. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f6v49)
  1539. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Turkey calls US envoy as Snowden reveals new spying | Turkey has summoned the top US diplomat in Ankara. Over the weekend, Germany’s Spiegel reported that the United States had spied on its NATO ally.](http://www.dw.de/turkey-calls-us-envoy-as-snowden-reveals-new-spying/a-17893007) ^(by kulkke)
  1540. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f6v0w)
  1541.  
  1542. **Sunday 31 August 2014**
  1543.  
  1544. * [Sourced Leak] [How The NSA Helped Turkey Kill Kurdish Rebels](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/31/nsaturkeyspiegel/) ^(by kulkke)
  1545. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f3hju)
  1546. * [Sourced Leak] [The NSA's Search Engine for Spy Data Is Helping the FBI and DEA](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-nsas-search-engine-for-spy-data-is-helping-the-fbi-and-dea) ^(by kulkke)
  1547. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f3hgr)
  1548. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The US government can brand you a terrorist based on a Facebook post. We can't let them make up the rules | Innocent people’s lives are being ruined. Why isn’t anyone watching the watchlist?](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/30/terrorist-watch-list-rules-innocent-people) ^(by kulkke)
  1549. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f3h7g)
  1550. * [Sourced Leak] [A Two-Faced Friendship: Turkey Is 'Partner and Target' for the NSA | Documents from the archive of whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal wide-scale spying against Turkey by America's NSA and Britain's GCHQ. They also show the US worked closely with Ankara to battle Kurdish separatists.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/documents-show-nsa-and-gchq-spied-on-partner-turkey-a-989011.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1551. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f3gum)
  1552.  
  1553. **Saturday 30 August 2014**
  1554.  
  1555. * [Other] [Interactive Graphic - The Black Budget: Top Secret U.S. Intelligence Spending $53B/Yr](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/black-budget/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1556. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f1iuo)
  1557. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [DOJ Pretends No Fly Guidelines Haven't Been Leaked, Claims 'State Secrets' To Avoid Revealing Them To The Judiciary](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140829/07210728361/doj-pretends-no-fly-guidelines-havent-been-leaked-claims-state-secrets-to-avoid-revealing-them-to-judge.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  1558. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f19zw)
  1559. * [Small Town Feds] [Stingray Cellphone Tracking Devices: Who's Got Them?](https://www.aclu.org/maps/stingray-tracking-devices-whos-got-them) ^(by trai_dep)
  1560. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2f0x98)
  1561.  
  1562. **Friday 29 August 2014**
  1563.  
  1564. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Low-key GCHQ protest over surveillance case under way](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28979524) ^(by kulkke)
  1565. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eybyw)
  1566. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Extraordinary Rendition and the Secret Role of Metadata](http://notes.rjgallagher.co.uk/2014/08/extraordinary-rendition-metadata-cia-erroneous.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1567. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eyb04)
  1568. * [Small Town Feds] [California to introduce tough new measures to limit police drone use. Bill would require state’s police to seek a warrant for unmanned drone use in virtually all situations other than emergencies.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/29/california-measures-limit-police-drone-use) ^(by trai_dep)
  1569. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2extk7)
  1570.  
  1571. **Thursday 28 August 2014**
  1572.  
  1573. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Hillary Clinton talks NSA and privacy, data security, tech jobs in San Francisco](http://www.zdnet.com/hillary-clinton-talks-nsa-and-privacy-data-security-tech-jobs-in-san-francisco-7000033094/) ^(by kulkke)
  1574. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eup3m)
  1575. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The executive order that led to mass spying, as told by NSA alumni | Feds call it “twelve triple three”; whistleblowers says it's the heart of the problem.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/08/a-twisted-history-how-a-reagan-era-executive-order-led-to-mass-spying/) ^(by kulkke)
  1576. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ety23)
  1577.  
  1578. **Wednesday 27 August 2014**
  1579.  
  1580. * [Other] [Survey: People Don’t Want to Talk Online About the NSA](http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/26/survey-people-dont-want-to-talk-online-about-the-nsa/) ^(by kulkke)
  1581. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2er0jp)
  1582. * [Technology/Crypto] [Anti-spy technology remains hot a year after NSA leaks | With surveillance a worry, startups offer products to help users gain privacy.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/anti-spy-technology-remains-hot-a-year-after-nsa-leaks/) ^(by kulkke)
  1583. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2er08n)
  1584. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [European parliamentarian Sophie in 't Veld wants answers about EU citizen data shared on NSA's ICREACH](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1280468-2014-08-27-priority-written-question-icreach.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1585. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eqzv8)
  1586. * [Video] [Ryan Gallagher, author of the related story on The Intercept, on "The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google."](http://democracynow.org/2014/8/27/nsa_creates_google_like_search_engine) ^(by kulkke)
  1587. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eqzh6)
  1588.  
  1589. **Monday 25 August 2014**
  1590.  
  1591. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Spy agency intercepted, kept 66 communications of Canadians | The material was gathered, without warrants, in the course of its spying on foreign threats. This new detail about the privacy-encroaching activities of CSEC was disclosed, for the first time, in an annual report from its watchdog agency.](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/spy-agency-intercepted-kept-communications-of-66-canadians/article20139997/) ^(by kulkke)
  1592. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ek5xm)
  1593. * [Technology/Crypto] [Encryption Is Going Mainstream, But Will People Actually Use It?](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/encryption-is-going-mainstream-but-will-people-use-it) ^(by kulkke)
  1594. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ek4xi)
  1595. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [For sale: Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/for-sale-systems-that-can-secretly-track-where-cellphone-users-go-around-the-globe/2014/08/24/f0700e8a-f003-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1596. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ek4lk)
  1597. * [Interview/Self Post] [Edward Snowden the Most Wanted Man in the World | James Bamford](http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/2014/08/edward-snowden-the-most-wanted-man-in-the-world/) ^(by kulkke)
  1598. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ek46k)
  1599. * [Sourced Leak] [ICREACH: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/08/25/icreach-nsa-cia-secret-google-crisscross-proton/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1600. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ek1n2)
  1601.  
  1602. **Sunday 24 August 2014**
  1603.  
  1604. * [Video] [Jacob Appelbaum (Tor Architect & The Intercept Tech'l Advisor) 2014 Security Summit Speech: People Think They're Exempt From NSA - They're Not](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyT7yzap1Wc) ^(by trai_dep)
  1605. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ehxsr)
  1606. * [Press Freedom] [From Missouri to Syria, Journalists Are Becoming Targets: reporters, editors and those who monitor the freedom of the press described a harsh environment for reporters both at home & abroad.](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/world/middleeast/from-arrests-to-beheadings-conflict-reporting-takes-harsh-toll-on-journalists.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  1607. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ehn3m)
  1608.  
  1609. **Saturday 23 August 2014**
  1610.  
  1611. * [Press Freedom] [How Government Blacklists Journalists From Accessing The Truth: the public is being systematically divorced from public policy](http://www.alternet.org/media/how-government-blacklists-journalists-accessing-truth?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark) ^(by trai_dep)
  1612. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2edshv)
  1613.  
  1614. **Friday 22 August 2014**
  1615.  
  1616. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Bush and Obama Spurred Edward Snowden to Spill U.S. Secrets | The whistleblower started out as an idealistic booster of the national-security state. Illegal and immoral behavior he witnessed on the inside turned him into an outsider.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/08/the-misdeeds-that-prompted-edward-snowden-to-spill-us-secrets/378963/) ^(by kulkke)
  1617. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eb08z)
  1618. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [NSA and GCHQ agents 'leak Tor bugs', alleges developer | British and American intelligence agents attempting to hack the "dark web" are being deliberately undermined by colleagues, it has been alleged.](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28886462) ^(by kulkke)
  1619. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2eb04d)
  1620.  
  1621. **Thursday 21 August 2014**
  1622.  
  1623. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA official: ‘Much easier’ to explain operations after Snowden](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/215694-nsa-official-much-easier-to-explain-operations-after-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  1624. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e7lpz)
  1625. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [New Behind-the-Scenes Video: Airship Flight Over the NSA Data Center | The Internet's Own Boy Director Brian Knappenberger Releases Short Doc as Senate Introduces New Reform Bill](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/new-behind-scenes-video-airship-flight-over-nsa-data-center) ^(by kulkke)
  1626. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e7ldg)
  1627. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EFF, ACLU Demolish “It’s Just Metadata” Claim in NSA Spying Appeal | Americans Deserve Full Protection of the Fourth Amendment for their Telephone Records, Groups Argue](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-aclu-demolish-its-just-metadata-claim-nsa-spying-appeal) ^(by kulkke)
  1628. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e7lb6)
  1629.  
  1630. **Wednesday 20 August 2014**
  1631.  
  1632. * [Press Freedom] [A Night in Ferguson: Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas, and a Jail Cell. Intercept Reporter Shot While Covering Events There.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/19/ferguson/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1633. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e3uq2)
  1634. * [Press Freedom] [U.S. Military Bans The Intercept](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/20/u-s-military-bans-the-intercept/) ^(by kulkke)
  1635. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e3olu)
  1636. * [Small Town Feds] [US police given billions from Homeland Security for 'tactical' equipment. With little oversight, federal agency awarded billions to local police for spending on drones, drugs, vehicles and ‘animals and plants’, among eligible purchases.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/20/police-billions-homeland-security-military-equipment) ^(by trai_dep)
  1637. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e3i1v)
  1638.  
  1639. **Tuesday 19 August 2014**
  1640.  
  1641. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Spy office defends ‘extensive and multi-layered’ oversight](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/215471-spy-office-defends-extensive-and-multi-layered-oversight) ^(by kulkke)
  1642. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e0mu0)
  1643. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [How to Save the Net: Break Up the NSA | Bruce Schneier](http://www.wired.com/2014/08/save-the-net-bruce-schneier/) ^(by kulkke)
  1644. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e0mnr)
  1645. * [Interview/Self Post] [Binney: 'The NSA's main motives: power and money' | Whistleblower William Binney recently made headlines when he told the German parliament that the NSA, his former employer, had become "totalitarian." DW spoke to him about NSA overrreach and the agency's power.](http://www.dw.de/binney-the-nsas-main-motives-power-and-money/a-17862571) ^(by kulkke)
  1646. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2e0mjl)
  1647.  
  1648. **Monday 18 August 2014**
  1649.  
  1650. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Meet the Man Leading the Snowden Damage Investigation](http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2014/08/meet-man-leading-snowden-damage-investigation/91631/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1651. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dxuhz)
  1652. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US Government's Response To Snowden? Strip 100,000 Potential Whistleblowers Of Their Security Clearances.](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140818/13291128244/governments-response-to-snowden-strip-100000-potential-whistleblowers-their-security-clearances.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  1653. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dxt8p)
  1654. * [Press Freedom] [From The Unsealed 'Jewel v. NSA' Transcript: The DOJ Has Nothing But Contempt For American Citizens](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140813/23203228207/unsealed-jewel-v-nsa-transcript-doj-has-nothing-contempt-american-citizens.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  1655. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dwd5l)
  1656.  
  1657. **Sunday 17 August 2014**
  1658.  
  1659. * [Small Town Feds] [Boston Calling attendees were guinea pigs in IBM surveillance pilot. It watched and listened to its citizens, tracks faces & clothing, ties together tweets & 100s of cameras in a system city finds no “practical value” in.](http://betaboston.com/news/2014/08/15/boston-calling-attendees-were-guinea-pigs-in-ibm-surveillance-pilot/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1660. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2duj98)
  1661. * [Press Freedom] [EFF's Cell Phone Guide For US Protesters, Updated 2014 Edition](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/cell-phone-guide-protesters-updated-2014-edition) ^(by trai_dep)
  1662. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2duit8)
  1663. * [Small Town Feds] [Every item distributed to local law enforcement by the Pentagon's 1033 program over two years](https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2014/aug/15/we-have-pentagon-1033-program-data/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1664. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2duiau)
  1665. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA/GCHQ: The HACIENDA Program for Internet Colonization](http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/NSA-GCHQ-The-HACIENDA-Program-for-Internet-Colonization-2292681.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1666. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dte1g)
  1667.  
  1668. **Friday 15 August 2014**
  1669.  
  1670. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA BIOS Backdoor a.k.a. God Mode Malware Part 1: DEITYBOUNCE](http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/nsa-bios-backdoor-god-mode-malware-deitybounce/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1671. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2do3de)
  1672. * [Sourced Leak] [You Can Get Hacked Just By Watching This Cat Video on YouTube](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/15/cat-video-hack/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1673. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2do2qw)
  1674. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Five Muslim-Americans Sue Feds Over Watchlisting](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/14/five-muslim-americans-sue-feds-watchlisting/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1675. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dm1i9)
  1676. * [Small Town Feds] [To Terrify and Occupy: One Nation Under SWAT](http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175881/tomgram%3A_matthew_harwood%2C_one_nation_under_swat/#more) ^(by trai_dep)
  1677. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dm0m6)
  1678. * [Small Town Feds] [Greenwald: The Militarization of U.S. Police: Finally Dragged Into the Light by the Horrors of Ferguson](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/14/militarization-u-s-police-dragged-light-horrors-ferguson/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1679. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dm00s)
  1680.  
  1681. **Thursday 14 August 2014**
  1682.  
  1683. * [Other] [The Wired's September cover; Edward Snowden, photographed by Platon.](http://wired.tumblr.com/image/94625097499) ^(by kulkke)
  1684. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dj1hz)
  1685.  
  1686. **Wednesday 13 August 2014**
  1687.  
  1688. * [Press Freedom] [Glenn Greenwald Criticizes NPR for Relying on CIA-Linked Firm in Report on Impact of Snowden Leaks](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/8/13/glenn_greenwald_criticizes_npr_for_relying) ^(by kulkke)
  1689. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dhncq)
  1690. * [Press Freedom] [Get Lantern: An app to end censorship](https://getlantern.org) ^(by trai_dep)
  1691. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dgr4y)
  1692. * [Other] [Photo: Snowden with General Michael Hayden at a NSA gala in 2011](http://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/0914WIFFMANG001_sq1.png) ^(by trai_dep)
  1693. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dgpuv)
  1694. * [Sourced Leak] [Meet MonsterMind, the NSA Bot That Could Wage Global Cyberwar Autonomously](http://www.wired.com/2014/08/nsa-monstermind-cyberwarfare/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1695. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dgohy)
  1696. * [Sourced Leak] [Snowden casts doubt on NSA investigation into security disclosures. NSA whistleblower says he left detectable digital traces of his removal of documents which the agency did not pick up on.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/13/snowden-doubt-nsa-investigation-security-disclosures) ^(by trai_dep)
  1697. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dgnjv)
  1698. * [Technology/Crypto] [Snowden: NSA was responsible for 2012 Syrian internet blackout. Elite NSA hacking unit broke a router in inept attempt, cutting Syria's access to the internet for two days.](http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/13/5998237/nsa-responsible-for-2012-syrian-internet-outage-snowden-says) ^(by trai_dep)
  1699. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dgknv)
  1700. * [Interview/Self Post] [Edward Snowden: The Untold Story. (James Bamford's WIRED cover story "The Most Wanted Man In The World)](http://www.wired.com/2014/08/edward-snowden/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1701. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dgh9z)
  1702. * [Sourced Leak] [Snowden: I Left the NSA Clues, But They Couldn’t Find Them](http://www.wired.com/2014/08/snowden-breadcrumbs/) ^(by hazysummersky)
  1703. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dfgvj)
  1704.  
  1705. **Tuesday 12 August 2014**
  1706.  
  1707. * [Press Freedom] [NPR Is Laundering CIA Talking Points - "Proof" Snowden Harmed Na't Security & Enabled Terrorists - to Make You Scared of NSA Reporting](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/12/nprs-dina-temple-raston-passed-cia-funded-nsa-contractor-independent-fear-monger-snowden-reporting/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1708. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2dctw8)
  1709.  
  1710. **Monday 11 August 2014**
  1711.  
  1712. * [Technology/Crypto] [U.S. Can Keep Secret Phone Companies Helping NSA Spying](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-11/u-s-can-keep-secret-phone-phone-companies-helping-nsa.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1713. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2da8zd)
  1714. * [Technology/Crypto] [Browser Fingerprinting and the Online-Tracking Arms Race. Web advertisers are stealthily monitoring our browsing habits — even when we tell them not to.](http://spectrum.ieee.org/computing/software/browser-fingerprinting-and-the-onlinetracking-arms-race) ^(by trai_dep)
  1715. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2da0pe)
  1716.  
  1717. **Sunday 10 August 2014**
  1718.  
  1719. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Understanding the New USA FREEDOM Act: Questions, Concerns, and EFF’s Decision to Support the Bill](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/understanding-new-usa-freedom-act-questions-concerns-and-effs-decision-support) ^(by kulkke)
  1720. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2d5gy1)
  1721.  
  1722. **Thursday 07 August 2014**
  1723.  
  1724. * [Technology/Crypto] [Yahoo to begin offering PGP encryption support in Yahoo Mail service](http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/yahoo-to-begin-offering-pgp-encryption-support-in-yahoo-mail-service/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1725. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cy01r)
  1726. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Leaked Files: German Spy Company Helped Bahrain Hack Arab Spring Protesters](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/07/leaked-files-german-spy-company-helped-bahrain-track-arab-spring-protesters/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1727. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cxz9v)
  1728. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Justin Amash wins Michigan Republican primary | NSA critic, savaged in attack ads and targeted by security establishment, comfortably retains congressional nomination](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/06/justin-amash-wins-michigan-republican-primary) ^(by kulkke)
  1729. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cw1u2)
  1730. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden given permission to stay in Russia for three more years](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/edward-snowden-permission-stay-in-russia-three-years) ^(by trai_dep)
  1731. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cvqgn)
  1732. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden has been granted permission to stay in Russia for three more years](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/lawyer-snowden-years-russia-24875629) ^(by hazysummersky)
  1733. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cvkvn)
  1734.  
  1735. **Wednesday 06 August 2014**
  1736.  
  1737. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Surveillance technology company with ties to gov't hacking, Gamma International, itself hacked. 40 GB of internal documents & source code of gov't malware published.](https://netzpolitik.org/2014/gamma-finfisher-hacked-40-gb-of-internal-documents-and-source-code-of-government-malware-published/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1738. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ctwva)
  1739. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [@Congressedits nabs Wikipedia change calling Snowden “American traitor”](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/08/congressedits-nabs-wikipedia-change-calling-snowden-american-traitor/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29) ^(by sigbhu)
  1740. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2csg1w)
  1741. * [Press Freedom] [US officials say someone else is leaking documents in the wake of Snowden](http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/5/5972137/us-terror-watch-list-numbers-leaked-to-the-intercept) ^(by sigbhu)
  1742. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2csg00)
  1743. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The US Sought Permission To Change The Historical Record Of A Public Court Proceeding (in EFF's case against NSA)](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/08/unsealed-us-sought-permission-change-historical-record-public-court-proceeding) ^(by kulkke)
  1744. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2crfu0)
  1745. * [Press Freedom] [New leaker disclosing U.S. secrets, government concludes](http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/05/politics/u-s-new-leaker/index.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1746. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2crfjh)
  1747. * [Technology/Crypto] [Barack Obama’s Secret Terrorist-Tracking System, by the Numbers](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/08/05/watch-commander/) ^(by kulkke)
  1748. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2crffp)
  1749. * [Other] [More than 17,000 sign up to Austrian student's Facebook privacy class action | Max Schrems, 26, who accuses social network of data violations and supporting NSA spying, calls response to his appeal 'giant'](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/05/sign-up-austrian-student-facebook-class-action-data-violations) ^(by kulkke)
  1750. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2crfdf)
  1751.  
  1752. **Monday 04 August 2014**
  1753.  
  1754. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA patent on backdooring cryptographic communications](http://www.google.com/patents/US5631961) ^(by kulkke)
  1755. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmfv2)
  1756. * [Other] [Russia: Whistleblower Edward Snowden trapped without legal protection](http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/russia-whistleblower-edward-snowden-trapped-without-legal-protection-2014-08-01) ^(by kulkke)
  1757. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmewg)
  1758. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Key must “come clean” on NSA / GCSB fibre optic cable interception | The Green Party has called on PM John Key to “come clean” after revelations that a NSA engineer was in New Zealand in 2013, discussing with the GCSB the setting up of an interception site on the country’s only fibre optic cable.](http://techday.com/telco-review/news/key-must-come-clean-on-nsa-gcsb-fibre-optic-cable-interception/189222/) ^(by kulkke)
  1759. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmeha)
  1760. * [Press Freedom] [Why Is the NSA Hiding Keith Alexander's Financial Disclosures? | As the former intelligence chief goes corporate, a journalist is suing to see what he earned outside his official duties. Only President Obama can suppress the information.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/will-president-obama-help-keith-alexander-hide-his-conflicts-of-interest/375354/) ^(by kulkke)
  1761. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cme7e)
  1762. * [Press Freedom] [Journalist Greenwald refuses to speak to Germany's NSA scandal inquiry | Greenwald has refused to speak to a German parliamentary inquiry on the NSA scandal. He said the Bundestag's decision not to interview Edward Snowden is indicative of the committee's "empty symbolism."](http://www.dw.de/journalist-greenwald-refuses-to-speak-to-germanys-nsa-scandal-inquiry/a-17827073) ^(by kulkke)
  1763. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cme4m)
  1764. * [Technology/Crypto] [GCHQ accredits UK master's degrees for 'cyber spies' | Intelligence agency GCHQ has accredited six UK universities to teach specialist master's degree courses to future internet security experts.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28623365?_ga=1.92574548.891117224.1407184251) ^(by kulkke)
  1765. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cme0w)
  1766. * [UK spy agency GCHQ confronts cybersecurity skills shortage with certified degrees | The UK surveillance agency GCHQ tackles a shortage of graduates with the necessary information security skills by accrediting degree courses.](http://www.zdnet.com/uk-spy-agency-gchq-confronts-cybersecurity-skills-shortage-with-certified-degrees-7000032290/) ^(by kulkke)
  1767. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmdx1)
  1768. * [Surveillance Costs: The NSA’s Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom & Cybersecurity](http://oti.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Surveilance_Costs_Final.pdf) ^(by kulkke)
  1769. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmcb0)
  1770. * [Unfinished business: NSA, immigration and wildfires top Congress's to-do list | As partisan politics reach fever pitch, Congress leaves work undone on wage inequality and migrant children, among other issues](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/wildfire-immigration-nsa-congress-failure-issues-reform) ^(by kulkke)
  1771. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmbcz)
  1772. * [Video] [Is The U.S. Directly Enabling Israel's Actions? | The latest NSA documents published by The Intercept reveal a very close relationship between the U.S. and Israeli intelligence communities over the years. Glenn Greenwald joins Marc to discuss his latest revelations.](http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/nsa-documents-reveal-israel-us-relationship/53da96fffe34442c3c000463) ^(by kulkke)
  1773. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmaun)
  1774. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA Intelligence Relationship with Israel](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/document/2014/08/03/nsa-intelligence-relationship-israel/) ^(by kulkke)
  1775. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmagn)
  1776. * [Sourced Leak] [Cash, Weapons and Surveillance: the U.S. is a Key Party to Every Israeli Attack](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/08/04/cash-weapons-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  1777. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2cmaev)
  1778.  
  1779. **Wednesday 30 July 2014**
  1780.  
  1781. * [Technology/Crypto] [BitTorrent unveils NSA-proof online calling and messaging software](http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-bittorrent-nsa-proof-online-calling-and-messaging-20140730-story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1782. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c7mfi)
  1783. * [German Justice Minister roundly criticised for saying Edward Snowden should return to the US](https://edwardsnowden.com/2014/07/30/german-justice-minister-roundly-criticised-for-saying-edward-snowden-should-return-to-the-us/) ^(by kulkke)
  1784. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c7m96)
  1785. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Sen. Leahy introduces new USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance powers](https://edwardsnowden.com/2014/07/30/sen-leahy-introduces-new-usa-freedom-act-to-curb-nsa-surveillance-powers/) ^(by kulkke)
  1786. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c7m75)
  1787. * [Edward Snowden's lawyer blasts Australian law that would jail journalists reporting on spy leaks](http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/edward-snowdens-lawyer-blasts-australian-law-that-would-jail-journalists-reporting-on-spy-leaks-20140730-zyn95.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1788. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c7m4k)
  1789. * [NSA Surveillance Chilling Effects: HRW and ACLU Gather More Evidence](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/nsa-surveillance-chilling-effects) ^(by kulkke)
  1790. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c7m2u)
  1791. * [The NSA Is Being Sued for Keeping Keith Alexander's Financial Records Secret](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/nsa-is-being-sued-for-keeping-keith-alexanders-financial-records-quiet) ^(by kulkke)
  1792. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c7m1s)
  1793. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Personal Privacy Is Only One of the Costs of NSA Surveillance](http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-big-costs-of-nsa-surveillance-that-no-ones-talking-about/) ^(by kulkke)
  1794. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c45i0)
  1795.  
  1796. **Tuesday 29 July 2014**
  1797.  
  1798. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [U.S. Senate bill proposes sweeping curbs on NSA surveillance](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/us-usa-nsa-congress-idUSKBN0FY1EM20140729) ^(by kulkke)
  1799. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c44wt)
  1800. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The New Senate USA FREEDOM Act: A First Step Towards Reforming Mass Surveillance](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/new-senate-usa-freedom-act-first-step-towards-reforming-mass-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  1801. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c44w6)
  1802. * [Video] [Mass U.S. Surveillance Targeting Journalists and Lawyers Seen as Threat to American Democracy](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/29/mass_us_surveillance_targeting_journalists_and) ^(by kulkke)
  1803. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c44qo)
  1804. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Tech Companies Reel as NSA's Spying Tarnishes Reputations](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-29/tech-companies-reel-as-nsa-spying-mars-image-for-clients.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1805. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c44ns)
  1806. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The NSA's Cyber-King Goes Corporate | Here's why Keith Alexander thinks he's worth a million dollars a month](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/07/29/the_crypto_king_of_the_NSA_goes_corporate_keith_alexander_patents) ^(by kulkke)
  1807. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c44ia)
  1808. * [The Judges Approving the NSA's Surveillance Requests Keep Buying Verizon Stock](http://www.vice.com/read/the-judges-approving-nsa-surveillance-requests-keep-buying-verizon-stock-725) ^(by kulkke)
  1809. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c0tf3)
  1810. * [How spy agencies keep their ‘toys’ from law enforcement](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/25/how-the-nsa-keeps-its-toys-from-law-enforcement/) ^(by kulkke)
  1811. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c0t05)
  1812. * [Why Intelligence Whistleblowers Can't Use Internal Channels | Even the director of national intelligence admits there aren't adequate safeguards for officials who see wrongdoing.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/why-intelligence-whistleblowers-cant-rely-on-internal-channels/375127/) ^(by kulkke)
  1813. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c0szs)
  1814. * [Snowden-stung NSA seeking PR guru](http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/07/snowdenstung-nsa-seeking-pr-guru-192962.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1815. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2c0q3o)
  1816.  
  1817. **Monday 28 July 2014**
  1818.  
  1819. * [Press Freedom] [Omidyar: Nine Months in, First Look is Still Very Much a Startup. Plan to double editorial team of 25 journalists, use two-site structure, but expect experimentation. Committed to creating a journalistic organization that has a major & positive impact for the greater good.](https://firstlook.org/2014/07/28/update/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1820. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2byu8j)
  1821. * [Press Freedom] [Top Journalists and Lawyers: NSA Surveillance Threatens Press Freedom and Right to Counsel](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/28/nsa-surveillance-threatens-press-freedom-right-counsel-survey-finds/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1822. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2byqs2)
  1823. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [After CIA gets secret whistleblower emails sent to oversight committees, Congress concerned of additional CIA spying targeting them.](http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/07/25/234484/after-cia-gets-secret-whistleblower.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  1824. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bxbv2)
  1825.  
  1826. **Sunday 27 July 2014**
  1827.  
  1828. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA: Less need now for Snowden deal](http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/07/nsa-less-need-now-for-snowden-deal-192915.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1829. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bx1lt)
  1830. * [Small Town Feds] [Drones · A Data Narrative Made by Friends. Presentation of UAVs' Capabilities, Implications of Widespread Domestic Deployment](http://www.madebyfriends.co/drones) ^(by trai_dep)
  1831. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bwh8m)
  1832. * [Technology/Crypto] [Inside DuckDuckGo, Google's Tiniest, Fiercest Competitor](http://www.fastcolabs.com/3026698/inside-duckduckgo-googles-tiniest-fiercest-competitor) ^(by trai_dep)
  1833. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bwak9)
  1834. * [Video] [How The Gov't Labels You A Terrorist | The Obama Administration tried to keep secret the expansion of their terrorism watchlist system where “concrete facts” or “irrefutable evidence” isn't needed to deem someone a terrorist. We'll talk with the Intercept reporters who have the document.](http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/obama-administration-terrorism-watchlist-intercept/53cfe9b9fe3444e6bf0000f8) ^(by kulkke)
  1835. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2buf5h)
  1836. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Michael Hayden on the Effects of Snowden's Whistleblowing](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/07/michael_hayden.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1837. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bues5)
  1838.  
  1839. **Saturday 26 July 2014**
  1840.  
  1841. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Senator’s Bill Is Stricter on N.S.A. Than House’s](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/25/us/politics/senators-bill-is-stricter-on-nsa-than-houses.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1842. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bu3oa)
  1843. * [Press Freedom] [Deeper Dive into EFF's Motion on Backbone Surveillance](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/deeper-dive-effs-backbone-motion) ^(by kulkke)
  1844. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bu25m)
  1845. * [Press Freedom] [EFF Asks Judge to Rule NSA Internet "Backbone" Spying Techniques Unconstitutional | Graphic Explains to Court and the Public How the NSA Seizes and Searches Innocent Americans' Communications](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-asks-judge-rule-nsa-internet-backbone-spying-techniques-unconstitutional) ^(by kulkke)
  1846. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bs4vc)
  1847. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [4 senators raise alarm about NSA collection of Americans’ e-mails, phone calls](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/4-senators-worry-about-nsa-collection-of-americans-e-mails-phone-calls/2014/07/25/2ead676e-1422-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1848. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bs3x4)
  1849. * [Sourced Leak] [The NSA’s New Partner in Spying: Saudi Arabia’s Brutal State Police](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/25/nsas-new-partner-spying-saudi-arabias-brutal-state-police/) ^(by kulkke)
  1850. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bs3u3)
  1851.  
  1852. **Friday 25 July 2014**
  1853.  
  1854. * [Press Freedom] [Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden Kept His Oath Better Than Anyone in the NSA | That sort of civic courage should inspire other Americans to follow suit, he said.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/daniel-ellsberg-snowden-honored-his-oath-better-than-anyone-in-the-nsa/375031/) ^(by kulkke)
  1855. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2boujg)
  1856.  
  1857. **Thursday 24 July 2014**
  1858.  
  1859. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Whistleblowers could face up to 10 years' imprisonment in Australia | RSF](http://en.rsf.org/australia-whistleblowers-could-face-up-to-10-22-07-2014,46682.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1860. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bny5u)
  1861. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [How the US's terrorism watchlists work – and how you could end up on one | Long-withheld document provides insight into secretive system in which people can be placed on terrorism databases with astounding ease, and without any way to get off](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/24/us-terrorism-watchlist-work-no-fly-list) ^(by kulkke)
  1862. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bnxtx)
  1863. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The U.S. and Germany are rebuilding a spy partnership](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-ignatius-the-us-and-germany-are-rebuilding-a-spy-partnership/2014/07/22/b0bdc7e0-11e2-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1864. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2blmyn)
  1865. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Dutch government can use spy data gathered illegally, court rules | Data collected by the likes of the NSA in a manner that would be forbidden in the Netherlands can still be used by the country's government, according to a recent court ruling.](http://www.zdnet.com/dutch-government-can-use-spy-data-gathered-illegally-court-rules-7000031970/) ^(by kulkke)
  1866. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bllg6)
  1867. * [Sourced Leak] [March 2013 Watchlisting Guidance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/document/2014/07/23/march-2013-watchlisting-guidance/) ^(by kulkke)
  1868. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bll0y)
  1869. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [iPhone 'backdoors' can be used for surveillance, warns researcher | Expert says 'forensic services' could allow access to personal data, but there is no proof these have been used for surveillance](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/23/iphone-backdoors-surveillance-forensic-services) ^(by kulkke)
  1870. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2blktr)
  1871. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US warned: surveillance reform hinges on change to Reagan executive order | John Napier Tye, a former State Department official, says Americans' data remains vulnerable until executive order that provides NSA with a path to collect data is reformed](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/23/nsa-surveillance-reform-reagan-order) ^(by kulkke)
  1872. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2blkrr)
  1873. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Privacy watchdog’s next target: the least-known but biggest aspect of NSA surveillance](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/23/privacy-watchdogs-next-target-the-least-known-but-biggest-aspect-of-nsa-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  1874. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2blkpb)
  1875.  
  1876. **Wednesday 23 July 2014**
  1877.  
  1878. * [Sourced Leak] [Blacklisted: The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist. New, substantial expansion of the terrorist watchlist system, authorizes a secret process that requires neither “concrete facts” nor “irrefutable evidence” required to designate an American or foreigner as a terrorist.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/07/23/blacklisted/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1879. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bk131)
  1880. * [Press Freedom] [Latest Surveillance Whistleblower Unconcerned About Retaliation](http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/07/21/nsa-whistleblower-john-tye-executive-order-12333) ^(by kulkke)
  1881. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bh8sq)
  1882.  
  1883. **Tuesday 22 July 2014**
  1884.  
  1885. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [EU ups antitrust pressure on Google; cites NSA scandal, Android domination as a factor](http://www.zdnet.com/eu-ups-antitrust-pressure-on-google-cites-nsa-scandal-android-domination-as-a-factor-7000031883/) ^(by kulkke)
  1886. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bfut7)
  1887. * [Technology/Crypto] [Researchers: Lawyers blocked our Black hat demo on de-anonymising Tor | Shelved Black Hat presentation would have explained why you don't have to be the NSA to break Tor](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/22/is-tor-truly-anonymising-conference-cancelled) ^(by kulkke)
  1888. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bfuk5)
  1889. * [Snowden: think like 'worst people on Earth' to outwit NSA](http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/21/snowden-anti-surveillance-technologies) ^(by kulkke)
  1890. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2befo4)
  1891. * [Interview/Self Post] [Before Snowden: The Whistleblowers Who Tried To Lift The Veil](http://www.npr.org/2014/07/22/333741495/before-snowden-the-whistleblowers-who-tried-to-lift-the-veil) ^(by kulkke)
  1892. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2be4bx)
  1893. * [Video] [Snowden - Ellsberg - Timm - HopeX 2014](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGgo7MSJVVA) ^(by sigbhu)
  1894. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2be40q)
  1895. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [NSA On Snowden's Claims Of Passing Around Nudie Pics: We Totally Wouldn't Allow That... If We Knew About It](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140718/05364127925/nsa-snowdens-claims-passing-around-nudie-pics-we-totally-wouldnt-allow-that-if-we-knew-about-it.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  1896. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2be2dt)
  1897.  
  1898. **Monday 21 July 2014**
  1899.  
  1900. * [Video] [Blinding the surveillance state, Christopher Soghoian - HopeX](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkjmYQpZ3bw) ^(by kulkke)
  1901. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bck7f)
  1902. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [How Spy Agencies Plan to Solve Their Racism Problem | Prompted by Snowden leaks, the office of the director of national intelligence is attempting damage control by promising new programs meant to promote “diversity and tolerance.”](http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/how-spy-agencies-plan-to-solve-their-racism-problem-20140721) ^(by kulkke)
  1903. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bcj7e)
  1904. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Parallel Construction: Unconstitutional NSA Searches Deny Due Process](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-van-buren/parallel-construction-unc_b_5606381.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1905. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bcj3c)
  1906. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Government agents 'directly involved' in most high-profile US terror plots](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/21/government-agents-directly-involved-us-terror-plots-report) ^(by trai_dep)
  1907. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bb7us)
  1908. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Meet the Online Tracking Device That is Virtually Impossible to Block](http://www.propublica.org/article/meet-the-online-tracking-device-that-is-virtually-impossible-to-block) ^(by trai_dep)
  1909. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bb6cw)
  1910. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Asio spy chief defends surveillance network and argues for broader powers | David Irvine tells Senate committee that Australia's spy agency is not conducting mass-scale surveillance and only 'a few thousand' people each year are of intelligence interest](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/21/asio-spy-chief-defends-surveillence-network) ^(by kulkke)
  1911. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2batne)
  1912. * [Technology/Crypto] [Snowden implores hackers to focus on protecting users' rights | The NSA whistleblower has criticised the focus on encryption as being a good start, but not going far enough in helping users](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/21/edward-snowden-hackers-encryption-patriot) ^(by kulkke)
  1913. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2batlc)
  1914. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [New Surveillance Whistleblower: The NSA Violates the Constitution | A former Obama administration official calls attention to unaccountable mass surveillance conducted under a 1981 executive order.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/a-new-surveillance-whistleblower-emerges/374722/) ^(by kulkke)
  1915. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2bat8z)
  1916.  
  1917. **Saturday 19 July 2014**
  1918.  
  1919. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [EFF Gives Court More Detail on Government’s Destruction of Evidence](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/eff-gives-court-more-detail-governments-destruction-evidence) ^(by kulkke)
  1920. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b6fwc)
  1921. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Former State Department Executive Calls Executive Order 12333 a “Legal Loophole” for Spying on Americans](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/former-state-department-executive-calls-executive-order-12333-legal-loophole) ^(by kulkke)
  1922. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b6fvt)
  1923. * [Technology/Crypto] [Edward Snowden: easy-to-use technologies can subvert surveillance | Former US spy agency contractor encourages hacking conference to back new technologies to thwart spying](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/edward-snowden-nsa-encourages-technology-development-hacking) ^(by kulkke)
  1924. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b6frw)
  1925. * [Compilation] [Self Post] [NSA Leaks Chronological Compilation 07/18/14](http://np.reddit.com/r/NSALeaks/comments/2b61o8/nsa_leaks_chronological_compilation_071814/) ^(by erktheerk)
  1926. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b61o8)
  1927. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald Speech, Haymarket Book Tour, Seattle 2014 - "Edward Snowden, NSA & US National Surveillance State"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daCyRNVbRUE&list=UUf2RVHq9MlTNOGhlwxjI6Hw) ^(by trai_dep)
  1928. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b6157)
  1929. * [Video] [Snowden/Ellsberg HopeX Live Feed - NOW!! Enjoy!](http://radio.hope.net/feeds/) ^(by trai_dep)
  1930. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b5gi9)
  1931. * [Other] [Germany: "NSA in da house" illuminates U.S. embassy spying](https://cdn.mediacru.sh/-LjsRJ2NMS7i.jpg) ^(by kulkke)
  1932. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b58e7)
  1933. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Meet Executive Order 12333: The Reagan rule that lets the NSA spy on Americans](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/meet-executive-order-12333-the-reagan-rule-that-lets-the-nsa-spy-on-americans/2014/07/18/93d2ac22-0b93-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1934. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4rv7)
  1935. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Guardian view on Edward Snowden's challenges for society | Britain needs much more than 'puncture repair kit' legislation if we are to tackle the growing imbalance between the security state and the state](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/18/guardian-view-edward-snowden-challenges-society) ^(by kulkke)
  1936. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4r9h)
  1937. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [BT dismisses calls to reveal links to surveillance agencies | Telecoms group rejects comparison with firms such as Vodafone and AT&T, which have published transparency reports](http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/16/bt-dismisses-calls-reveal-links-surveillance-agencies) ^(by kulkke)
  1938. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4r8q)
  1939. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [What GCHQ's geeky and misogynistic code names tell us about its coders | The code names in a leaked GCHQ document provide a fascinating glimpse inside the minds of the intelligence agency's programmers](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2014/jul/16/what-gchq-geeky-misogynistic-code-names-tell-us) ^(by kulkke)
  1940. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4r88)
  1941. * [Sourced Leak] [Intelligence services 'creating vast databases' of intercepted emails | Government told internet surveillance tribunal that gathering material 'may be permissible', say human rights groups](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/18/intelligence-services-email-database-internet-tribunal) ^(by kulkke)
  1942. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4r6o)
  1943. * [Interview/Self Post] [Edward Snowden interview - the edited transcript | The whistleblower speaks to Alan Rusbridger and Ewen MacAskill about life in Russia, the NSA culture, his time there and the future of communication](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/18/-sp-edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-interview-transcript) ^(by kulkke)
  1944. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4r5c)
  1945. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [More people than ever oppose the NSA practices Edward Snowden revealed. Why should he spend his life in prison? | The justice system would never allow Snowden to present a real defense at trial. That's just one reason to give him amnesty](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/19/edward-snowden-case-amnesty) ^(by kulkke)
  1946. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b4r3b)
  1947. * [Interview/Self Post] [I, spy: Edward Snowden in exile. He doesn’t drink, he’s reading Dostoevsky and, no, he doesn’t wear a disguise. A year after, America’s most wanted talks frankly about his life as a hero/pariah – and why the world remains ‘more dangerous than Orwell imagined’.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/18/-sp-edward-snowden-interview-rusbridger-macaskill) ^(by trai_dep)
  1948. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b44re)
  1949.  
  1950. **Friday 18 July 2014**
  1951.  
  1952. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Blanket digital surveillance is a start. But how about a camera in every bathroom? | The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act needs strengthening. Only terrorists and paedophiles can object. The House stands ready to act](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/17/blanket-digital-surveillance-is-a-start-but-how-about-a-camera-in-every-bathroom) ^(by kulkke)
  1953. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b1tz6)
  1954. * [SpiderOak founder: 'Privacy is a right, not a privilege' | Ethan Oberman says his secure file storage firm has been boosted by Edward Snowden's surveillance revelations, but warns that authorities have always abused their powers](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/17/spideroak-founder-privacy-ethan-oberman-edward-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  1955. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2b1tvh)
  1956.  
  1957. **Thursday 17 July 2014**
  1958.  
  1959. * [Press Freedom] [Edward Snowden: 'If I end up in chains in Guantánamo I can live with that'](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-video-interview) ^(by sigbhu)
  1960. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2az9fy)
  1961. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The World's Next Major Trade Agreement Will Make NSA Spying Even Easier](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-trans-pacific-partnership-will-make-nsa-spying-easier) ^(by kulkke)
  1962. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2az6ei)
  1963. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Mathematicians Discuss the Snowden Revelations](http://www.ams.org/notices/201406/rnoti-p623.pdf) ^(by kulkke)
  1964. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2az1zz)
  1965. * [New proof for surveillance: CCC extends legal complaints against intelligence services and German government](http://ccc.de/en/updates/2014/tor-gba) ^(by kulkke)
  1966. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2az1tv)
  1967. * [UN Human Rights Report and the Turning Tide Against Mass Spying](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/un-human-rights-report-and-turning-tide-against-mass-spying) ^(by kulkke)
  1968. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2az1mc)
  1969. * [Sourced Leak] [Snowden: NSA employees routinely pass around intercepted nude photos | "These are seen as the fringe benefits of surveillance positions," Snowden says.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/snowden-nsa-employees-routinely-pass-around-intercepted-nude-photos/) ^(by kulkke)
  1970. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2az0bj)
  1971. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Parliament passes emergency Data Retention Bill | Emergency legislation enabling the police to continue to be able to access communications companies' records of phone and internet use has cleared Parliament and is set to become law.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28352673) ^(by kulkke)
  1972. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ayzpt)
  1973. * [Video] [Edward Snowden: rush to pass British surveillance law is extraordinary – video](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jul/13/edward-snowden-british-surveillance-law-video) ^(by kulkke)
  1974. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ayzfy)
  1975. * [Press Freedom] [News Corp and media union warn over crackdown on spy reporting | Publisher says it would fight any measure that restricted free speech amid furore over new security laws](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/news-corp-union-warn-crackdown-spy-reporting) ^(by kulkke)
  1976. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ayza9)
  1977. * [Snowden: Dropbox is hostile to privacy, unlike 'zero knowledge' Spideroak | Whistleblower urges consumers to adopt more secure file storage systems which are less susceptible to government surveillance](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-dropbox-privacy-spideroak) ^(by kulkke)
  1978. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ayz6b)
  1979. * [Video] [Edward Snowden: 'If I end up in chains in Guantánamo I can live with that' - video interview](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-video-interview) ^(by kulkke)
  1980. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ayz4l)
  1981. * [Technology/Crypto] [Edward Snowden urges professionals to encrypt client communications](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-professionals-encrypt-client-communications-nsa-spy) ^(by trai_dep)
  1982. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ayuhm)
  1983.  
  1984. **Wednesday 16 July 2014**
  1985.  
  1986. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden emails withheld due to US govt concerns about 'invasion of personal privacy'](http://www.zdnet.com/snowden-emails-withheld-due-to-us-govt-concerns-about-invasion-of-personal-privacy-7000031594/) ^(by kulkke)
  1987. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auz6z)
  1988. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Boycott planned for Obama Iftar dinner | A number of prominent Muslim American are vowing to boycott Monday’s Ramadan dinner at the White House — citing domestic spying on Muslims and the Israeli attack on Gaza.](http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2014/07/boycott-planned-for-obama-iftar-dinner-192080.html) ^(by kulkke)
  1989. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auyx8)
  1990. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [NSA 'back doors' in US software standards](http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/60150065/nsa-back-doors-in-us-software-standards) ^(by kulkke)
  1991. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auyoi)
  1992. * [Sourced Leak] [GCHQ’s “Chinese menu” of tools spreads disinformation across Internet | “Effects capabilities” allow analysts to twist truth subtly or spam relentlessly.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/ghcqs-chinese-menu-of-tools-spread-disinformation-across-internet/) ^(by kulkke)
  1993. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auyky)
  1994. * [Interview/Self Post] [Why All the Snowden Docs Should Be Public: An Interview with Cryptome](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/cryptome-is-pushing-for-all-of-the-snowden-docs-to-be-made-public) ^(by kulkke)
  1995. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auyfc)
  1996. * [U.N.'s Pillay suggests Snowden should not face trial](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-usa-security-un-idUSKBN0FL1PB20140716) ^(by kulkke)
  1997. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auydz)
  1998. * [Academics: UK 'Drip' data law changes are 'serious expansion of surveillance' | Fifteen technology law experts have warned that the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers bill is being unnecessarily rushed through Parliament - and may continue to conflict with EU law](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/15/academics-uk-data-law-surveillance-bill-rushed-parliament) ^(by kulkke)
  1999. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auy82)
  2000. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Why ‘neither confirm nor deny’ has become untenable for British spies | The Edward Snowden revelations have made the continued use of this prophylactic for spying activities a farce](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/15/neither-confirm-nor-deny-british-spies-edward-snowden-revelations) ^(by kulkke)
  2001. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auy5m)
  2002. * [Press Freedom] [Journalists will face jail over spy leaks under new security laws | George Brandis's new spying laws will include measure to criminalise media reporting of Snowden-style leaks](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/16/journalists-face-jail-leaks-security-laws) ^(by kulkke)
  2003. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auy0y)
  2004. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Fact-checking Representative Pittenger on NSA Reform](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/fact-checking-representative-pittenger-nsa-reform) ^(by kulkke)
  2005. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auxx8)
  2006. * [Technology/Crypto] [Google “Project Zero” hopes to find zero-day vulnerabilities before the NSA](http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/07/google-project-zero-hopes-to-find-zero-day-vulnerabilities-before-the-nsa/) ^(by kulkke)
  2007. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auxuj)
  2008. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Oversight board says NSA data mining puts citizens’ privacy at risk but sees no abuse](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/oversight-board-says-nsa-data-mining-puts-citizens-privacy-at-risk-but-sees-no-abuse/2014/07/14/04e232e0-06e7-11e4-bbf1-cc51275e7f8f_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2009. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auxs5)
  2010. * [Interview/Self Post] [NSA Surveillance: Q&A with reporter Barton Gellman](http://live.washingtonpost.com/nsa-surveillance-bart-gellman.html#Current-NSA-lea) ^(by kulkke)
  2011. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auxrg)
  2012. * [America’s ‘freedom’ reputation is on the decline a year after NSA revelations](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/14/americas-freedom-reputation-is-on-the-decline-a-year-after-nsa-revelations/) ^(by kulkke)
  2013. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2auxm3)
  2014.  
  2015. **Tuesday 15 July 2014**
  2016.  
  2017. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US government says online storage isn't protected by the Fourth Amendment](http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/14/fourth-amendment-online-data/) ^(by kulkke)
  2018. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar9wu)
  2019. * [High-Level NSA Official: the NSA Has Become “J. Edgar Hoover On Super Steroids”](http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/07/proof-nsa-spying-american-politicians.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2020. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar7zy)
  2021. * [It's not an 'Australian Snowden' that we should fear | Edward Snowden exposed the unlawful intelligence activities of the US and Australia, but George Brandis wants to make sure it's only whistleblowers like him that face punishment, writes Greg Barns.](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-15/barns-its-not-an-australian-snowden-that-we-should-fear/5595948) ^(by kulkke)
  2022. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar7xm)
  2023. * [Canada's spy watchdog calls for safeguards on Five Eyes info sharing](http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-s-spy-watchdog-calls-for-safeguards-on-five-eyes-info-sharing-1.1913576) ^(by kulkke)
  2024. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar7ue)
  2025. * [Oversight board says NSA data mining puts citizens’ privacy at risk but sees no abuse](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/oversight-board-says-nsa-data-mining-puts-citizens-privacy-at-risk-but-sees-no-abuse/2014/07/14/04e232e0-06e7-11e4-bbf1-cc51275e7f8f_story.html?tid=hpModule_308f7142-9199-11e2-bdea-e32ad90da239) ^(by kulkke)
  2026. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar68x)
  2027. * [NSA Implementing Fix To Prevent Snowden-Like Security Breach : NPR](http://www.npr.org/2014/07/11/330631748/nsa-implementing-fix-to-prevent-snowden-like-security-breach) ^(by kulkke)
  2028. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar5wr)
  2029. * [Global Opposition to U.S. Surveillance and Drones, but Limited Harm to America’s Image](http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/07/14/global-opposition-to-u-s-surveillance-and-drones-but-limited-harm-to-americas-image/) ^(by kulkke)
  2030. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar5rl)
  2031. * [Wyden Probing Economic Harm Caused by NSA Surveillance](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-14/wyden-probing-economic-harm-caused-by-nsa-surveillance.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2032. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar5qq)
  2033. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [May rejects claims surveillance bill contains 'unprecedented powers' | Home secretary insists necessity for foreign firms to comply with UK warrants has always been assumed 'in government circles'](http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/14/theresa-may-denies-emergency-surveillance-bill-unprecedented-powers) ^(by kulkke)
  2034. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar5do)
  2035. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Guardian view on the emergency data law | If the government doesn't explain why the new bill is needed it will make trouble for itself](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/14/surveillance-bill-snowden-emergency) ^(by kulkke)
  2036. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar5ch)
  2037. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Australian intelligence agencies to be given new powers | Government wants to create a new offence for when intelligence officers take material without authorisation](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/australian-intelligence-agencies-to-be-given-new-powers) ^(by kulkke)
  2038. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar5av)
  2039. * [Technology/Crypto] [Germany 'may revert to typewriters' to counter hi-tech espionage | Politicians claim communciations technology is mistrusted in wake of US spying allegations and NSA surveillance revelations](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/15/germany-typewriters-espionage-nsa-spying-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  2040. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ar4u4)
  2041.  
  2042. **Monday 14 July 2014**
  2043.  
  2044. * [Sourced Leak] [GCHQ has tools to manipulate online information, leaked documents show; Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal programs to track targets, spread information and manipulate online debates](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/14/gchq-tools-manipulate-online-information-leak) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2045. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ap9hx)
  2046. * [Sourced Leak] [Greenwald: Hacking Online Polls and Other Ways British Spies Seek to Control the Internet.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/14/manipulating-online-polls-ways-british-spies-seek-control-internet/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2047. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2aotsf)
  2048. * [GCHQ data collection safeguards inadequate, tribunal told | Human rights groups bring groundbreaking case against government at investigatory powers tribunal](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/14/gchq-data-collection-safeguards-inadequate-tribunal) ^(by kulkke)
  2049. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anybc)
  2050. * [Spiegel: Intel agency suspected in alleged phone hacks of MPs | Two German parliamentarians suspect that their phones were tapped by an intelligence agency, according to Der Spiegel. The allegations come amid a diplomatic row between Berlin and Washington over US espionage.](http://www.dw.de/spiegel-intel-agency-suspected-in-alleged-phone-hacks-of-mps/a-17783387) ^(by kulkke)
  2051. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anxgk)
  2052. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [GCHQ surveillance hearing to begin | Investigatory powers tribunal will examine concerns that human rights groups may have been monitored via Tempora programme](http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/14/court-gchq-surveillance-tempora-ipt-nsa-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  2053. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ank1v)
  2054. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Forcing through the surveillance laws is a further erosion of political trust | The secret deal to make law a bill that is in breach of our human rights takes parliament a step further away from the people](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/10/forcing-through-surveillance-laws-erosion-political-trust) ^(by kulkke)
  2055. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ank05)
  2056. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Surveillance of American Muslims Underscores Lack of Safeguards | Amnesty International](http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/press-releases/surveillance-of-american-muslims-underscores-lack-of-safeguards-0) ^(by kulkke)
  2057. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anjxe)
  2058. * [Releasing a Public Domain Image of the NSA's Utah Data Center - EFF](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/releasing-public-domain-image-nsas-utah-data-center) ^(by kulkke)
  2059. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anj60)
  2060. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [NSA Spying: Now It's Personal](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/NSA-spying-now-its-personal) ^(by kulkke)
  2061. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anj3y)
  2062. * [How 160,000 intercepted communications led to our latest NSA story](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/your-questions-answered-about-the-posts-recent-investigation-of-nsa-surveillance/2014/07/11/43d743e6-0908-11e4-8a6a-19355c7e870a_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2063. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2aniz0)
  2064. * [Civil Rights Organizations Demand Answers From White House on Surveillance of Muslim Leaders](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/09/civil-rights-organizations-demand-answers-white-house-surveillance-muslim-leaders/) ^(by kulkke)
  2065. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anipb)
  2066. * [Unprecedented new powers in surveillance bill, campaigners warn | Prime minister insists fast-track legislation will do no more than confirm existing powers, but privacy groups say otherwise](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/13/surveillance-bill-new-powers) ^(by kulkke)
  2067. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2anhto)
  2068.  
  2069. **Sunday 13 July 2014**
  2070.  
  2071. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Senate is giving more power to the NSA, in secret. Everyone should fight it | Politicians are still trying to hand over your data behind closed doors, under the guise of 'cybersecurity' reform. Have we learned nothing?](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/12/senate-nsa-secret-cybersecurity-information-sharing-act) ^(by kulkke)
  2072. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2amapb)
  2073. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden condemns Britain's emergency surveillance bill](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/13/edward-snowden-condemns-britain-emergency-surveillance-bill-nsa) ^(by trai_dep)
  2074. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2alofm)
  2075.  
  2076. **Saturday 12 July 2014**
  2077.  
  2078. * [Press Freedom] [For the Record: Yes, the Government Really Did Trash-Talk Our FISA Story. Any claim that Justice Department responded to, participated in, or cooperated with The Intercept's reporting of their spying-on-prominent-Muslim-Americans is a lie.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/12/yes-government-really-try-undermine-fisa-story-response-washington-post/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2079. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ajv7t)
  2080. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The Fifth Surveillance: Corporate Spying On Non-Profits. "Spooky Business" report shines light on gov't/corporate revolving door for surveillance operatives targeting NGOs, public interest, consumer safety, anti-war, etc., groups.](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140711/08223227850/fifth-surveillance-corporate-spying-non-profits.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  2081. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2aiwww)
  2082.  
  2083. **Friday 11 July 2014**
  2084.  
  2085. * [NSA surveillance data: UK access to information faces legal challenge | Case brought by alliance of privacy groups to be heard by IPT, the security services oversight body that normally deliberates in private](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/nsa-surveillance-data-uk-access-legal-challenge) ^(by kulkke)
  2086. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2agn2j)
  2087. * [Civil Rights Groups Ask Administration to Explain NSA Surveillance of American Muslims](https://www.aclu.org/national-security/civil-rights-groups-ask-administration-explain-nsa-surveillance-american-muslims) ^(by kulkke)
  2088. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2aftj2)
  2089. * [I Am a Muslim-American Leader, and the NSA Spied on Me](http://time.com/2970573/muslim-american-nsa-spies/) ^(by kulkke)
  2090. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afsve)
  2091. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Rep. Ellison Statement on Allegations of NSA Spying on Muslim-Americans](http://ellison.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-ellison-statement-on-allegations-of-nsa-spying-on-muslim-americans) ^(by kulkke)
  2092. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afsne)
  2093. * [Video] [Bahamians React to NSA Surveillance](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/09/video-bahamians-react-nsa-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  2094. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afsla)
  2095. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [First Amendment’s racial tumult: Why Greenwald’s latest revelation matters | We're now wiretapping minority groups -- just as we once did with African-Americans. Here's what we've become](http://www.salon.com/2014/07/10/first_amendments_racial_tumult_why_greenwalds_latest_revelation_matters/) ^(by kulkke)
  2096. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afsjz)
  2097. * [If your name is Ahmed or Fatima, you live in fear of NSA surveillance | Muslim and Arab Americans have been targets of intrusive monitoring programs even when they 'have nothing to hide'](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/19/nsa-surveillance-muslim-arab-americans) ^(by kulkke)
  2098. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afsgd)
  2099. * [Why Greenwald’s Latest Piece Is Good Journalism That Raises Serious Questions](http://thedailybanter.com/2014/07/why-greenwalds-latest-piece-is-good-journalism-that-raises-serious-questions/#.U77USSSFfXg.twitter) ^(by kulkke)
  2100. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afs2x)
  2101. * [Spied on for Being Muslim? NSA Targets Named in Snowden Leaks Respond to U.S. Gov’t Surveillance](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/10/spied_on_for_being_muslim_nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  2102. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afs1x)
  2103. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA chief knew of Snowden file destruction by Guardian in UK | Revelation contrasts markedly with White House efforts to distance itself from UK government pressure to destroy disks](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/nsa-chief-knew-snowden-file-destruction-guardian-uk) ^(by kulkke)
  2104. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afruh)
  2105. * [Sourced Leak] [The emails that show conversations between senior NSA and U.S. intelligence officials about the destruction of hard drives at the Guardian newspaper in Britain. The drives contained files leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.](https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1214273-nsa-emails-about-guardian-hard-drive-destruction.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2106. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afrsb)
  2107. * [NSA says Snowden e-mails exempt from public disclosure](http://thedesk.matthewkeys.net/2014/07/nsa-says-snowden-emails-exempt-from-public-disclosure/) ^(by kulkke)
  2108. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afrjb)
  2109. * [Sourced Leak] [Newly Obtained Emails Contradict Administration Claims on Guardian Laptop Destruction - The Intercept](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/07/11/newly-obtained-emails-contradict-administration-claims-guardian-laptop-destruction/) ^(by kulkke)
  2110. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afrci)
  2111. * [Muslim Rep. Ellison hits feds over ‘profiling’](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/211738-muslim-congressman-hits-feds-over-profiling) ^(by kulkke)
  2112. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afp7m)
  2113. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control | At least 80% of all audio calls, not just metadata, are recorded and stored in the US, says whistleblower William Binney – that's a 'totalitarian mentality'](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/11/the-ultimate-goal-of-the-nsa-is-total-population-control) ^(by kulkke)
  2114. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afp5k)
  2115. * [‘Snowden’s life is still in danger,’ Russia says](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russian-official-says-extension-of-snowdens-asylum-likely-soon/2014/07/11/1d2d15ac-08dd-11e4-a0dd-f2b22a257353_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2116. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2afp4c)
  2117.  
  2118. **Thursday 10 July 2014**
  2119.  
  2120. * [Ministers push for new legislation to track phone usage | Lib Dems and Labour warn they will not allow any new law to become backdoor route to reinstate wider 'snooper's charter'](http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/jul/06/track-phone-usage-law-snoopers-charter) ^(by kulkke)
  2121. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2adpde)
  2122. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Guardian view on David Cameron's scramble for emergency data laws | A parliament that is too relaxed about officialdom listening in must not, once again, tune out of a conversation that needs to be had after Snowden](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/10/guardian-view-emergency-laws-communications-data) ^(by kulkke)
  2123. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2adiq1)
  2124. * [Most Americans Think NSA Surveillance Goes Too Far](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/10/nsa-poll_n_5572153.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2125. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2adiag)
  2126. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Kevin Zeese: Snowden Should Refuse to Play “Alice in Wonderland”](https://couragefound.org/2014/07/kevin-zeese-snowden-should-refuse-to-play-alice-in-wonderland/) ^(by kulkke)
  2127. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2adi78)
  2128. * [How journalists should work with whistleblowers](https://couragefound.org/2014/07/how-journalists-should-work-with-whistleblowers-2/) ^(by kulkke)
  2129. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2adi5i)
  2130. * [WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Responds to Hillary Clinton: Fair U.S. Trial for Snowden "Not Possible"](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/9/wikileaks_julian_assange_responds_to_hillary) ^(by kulkke)
  2131. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2adhr3)
  2132. * [Julian Assange on Aiding Snowden, Tiff w/ The Intercept & Whether He’ll Ever Leave Embassy Refuge](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/9/julian_assange_on_aiding_snowden_tiff) ^(by kulkke)
  2133. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ac1z3)
  2134. * [Jill Abramson Talks Obama Secrecy and Her New York Times Firing | Two months after her abrupt exit from the Gray Lady, the former executive editor delivered a speech about how different Obama is from Bush—and why she was dismissed from her post.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/09/jill-abramson-talks-obama-secrecy-and-her-new-york-times-firing.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2135. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ac1uy)
  2136. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [White House: racial slurs in NSA intelligence material 'unacceptable' | FBI and NSA to review policy after leaked documents suggest training materials referred to targets using offensive language](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/09/white-house-nsa-racial-slurs-training-material) ^(by kulkke)
  2137. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ac1rb)
  2138. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Don't be shocked that the US spied on American Muslims. Get angry that it justifies spying on whomever it wants | There are two sets of laws here: one designed for dissidents, political activists and Muslims – and another for everybody else](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/09/us-spied-american-muslims-email) ^(by kulkke)
  2139. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ac1p8)
  2140. * [Germany asks top US intelligence official to leave country over spy row | Move comes in response to two reported cases of suspected US spying in Germany](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/10/germany-asks-top-us-intelligence-official-spy-row) ^(by kulkke)
  2141. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ac1n9)
  2142. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Take it from a civil liberties watchdog: not everything is bulk surveillance | President Obama appointed my oversight board to examine the classified details of a key intelligence program. You should believe what happened next](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/10/nsa-privacy-civil-liberties-oversight-board) ^(by kulkke)
  2143. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2ac1l8)
  2144.  
  2145. **Wednesday 09 July 2014**
  2146.  
  2147. * [Sourced Leak] [There is a second Snowden - says Greenwald](http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/07/08/370417/greenwald-there-is-a-second-nsa-leaker/) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2148. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a993r)
  2149. * [Other] [We are Glenn Greenwald & Murtaza Hussain, who just revealed the Muslim-American leaders spied on by the NSA & FBI. Ask Us Anything. (xpost /r/IAMA)](https://pay.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2a8hn2/we_are_glenn_greenwald_murtaza_hussain_who_just/) ^(by kulkke)
  2150. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a8oec)
  2151. * [Edward Snowden applies to extend stay in Russia, lawyer says | Anatoly Kucherena reveals former NSA whistleblower's one-year permit to stay in country will expire at the end of July](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-applies-extend-russia-stay-permit) ^(by kulkke)
  2152. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a8hu5)
  2153. * [Sourced Leak] [Latest Snowden Leaks: FBI Targeted Muslim-American Lawyers](http://www.wired.com/2014/07/snowden-leaks/) ^(by kulkke)
  2154. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a8g8e)
  2155. * [NSA Spying Hurts Cybersecurity for All of Us Say Privacy Advocates](http://time.com/2966463/nsa-spying-surveillance-cybersecurity-privacy-advocates-schneier/) ^(by kulkke)
  2156. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a8fyj)
  2157. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Senate committee adopts cybersecurity bill opposed by NSA critics | Intelligence committee approves major bill that civil libertarians say would give NSA even wider access to Americans' data](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/08/senate-cybersecurity-bill-opposed-by-nsa-critics) ^(by kulkke)
  2158. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a8ful)
  2159. * [Sourced Leak] [Meet the Muslim-American Leaders the FBI and NSA Have Been Spying On](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/07/09/under-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  2160. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a8fcm)
  2161.  
  2162. **Tuesday 08 July 2014**
  2163.  
  2164. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Germany Dumps 70-Year No-Spying Pact](http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/07/07/cia-played-role-in-german-spy-debacle.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2165. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a6xyv)
  2166. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [On NSA, Hillary Clinton Is Either a Fool or a Liar | Clinton is using Edward Snowden as a punching bag to shore up her hawkish bonafides.](http://www.thenation.com/article/180564/nsa-hillary-clinton-either-fool-or-liar#) ^(by kulkke)
  2167. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a6qb6)
  2168. * [Burned By Snowden, Former NSA Official Now Helps Finance Industry Avoid 'Insider Threats'](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/chris-inglis-securonix_n_5565317.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2169. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a6pjz)
  2170. * [Snowden Undermines Presidential Panel’s Defense of NSA Spying | Dueling narratives are clouding a debate over a controversial foreign-intelligence program as the Senate readies reform efforts.](http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/snowden-undermines-presidential-panel-s-defense-of-nsa-spying-20140708) ^(by kulkke)
  2171. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a6p8o)
  2172. * [Why did Greenwald agree to government plea to hold major NSA story but the Post didn’t?](http://pando.com/2014/07/06/why-did-greenwald-agree-to-government-plea-to-hold-major-nsa-story-but-the-post-didnt/) ^(by kulkke)
  2173. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a5qqb)
  2174. * [Interview/Self Post] [SPIEGEL Interview with Hillary Clinton: 'Surveillance on Merkel's Phone Was Absolutely Wrong'](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/hillary-clinton-interview-on-german-us-ties-and-presidential-plans-a-979812.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2175. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a5qle)
  2176. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Eugene Robinson: NSA’s misguided snooping on innocent people](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eugene-robinson-nsas-misguided-snooping-on-innocent-people/2014/07/07/3f6cb7b8-05f8-11e4-8a6a-19355c7e870a_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2177. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a5qed)
  2178. * [A Quick Read of the Post’s Latest NSA Story](http://www.lawfareblog.com/2014/07/a-quick-read-of-the-posts-latest-nsa-story/) ^(by kulkke)
  2179. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a5q4e)
  2180. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Angela Merkel says allegations of US spying on Germany are 'serious' | The German chancellor says if the allegations prove true it would breach expected levels of cooperation between partners](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/07/angela-merkel-allegations-us-spying-germany-serious) ^(by kulkke)
  2181. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a5q1t)
  2182. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Germany to escalate counter-espionage efforts in wake of US spying allegations | Bild newspaper says interior ministry emphasising the need for effective counter-intelligence in wake of arrest of BND staffer](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/07/germany-counter-espionage-escalate-bnd-arrest-maziere-policy) ^(by kulkke)
  2183. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a5pzx)
  2184.  
  2185. **Monday 07 July 2014**
  2186.  
  2187. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Overwhelming Collateral Damage Caused by the National Security State’s Massive Dragnet](http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2014/07/07/the-overwhelming-collateral-damage-caused-by-the-national-security-states-massive-dragnet/) ^(by kulkke)
  2188. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3ocw)
  2189. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Senators Clueless About NSA Bombshell | These are the men and women who are supposed to keep watch over the nation’s spies. And they have no idea about the latest revelations of inappropriate NSA snooping.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/07/senators-clueless-about-nsa-bombshell.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2190. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3ncy)
  2191. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Latest Snowden Leak Is Devastating to NSA Defenders | The agency collected and stored intimate chats, photos, and emails belonging to innocent Americans—and secured them so poorly that reporters can now browse them at will.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/a-devastating-leak-for-edward-snowdens-critics/373991/) ^(by kulkke)
  2192. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3n5a)
  2193. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The NSA, the silent chancellor, and the double agent: how German ignorance left us vulnerable to the US spy game | To credibly demand change from the Americans, Merkel's government must come clean about its own mass surveillance](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/07/nsa-chancellor-double-agent-german-us-relations) ^(by kulkke)
  2194. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3ml2)
  2195. * [Spy Scandal Tails Merkel All the Way To Beijing](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/world/europe/a-spying-scandal-travels-with-merkel-to-china.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2196. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3m46)
  2197. * [Latest Survey Shows People Across The Political Spectrum Are Skeptical Of Government Surveillance](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140629/06561127719/latest-survey-shows-people-across-political-spectrum-are-skeptical-government-surveillance.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  2198. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3m0g)
  2199. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Obama signs intelligence bill into law](http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/obama-signs-intelligence-bill-into-law/2014/07/07/9ba27baa-060a-11e4-a7ef-9ed5d8510e81_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2200. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3lzb)
  2201. * [What legal protections apply to e-mail stored outside the U.S.?](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/07/07/what-legal-protections-apply-to-e-mail-stored-outside-the-u-s/) ^(by kulkke)
  2202. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3lxo)
  2203. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The Peace Prize for Snowden | Awarding Snowden the Nobel Peace Prize would be an extremely bold and very controversial, but in our opinion also a correct choice.](https://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/The-Peace-Prize-for-Snowden-7620730.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2204. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a3lcx)
  2205. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Angry Birds, Squeaky Dolphin, NoseySmurf: The NSA programs you never knew about](http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/22640/angry-birds-squeaky-dolphin-noseysmurf-the-nsa-programs-you-never-knew-about) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2206. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2a2byh)
  2207.  
  2208. **Sunday 06 July 2014**
  2209.  
  2210. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The NSA Said Edward Snowden Had No Access to Surveillance Intercepts. They Lied.](http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/07/nsa-said-edward-snowden-had-no-access-surveillance-intercepts-they-lied) ^(by kulkke)
  2211. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29z9cd)
  2212. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Germany demands answers from US after arrest of suspected double agent | Case risks further straining ties with Washington in wake of last year's revelations of NSA's monitoring of Angela Merkel's phone](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/06/germany-us-suspected-double-agent) ^(by kulkke)
  2213. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29z97a)
  2214.  
  2215. **Saturday 05 July 2014**
  2216.  
  2217. * [Technology/Crypto] [How the NSA Targets Tor Users](http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-the-nsa-targets-tor-users) ^(by kulkke)
  2218. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xsrb)
  2219. * [Interview/Self Post] [Orwell’s Dystopian Future Is Almost Here: A Conversation With Glenn Greenwald](http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/orwells_dystopian_future_is_almost_here_a_conversation_20140703) ^(by kulkke)
  2220. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xskx)
  2221. * [Germany NSA's main target, claims ex-staffer | Germany became the NSA's "number one" spying zone after the 2001 attacks by al Qaeda on New York, says a former NSA staffer. Thomas Drake told the news magazine Spiegel that the US saw it could no longer rely on Germany.](http://www.dw.de/germany-nsas-main-target-claims-ex-staffer/a-17744974) ^(by kulkke)
  2222. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xshi)
  2223. * [New N.S.A. Chief Calls Damage From Snowden Leaks Manageable](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/us/sky-isnt-falling-after-snowden-nsa-chief-says.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2224. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xsde)
  2225. * [Sourced Leak] [List of foreign governments and organizations authorized for surveillance](http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/list-of-foreign-governments-and-organizations-authorized-for-surveillance/1133/) ^(by kulkke)
  2226. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xs8w)
  2227. * [Sourced Leak] [Small Town Feds] [FBI, CIA Use Backdoor Searches To Warrentlessly Spy On Americans' Communications](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140630/12101627734/fbi-cia-also-make-use-backdoor-searches-nsa-data-to-access-us-communications-without-warrant.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  2228. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xs5r)
  2229. * [Snowden Asylum in Germany? Support Grows for NSA Whistleblower After Merkel Cancels Verizon Contract](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/6/30/snowden_asylum_in_germany_support_grows) ^(by kulkke)
  2230. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xs23)
  2231. * [WikiLeaks Editor Sarah Harrison on Helping Edward Snowden, Being Forced to Live in Exile](http://www.democracynow.org/2014/7/1/exclusive_wikileaks_editor_sarah_harrison_on) ^(by kulkke)
  2232. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xrzg)
  2233. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA whistleblowers' testimony electrifies Bundestag committee | Berlin Letter: Spy scandals have returned a Cold War atmosphere to the German capital](http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/nsa-whistleblowers-testimony-electrifies-bundestag-committee-1.1855972) ^(by kulkke)
  2234. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xrwh)
  2235. * [ACLU Chief: Greenwald Will Reveal Spying on U.S. Muslims | The civil-liberties advocate Anthony Romero said new information about NSA surveillance will be exposed in a forthcoming article.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/anthony-romero-of-the-aclu-glenn-greenwald-will-reveal-spying-on-us-muslims/373862/) ^(by kulkke)
  2236. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xruv)
  2237. * [NSA Appears To Be Chaining Calls Using Phone Numbers One Hop Out As New Originating Selectors](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140629/16130227727/nsa-appears-to-be-chaining-calls-using-phone-numbers-one-hop-out-as-new-originating-selectors.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  2238. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xrsr)
  2239. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Cross-party outrage at German NSA double agent allegations | Even Germany's more conservative politicians have demanded an explanation "without any gaps" following the arrest of a German intelligence agent, who reportedly sold information on parliament's NSA inquiry, to the NSA.](http://www.dw.de/cross-party-outrage-at-german-nsa-double-agent-allegations/a-17760278) ^(by kulkke)
  2240. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xr8q)
  2241. * [Crunch time for NSA reform](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/211309-crunch-time-for-nsa-reform) ^(by kulkke)
  2242. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xr6l)
  2243. * [They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, and It Is Dark](http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/they-have-seen-the-future-of-the-internet-and-it-is-dark/) ^(by kulkke)
  2244. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xr5g)
  2245. * [Sourced Leak] [In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are | Files provided by Snowden show the extent ordinary Web users are caught in the net](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-nsa-intercepted-data-those-not-targeted-far-outnumber-the-foreigners-who-are/2014/07/05/8139adf8-045a-11e4-8572-4b1b969b6322_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2246. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29xr01)
  2247.  
  2248. **Friday 04 July 2014**
  2249.  
  2250. * [Interview/Self Post] [NSA Experts: 'National Security Has Become a State Religion' | In a SPIEGEL interview, Edward Snowden's lawyer, Jesselyn Radack, and former NSA contractor Thomas Drake discuss the reasons behind the American spying agency's obssession with collecting data.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-nsa-experts-on-us-spying-in-germany-a-979215.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2251. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29uxuv)
  2252. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA Not Spying On Canadians, But The 'Five Eyes' Are](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/07/04/nsa-spying-canada_n_5558336.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2253. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29uwzh)
  2254. * [Sourced Leak] [Court gave NSA broad leeway in surveillance, documents show](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/court-gave-nsa-broad-leeway-in-surveillance-documents-show/2014/06/30/32b872ec-fae4-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2255. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29uwvs)
  2256. * [Germany summons US ambassador over spy allegations](http://thehill.com/policy/international/211370-germany-summons-us-ambassador-over-spy-allegations) ^(by kulkke)
  2257. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29uwem)
  2258. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden should have right to legal defence in US, says Hillary Clinton | Former secretary of state tells Guardian that NSA whistleblower should return to US if he is serious in engaging in debate](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/04/edward-snowden-legal-defence-hillary-clinton-interview) ^(by kulkke)
  2259. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29uwcu)
  2260. * [Video] [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Hillary Clinton on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden - the full interview | Hillary Clinton, the former US secretary of state, joins Phoebe Greenwood to discuss Edward Snowden, drone strikes in Pakistan, whether the US contributed to the current threat from Isis and her inability to tell a joke](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/04/hillary-clinton-on-nsa-whistleblower-edward-snowden-the-full-interview) ^(by kulkke)
  2261. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29uwbi)
  2262. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Government Privacy Panel: One Step Behind Congress, the Courts, and the American People](https://www.aclu.org/blog/national-security/pclob-one-step-behind-congress-courts-and-american-people) ^(by kulkke)
  2263. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29u34z)
  2264. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [German intelligence employee arrested on suspicion of spying for US on Bundestag NSA committee](http://www.dw.de/german-intelligence-employee-arrested-on-suspicion-of-spying-for-us-on-bundestag-nsa-committee/a-17758337) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2265. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29tzg4)
  2266. * [Edward Snowden to speak at HOPE X later this month](http://www.2600.com/?q=content/edward-snowden-speak-hope-x) ^(by kulkke)
  2267. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29thpy)
  2268. * [Sourced Leak] [German Student Under N.S.A. Scrutiny, Reports Say](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/04/world/europe/german-student-under-nsa-scrutiny-reports-say.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2269. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29thfl)
  2270. * [Loopholes for Circumventing the Constitution: Warrantless Bulk Surveillance on Americans by Collecting Network Traffic Abroad](http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2460462) ^(by kulkke)
  2271. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29th8g)
  2272. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Stasi vs NSA - How much space would the filing cabinets use up?](https://apps.opendatacity.de/stasi-vs-nsa/english.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  2273. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29t941)
  2274.  
  2275. **Thursday 03 July 2014**
  2276.  
  2277. * [EFF Sues NSA, Director of National Intelligence for Zero Day Disclosure Process | Government Needs to Reveal Decision-Making Process for Publicizing Vulnerabilities](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-sues-nsa-director-national-intelligence-zero-day-disclosure-process) ^(by kulkke)
  2278. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sj3n)
  2279. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [ODNI’s Transparency Report: What It Tells Us, and What it Doesn’t](http://classifiedsection.openthegovernment.org/2014/06/30/odnis-transparency-report-what-it-tells-us-and-what-it-doesnt/) ^(by kulkke)
  2280. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sivw)
  2281. * [UN Human Rights Council Reaffirms Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Online](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/un-human-rights-council-reaffirms-promotion-and-protection-human-rights-online) ^(by kulkke)
  2282. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sipi)
  2283. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Dear NSA, Privacy is a Fundamental Right, Not Reasonable Suspicion](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/07/dear-nsa-privacy-fundamental-right-not-reasonable-suspicion) ^(by kulkke)
  2284. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sinv)
  2285. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Australian MPs to attend surveillance conference in London | Abbott government keen to participate in 'exchange of ideas' when countries try to balance national security and privacy](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/03/australian-mps-surveillance-conference-london) ^(by kulkke)
  2286. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sihd)
  2287. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Is this the start of the end of the age of warrantless government spying? | The US supreme court's new decision on cellphone searches could be a really big deal for the future of your privacy](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/28/leg-government-spying-supreme-court-decision-cellphones) ^(by kulkke)
  2288. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sifs)
  2289. * [New NSA chief says 'sky not falling down' after Snowden revelations | Michael Rogers says some terrorists have made changes to the way they communicate but talks down damage from revelations](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/30/nsa-chief-michael-rogers-snowden-intelligence-leaks) ^(by kulkke)
  2290. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sidt)
  2291. * [NSA searched data troves for 198 'identifiers' of Americans' information | Office of Director of National Intelligence releases figures for 2013 but insists 'the NSA does not track the number of content queries made'](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/30/nsa-data-troves-identifiers-information) ^(by kulkke)
  2292. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sick)
  2293. * [Some NSA data collection is 'legal and effective', says independent board | Operations under the so-called '702 program' played a 'key role in disrupting terror plots', according to draft report](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/02/nsa-data-collection-legal-independent-board) ^(by kulkke)
  2294. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sic0)
  2295. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The surveillance state can't even keep track of how many people it's spying on anymore. Time to close the loopholes | A government authorized to search innocent people. Multiple agencies seeking a backdoor into your data. It's all coming to a head – and internal reports aren't going to cut it](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/02/surveillance-state-spying-nsa-702-fisa-amendments-act) ^(by kulkke)
  2296. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sia2)
  2297. * [NSA reformers dismayed after privacy board vindicates surveillance dragnet | Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board endorses agency's so-called '702' powers, plus backdoor searches of Americans' information](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/02/nsa-surveillance-government-privacy-board-report) ^(by kulkke)
  2298. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29si8v)
  2299. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [It’s Time to Shut the NSA’s Backdoor Used to Spy on Americans | Just because the initial collection of intelligence is legal doesn’t mean it should be if it catches American citizens’ communications. A bill in Congress would fix that.](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/03/it-s-time-to-shut-the-nsa-s-backdoor-used-to-spy-on-americans.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2300. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sh9n)
  2301. * [NSA 'totalitarian,' ex-staffer tells German parliament | A former NSA technical chief has told Germany's parliament that the US agency has become a "totalitarian" mass collector of data. German public broadcasters say the NSA targets individuals who use encryption services.](http://www.dw.de/nsa-totalitarian-ex-staffer-tells-german-parliament/a-17757008) ^(by kulkke)
  2302. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sh3s)
  2303. * [Technology/Crypto] [The Ultra-Simple App That Lets Anyone Encrypt Anything](http://www.wired.com/2014/07/minilock-simple-encryption/) ^(by kulkke)
  2304. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sges)
  2305. * [Video] [Xmission founder, Pete Ashdown: 'NSA is corrupt. If WE did that we'd be thrown in jail'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3jf3By3EuM) ^(by kulkke)
  2306. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29sg7q)
  2307. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA permanently targets the privacy-conscious: Merely searching the web for the privacy-enhancing software tools outlined in the XKeyscore rules causes the NSA to mark and track the IP address of the person doing the search.](http://daserste.ndr.de/panorama/aktuell/NSA-targets-the-privacy-conscious,nsa230.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  2308. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29r9px)
  2309. * [Technology/Crypto] [Schneier: NSA Permanently Targets, On Full-Take Basis, Privacy Conscious Visitors to Sites Covering TAILS, TOR, and Other Privacy Tools. Adds, “I think there’s a second [NSA] leaker out there.”](https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/07/nsa_targets_pri.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  2310. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29r9dc)
  2311. * [Sourced Leak] [Anyone who is determined to be using Tor is targeted for long-term surveillance and retention by NSA](http://boingboing.net/2014/07/03/if-you-read-boing-boing-the-n.html) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2312. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29r46q)
  2313.  
  2314. **Wednesday 02 July 2014**
  2315.  
  2316. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The NSA Revelations All in One Chart](https://projects.propublica.org/nsa-grid/) ^(by erktheerk)
  2317. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29p210)
  2318. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [UK data watchdog to probe Facebook manipulation study. Were users given the opportunity to give their informed consent to data use?](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/uk-data-watchdog-to-probe-facebook-manipulation-study/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2319. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29nvnc)
  2320. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Shocking! Obama’s privacy board OKs massive NSA surveillance. 191-page report is largely condemned by civil liberties advocates and scholars.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/shocking-obamas-privacy-board-oks-massive-nsa-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2321. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29nveb)
  2322. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [ISPs take GCHQ to court in UK over mass surveillance; Seven international web providers lodge formal complaint to court alleging breach of privacy and breaking into their networks.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/02/isp-gchq-mass-surveillance-privacy-court-claim) ^(by trai_dep)
  2323. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29nv9m)
  2324. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Facebook's Psychological Experiments Connected to Department of Defense Research on Civil Unrest](http://scgnews.com/facebooks-psychological-experiments-connected-to-department-of-defense-research-on-civil-unrest) ^(by trai_dep)
  2325. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29no3f)
  2326.  
  2327. **Tuesday 01 July 2014**
  2328.  
  2329. * [Technology/Crypto] [Why & How Media Freelancers Should Encrypt](http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/07/encryption-is-key-for-freelancers/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2330. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29ld4d)
  2331. * [Sourced Leak] [New Snowden docs: NSA spies on pretty much everyone abroad; the only countries absent from the list of targets are the other four members of the “Five Eyes”](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/new-snowden-docs-nsa-spies-on-pretty-much-everyone-abroad/) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2332. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29lcke)
  2333. * [Sourced Leak] [Snowden Applies to Extend Asylum in Russia, Report Says](http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/snowden-applies-to-extend-asylum-in-russia-report-says/502744.html) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2334. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29kvei)
  2335. * [Press Freedom] [ALL remaining Snowden docs will be released to avert 'unspecified US war' – ‪Cryptome‬](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/30/remaining_snowden_documents_will_be_release_to_avert_war_cryptome/) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2336. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29kpjl)
  2337. * [Press Freedom] [Greenwald delays biggest Snowden story yet after new U.S. government claims](http://www.dailydot.com/politics/greenwald-intercept-delayed/) ^(by hazysummersky)
  2338. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29k97e)
  2339.  
  2340. **Monday 30 June 2014**
  2341.  
  2342. * [Technology/Crypto] [Paypal freezes ProtonMail campaign funds, questions “whether ProtonMail is legal and if [they] have government approval to encrypt emails” when queried further.](https://protonmail.ch/blog/paypal-freezes-protonmail-campaign-funds/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2343. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29iz1a)
  2344. * [Interview/Self Post] [Tues 7/1/14 @ 9am (Eastern Standard Time). Glenn Greenwald’s Doing An /r/IAMA!](http://np.reddit.com/r/NSALeaks/comments/29ix7c/tues_7114_9am_eastern_standard_time_glenn/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2345. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29ix7c)
  2346. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Americans as vulnerable to NSA surveillance as foreigners, despite Fourth Amendment; By manipulating internet traffic to push American data outside of the country, the NSA can vacuum up vast amounts of US citizen data.](http://www.zdnet.com/americans-as-vulnerable-to-nsa-surveillance-as-foreigners-despite-fourth-amendment-7000031045/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2347. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29ir8a)
  2348. * [Sourced Leak] [FISA court gave NSA broad leeway in global surveillance. Top secret leak permit it to gather intelligence about entities (World Bank, the IMF, EU, IAEA & other NGOs) posing no military threat. Academics, journalists & human-rights researchers also vulnerable.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/court-gave-nsa-broad-leeway-in-surveillance-documents-show/2014/06/30/32b872ec-fae4-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html?hpid=z5) ^(by trai_dep)
  2349. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29icyn)
  2350. * [Small Town Feds] [Interactive Map: States’ Privacy in the US on Four Key Issues](https://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty/interactive-map-privacy-states-four-key-issues) ^(by trai_dep)
  2351. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29hrw1)
  2352.  
  2353. **Friday 27 June 2014**
  2354.  
  2355. * [Video] [Airship Over the NSA Data Center](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAdGdja1DdI) ^(by kulkke)
  2356. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29a9fi)
  2357. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Congressional Scorecard on Mass Surveillance: StandAgainstSpying.org Launches to Encourage NSA Reform | Diverse Coalition Reveals Lawmakers Who Aced, Failed and Were Missing in the Debate Over Mass Spying](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/congressional-scorecard-mass-surveillance-standagainstspyingorg-launches-encourage) ^(by kulkke)
  2358. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29a96x)
  2359. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA queried phone records of just 248 people despite massive data sweep | Transparency report reveals agency performed queries on 248 people in 2013, despite collecting data on millions of Americans](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/27/nsa-queries-phone-data-2013-report) ^(by kulkke)
  2360. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29a8w2)
  2361. * [Press Freedom] ['Illegal spying below': activists launch airship in protest at NSA surveillance | Pair from Electronic Frontier Foundation and Greenpeace drift massive dirigible over NSA data center in Bluffdale, Utah](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/27/surveillance-activists-launch-135ft-airship-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  2362. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/29a8qb)
  2363. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Press Freedom] [Why the Supreme Court Cell Phone Decision is a Win for Press Freedom](https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2014/06/why-supreme-court-cell-phone-decision-win-press-freedom) ^(by kulkke)
  2364. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298mh1)
  2365. * [Small Town Feds] [Massachusetts high court orders suspect to decrypt his computers | Suspect told cops: "Everything is encrypted and no one is going to get to it."](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/massachusetts-high-court-orders-suspect-to-decrypt-his-computers/) ^(by kulkke)
  2366. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298mdp)
  2367. * [Technology/Crypto] [New Eavesdropping Equipment Sucks All Data Off Your Phone](http://www.newsweek.com/your-phone-just-got-sucked-255790) ^(by kulkke)
  2368. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298mbk)
  2369. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Written testimony to German Parliament NSA inquiry, from Christopher Soghoian](http://files.cloudprivacy.net/bundestag-testimony-csoghoian-june-26-final.pdf) ^(by kulkke)
  2370. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298lw6)
  2371. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden speaks to the Council of Europe on improving the protection of whistleblowers](http://www.edwardsnowden.com/2014/06/25/edward-snowden-speaks-to-the-council-of-europe-on-improving-the-protection-of-whistleblowers/) ^(by kulkke)
  2372. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298lrv)
  2373. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Civil disobedience for an age of total surveillance: The case of Edward Snowden](http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2014-04-18-scheuerman-en.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2374. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298lo3)
  2375. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [NSA fallout prompted change in Singapore startup's cloud strategy](http://www.zdnet.com/sg/nsa-fallout-prompted-change-in-singapore-startups-cloud-strategy-7000031003/) ^(by kulkke)
  2376. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/298lbs)
  2377.  
  2378. **Thursday 26 June 2014**
  2379.  
  2380. * [Technology/Crypto] [Merkel reportedly gets NSA-proof phone with chip costing 2.5k euros](http://rt.com/news/168644-merkel-new-crypto-phone/) ^(by kulkke)
  2381. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296ysl)
  2382. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [The SCOTUS privacy ruling is accelerating lawmakers’ push for e-mail protections](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/26/the-scotus-privacy-ruling-is-already-being-invoked-to-protect-e-mail/) ^(by kulkke)
  2383. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296ypi)
  2384. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snarky Lawmaker Reminds Former NSA Chief That Selling State Secrets Is Illegal](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/keith-alexander-security-consultant/) ^(by kulkke)
  2385. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296xp3)
  2386. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [One Court, Indivisible, Votes Liberty and Justice For All](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/one-court-indivisible-vot_b_5532265.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2387. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296xer)
  2388. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Irked by N.S.A., Germany Cancels Deal With Verizon](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/27/business/angered-by-nsa-activities-germany-cancels-verizon-contract.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2389. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296x8q)
  2390. * [Press Freedom] [The Post’s NSA coverage honored with Loeb award](http://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2014/06/25/the-posts-nsa-coverage-honored-with-loeb-award/) ^(by kulkke)
  2391. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296x56)
  2392. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA-proof messaging app Wickr gains £17m in funding](http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-06/26/wickr-funding) ^(by kulkke)
  2393. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296wxf)
  2394. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Supreme Court cellphone ruling hints at broader curbs on surveillance](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/supreme-court-cellphone-ruling-hints-at-broader-curbs-on-surveillance/2014/06/25/2732b532-fc9b-11e3-8176-f2c941cf35f1_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2395. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296wsk)
  2396. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Why the Supreme Court May Finally Protect Your Privacy in the Cloud](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/why-the-supreme-court-may-finally-protect-your-privacy-in-the-cloud/) ^(by kulkke)
  2397. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296wqg)
  2398. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Britain's intelligence agencies are told to make privacy invasion assessment | Watchdog's 2013 report says agencies must set out specific invasion requested when asking for surveillance permission](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/26/privacy-invasion-surveillance-intelligences-services-commissioner) ^(by kulkke)
  2399. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296vld)
  2400. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NSA Whistleblowers to Testify Before German Parliamentary Committee in July](http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2014/06/26/nsa-whistleblowers-to-testify-before-german-parliamentary-committee-in-july) ^(by kulkke)
  2401. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/296vct)
  2402.  
  2403. **Wednesday 25 June 2014**
  2404.  
  2405. * [Small Town Feds] [ACLU Series - War Comes Home: The Excessive Militarization of American Policing](https://www.aclu.org/war-comes-home-excessive-militarization-american-policing) ^(by trai_dep)
  2406. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2941eb)
  2407. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US to extend privacy protection rights to EU citizens. EU and human rights & privacy groups welcome pledge, which follows pressure in wake of Snowden revelations.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/25/us-privacy-protection-rights-europe) ^(by trai_dep)
  2408. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/293ufj)
  2409. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The supreme court finally understands cellphones – and it's about damn time | John Roberts just set a progressive precedent for anyone who cares about digital privacy, almost by virtue of how little he gets technology. Don't count on NSA fallout – but count on sanity](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-cellphones-john-roberts-precedent-privacy) ^(by kulkke)
  2410. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2931me)
  2411. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Supreme court endorses cellphone privacy rights in sweeping ruling](http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/jun/25/supreme-court-police-cellphones-search) ^(by trai_dep)
  2412. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/292i7c)
  2413. * [Sourced Leak] [Denmark's ties with the NSA are deeper than previously thought; leaked NSA documents reveal Denmark is among the 33 countries collaborating with the NSA](http://cphpost.dk/news/denmarks-ties-with-the-nsa-are-deeper-than-previously-thought.9954.html) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2414. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/292f8m)
  2415. * [Video] [Another NSA Whistleblower Steps Forward | Diane Roark is a former congressional staffer who was assigned to the intelligence committee. Undaunted by FBI raids on her home and others who also served on that committee, she now comes forward to reveal NSA secrets that she learned of.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMIrmt9sZyY) ^(by kulkke)
  2416. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291tj1)
  2417. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald speaks at Carnegie Hall 6/23/14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9GO5ZJD7Qs) ^(by kulkke)
  2418. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291tak)
  2419. * [Other] [Edward Snowden's Lawyer Will Keep Your Secrets | Jesselyn Radack is a whistleblower's best defense](http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/24/5818594/edward-snowdens-lawyer-jesselyn-radack-will-keep-your-secrets) ^(by kulkke)
  2420. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291su6)
  2421. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Snowden defends mega spy blab: 'Public affairs have to be known by the public' | Calls on Council of Europe to protect whistleblowers](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/24/edward_snowden_talks_to_council_of_europe_about_protecting_whisteblowers/) ^(by kulkke)
  2422. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291sps)
  2423. * [Technology/Crypto] [Police Story: Hacking Team’s Government Surveillance Malware](https://citizenlab.org/2014/06/backdoor-hacking-teams-tradecraft-android-implant/) ^(by kulkke)
  2424. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291sby)
  2425. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Microsoft’s Top Lawyer Calls On Congress To End The NSA’s “Unfettered Bulk Collection Of Data”](http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/24/microsofts-top-lawyer-calls-on-congress-to-end-the-nsas-unfettered-bulk-collection-of-data/) ^(by kulkke)
  2426. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291rm3)
  2427. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] ["There is no programme of mass surveillance and there is no surveillance state," Home Secretary Theresa May has said.](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-28006739) ^(by kulkke)
  2428. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291psu)
  2429. * [Small Town Feds] [Officer Friendly Is the Policeman of the Past - Now They Look Like Navy SEALs; Militarization is a dangerous and ultimately deadly perversion of the honorable purpose of policing - and it is out of control.](http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/hightower-officer-friendly-policeman-past-now-they-look-navy-seals?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark) ^(by trai_dep)
  2430. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291gaj)
  2431. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Greenwald in SF: “What I Tell People Who Say They Don’t Care About Their Privacy: Those people don’t believe what they’re saying.”](http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/glenn-greenwald-heres-what-i-tell-people-who-say-they-dont-care-about-their-privacy?paging=off&current_page=1#bookmark) ^(by trai_dep)
  2432. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/291ey2)
  2433.  
  2434. **Tuesday 24 June 2014**
  2435.  
  2436. * [The NSA's Keith Alexander Goes Through Washington's Revolving Door](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bea-edwards/the-nsas-keith-alexander_b_5515718.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2437. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28zvx0)
  2438. * [Technology/Crypto] [Researchers Find and Decode the Spy Tools Governments Use to Hijack Phones](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/remote-control-system-phone-surveillance/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2439. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28zkfy)
  2440.  
  2441. **Monday 23 June 2014**
  2442.  
  2443. * [NSA Defender Under Investigation For Alleged X-Rated Pictures](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/23/john-schindler-investigation_n_5523384.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2444. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28wxrs)
  2445. * [Greenwald: New NSA disclosure 'imminent'](http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/06/greenwald-new-nsa-disclosure-imminent-190929.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2446. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28wv4l)
  2447. * [Other] [Gimme Coffee is now serving this summertime drink “The Snowden"](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bq0h8sqCUAEKVkW.jpg) ^(by kulkke)
  2448. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28wu14)
  2449. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [The UK government has acknowledged that every UK citizen who uses Google and accesses web site services Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, can be monitored, under existing legislation, by the security services](https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/23/surv-j23.html) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2450. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28wsfo)
  2451. * [London's Russel Brand Stands with Snowden](https://couragefound.org/wp-content/gallery/show_your_support/brand-2ed69cb4eb01ae5706d07c0bdafedeeba4df6aba.jpg) ^(by kulkke)
  2452. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28vhiz)
  2453.  
  2454. **Sunday 22 June 2014**
  2455.  
  2456. * [Video] [Jacob Applebaum’s keynote speech at 2010 HOPE Conference in NYC (that got him placed on permanent Homeland Security Watch List)](http://nigelparry.com/news/Jacob-Appelbaum-Wikileaks-July-2010.shtml) ^(by trai_dep)
  2457. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28t9aw)
  2458. * [Small Town Feds] [South African firm is selling new pepper-spray bullet firing, crowd control drones. First buyer: a mining company. “Blinding lasers”, rubber bullets & dye markers available options.](http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27902634) ^(by trai_dep)
  2459. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28t8v3)
  2460. * [Sourced Leak] [Der Spiegel's latest trove of Snowden documents](http://wikisend.com/download/301774/SPIEGEL-Snowden-docs_6.22.14.zip) ^(by hazysummersky)
  2461. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28sfju)
  2462.  
  2463. **Saturday 21 June 2014**
  2464.  
  2465. * [Small Town Feds] [Emails Show Feds Asking Florida Cops to Deceive Judges](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/feds-told-cops-to-deceive-courts-about-stingray/) ^(by kulkke)
  2466. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28r8ud)
  2467. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden rejects German plans for meeting in Moscow | Whistleblower Edward Snowden has rejected a German request for a meeting in Moscow, where he is living under temporary asylum. Snowden's lawyer told DW that German intelligence has downplayed its ties to the NSA.](http://www.dw.de/edward-snowden-rejects-german-plans-for-meeting-in-moscow/a-17725917) ^(by kulkke)
  2468. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28qqzx)
  2469. * [Sourced Leak] [New leaks show Germany's collusion with NSA | Several new Snowden-leaked documents show how closely Germany's intelligence agencies work with the NSA. But did the German government deliberately soften laws protecting privacy to make life easier for them?](http://www.dw.de/new-leaks-show-germanys-collusion-with-nsa/a-17726141) ^(by kulkke)
  2470. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28qqs5)
  2471. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Opinion: Where is Europe’s outrage? | One year ago, Europeans were livid when Edward Snowden revealed NSA mass surveillance of European citizens. Now that new documents show most EU countries are in cahoots with the NSA, the public remains mostly mum.](http://www.dw.de/opinion-where-is-europes-outrage/a-17723985) ^(by kulkke)
  2472. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28qqo9)
  2473. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Glenn Greenwald On Why Privacy Is Vital, Even If You 'Have Nothing To Hide'](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/glenn-greenwald-privacy_n_5509704.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2474. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28qnvy)
  2475.  
  2476. **Friday 20 June 2014**
  2477.  
  2478. * [Video] [4/’12 5-part Democracy Now! roundtable: NSA whistleblower Wm Binney, documentarian Laura Poitras, WL & Tor volunteer Jake Applebaum describe state harassment they face, issues they fight for.](http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2012/4/20) ^(by trai_dep)
  2479. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28p29s)
  2480. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Fisa court grants extension of licence for bulk collection of US phone records | Reauthorisation is fifth since the Guardian revealed existence of Section 215 telephony metadata program in June last year](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/21/fisa-court-nsa-collection-metadata) ^(by kulkke)
  2481. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28orgm)
  2482. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [NZ welcomed back to spy network](http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/10184624/NZ-welcomed-back-to-spy-network) ^(by kulkke)
  2483. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28omm8)
  2484. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Another US spying problem in Latin America: The DEA](http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/209841-another-us-spying-problem-in-latin-america-the-dea) ^(by kulkke)
  2485. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28olm0)
  2486. * [Other] [Abbreviations Explained: How to Read the NSA Documents | NOFORN, SIGDEV, WHARPDRIVE: Intelligence services are fond of code names and abbreviations. This glossary helps explain important terms.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/glossary-of-nsa-abbreviations-a-975930.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2487. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28olhw)
  2488. * [Sourced Leak] [The NSA in Germany: Snowden's Documents Available for Download | In Snowden's archive on NSA spying activities around the world, there are numerous documents pertaining to the agency's operations in Germany and its cooperation with German agencies. SPIEGEL is publishing 53 of them](http://www.spiegel.de/international/the-germany-file-of-edward-snowden-documents-available-for-download-a-975917.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2489. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28olfu)
  2490. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Ex-NSA Chief Pitches Banks Costly Advice on Cyber-Attacks](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-20/ex-nsa-chief-pitches-advice-on-cyber-threats-to-the-banks.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2491. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28oc6h)
  2492. * [Interview/Self Post] ["Ecuador can be proud of helping to save Snowden" - Julian Assange | The australian journalist highlights the work of the consul in London to help the ex-US intelligence whistleblower. Assange´s fate lies in the hands of Britain and Sweeden.](http://www.telegrafo.com.ec/politica/item/ecuador-can-be-proud-of-helping-snowden.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2493. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28oboz)
  2494. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [House of Representatives moves to ban NSA's 'backdoor search' provision | Members vote 293 to 121 to stop NSA performing warrantless searches of data collected under foreign surveillance program](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/20/house-bans-nsa-backdoor-search-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  2495. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28oasz)
  2496. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Congress wants NSA reform after all. Obama and the Senate need to pass it | An overwhelming House vote to cut funds for back doors into your private life sets up a summer surveillance fight: will the Senate stand up before the White House shuts it down?](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/20/congress-obama-nsa-reform-obama-senate) ^(by kulkke)
  2497. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28oan4)
  2498. * [Small Town Feds] [Meet the Stingray-type machines that steal your phone’s data](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/09/meet-the-machines-that-steal-your-phones-data/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2499. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28nolv)
  2500. * [Small Town Feds] [Legal experts: Cops lying about Stingray cell tracking “is a stupid thing to do.” Deception in legal filings could lead to bad consequences for police, attorneys.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/legal-experts-cops-lying-about-cell-tracking-is-a-stupid-thing-to-do/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2501. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28nogo)
  2502. * [Small Town Feds] [On Federal orders, local cops hide use of Stingray phone tracking tech from judges and defendants. ACLU details at least 15 states where Stingray tech is currently used by local cops then hidden from court docs at Fed’s ‘request’.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/cops-hid-use-of-phone-tracking-tech-in-court-documents-at-feds-request/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2503. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28nlwf)
  2504. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [EFF Statement on Passage of Massie-Lofgren Amendment Regarding NSA Backdoors](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/eff-statement-massie-lofgren-amendment-passing-house) ^(by kulkke)
  2505. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28mrso)
  2506. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Little privacy in the age of big data | With massive amounts of our personal data now being routinely collected and stored, privacy breaches are almost inevitable](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/20/little-privacy-in-the-age-of-big-data) ^(by kulkke)
  2507. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28mr7d)
  2508.  
  2509. **Thursday 19 June 2014**
  2510.  
  2511. * [Sourced Leak] [Spying Together: Germany's Deep Cooperation with the NSA | Cooperation between Germany's foreign intelligence service, the BND, and America's NSA is deeper than previously believed. German agents appear to have crossed into constitutionally questionable territory.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/the-german-bnd-and-american-nsa-cooperate-more-closely-than-thought-a-975445.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2512. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28lq6s)
  2513. * [Snail mail snooping safeguards not followed](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/snail-mail-snooping-safeguards-not-followed-108056.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2514. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28lf6x)
  2515. * [Other] [A Company Is Using Edward Snowden To Sell Vodka | Advertisements for Sobieski Vodka have begun appearing in U.S. cities with this catchy slogan: "Why Edward Snowden wishes he'd sought asylum in Poland."](http://www.businessinsider.com/sobieski-vodka-is-using-edward-snowden-2014-6) ^(by kulkke)
  2516. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28levb)
  2517. * [Watchdog urges EU leaders to shield citizens from snooping](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/19/eu-privacy-idINL5N0IE1OG20140619) ^(by kulkke)
  2518. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28lerw)
  2519. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Where's the White House on Warrantless Email Snooping?](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/04/wheres-white-house-warrantless-email-searching) ^(by kulkke)
  2520. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28leir)
  2521. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Congress Decides This Week Whether to Shut the NSA Backdoor: Here’s How You Can Help](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/congress-decides-this-week-whether-shut-nsa-backdoor-heres-how-you-can-help) ^(by kulkke)
  2522. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28ldyl)
  2523. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA ‘third party’ partners tap the Internet backbone in global surveillance program | ’Third parties’ give NSA access to international fiber-optic cables, sharing massive amounts of phone and Internet data, new Snowden documents show.](http://www.information.dk/501280) ^(by kulkke)
  2524. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28k0cy)
  2525. * [Sourced Leak] [Espionage: 200 U.S. intelligence official spy in Germany | In Germany, more than 200 U.S. agents are accredited as diplomats and eavesdrop also German citizens. As DS noted in the evaluation of the documents of Snowden, government knew about it - and helped actively in the spying (Google Translate)](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fpolitik%2Fdeutschland%2Fmehr-als-200-us-geheimdienstler-spionieren-offiziell-in-deutschland-a-975285.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2526. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jzov)
  2527. * [Snowden or no Snowden, intel official defends use of contractors](http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2014/06/snowden-or-no-snowden-intel-official-defends-use.html?page=all) ^(by kulkke)
  2528. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jyfu)
  2529. * [How the NSA may be using games to encourage digital snooping](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/18/how-the-nsa-may-have-used-games-to-encourage-digital-snooping/) ^(by kulkke)
  2530. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jydw)
  2531. * [Judith Sargentini, EU MEP, stands with Snowden](https://couragefound.org/wp-content/gallery/show_your_support/judith-snowden-152a44ecf9dcfb64b3875854d45b8d00ec0ac044.jpg) ^(by kulkke)
  2532. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jxxs)
  2533. * [NSA Spying Goes Beyond US Borders | AJ+ Labs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6FqT7FYp_E) ^(by kulkke)
  2534. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jxar)
  2535. * [Be prepared for a long distance run: Wolfgang Kaleck on the legal efforts to protect Snowden](https://couragefound.org/2014/06/wolfgang-kaleck-launch/) ^(by kulkke)
  2536. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jwy1)
  2537. * [Interview/Self Post] [Interview with Ex-Stasi Agent: 'The Scope of NSA Surveillance Surprised Me'](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/interview-with-former-stasi-agent-about-the-nsa-a-975010.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2538. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jwp7)
  2539. * [Social media mass surveillance is permitted by law, says top UK official | Charles Farr's statement marks first time government has commented on how it exploits the UK's legal framework to operate mass interception](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/17/mass-surveillance-social-media-permitted-uk-law-charles-farr) ^(by kulkke)
  2540. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jw7v)
  2541. * [UK intelligence forced to reveal secret policy for mass surveillance of residents’ Facebook and Google use](https://www.privacyinternational.org/press-releases/uk-intelligence-forced-to-reveal-secret-policy-for-mass-surveillance-of-residents) ^(by kulkke)
  2542. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jw17)
  2543. * [Hillary Clinton backs overhaul of surveillance powers in NSA criticism | Former secretary of state calls for the restoration of constitutional privacy protections weakened after 9/11 attacks](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/18/hillary-clinton-overhaul-nsa-surveillance-powers) ^(by kulkke)
  2544. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jvrb)
  2545. * [European court to rule on allegations Facebook passes personal data to NSA | High court in Dublin refers challenge by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems to European court of justice](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/18/facebook-personal-data-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  2546. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jvln)
  2547. * [Call to open RAF base for investigation into NSA tapping of Merkel's phone | Labour MP Tom Watson calls for German prosecutor to be allowed access to RAF Croughton, used by US intelligence](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/18/labour-merkel-nsa-phone-tapping-raf-croughton) ^(by kulkke)
  2548. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jvct)
  2549. * [Sourced Leak] [New NSA Revelations: Inside Snowden's Germany File | An analysis of secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden demonstrates that the NSA is more active in Germany than anywhere else in Europe -- and that data collected here may have helped kill suspected terrorists.](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/new-snowden-revelations-on-nsa-spying-in-germany-a-975441.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2550. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jum1)
  2551. * [Why the government believes the law is on its side on social media interceptions | Interception of online messages users thought private comes down to where Google, Twitter and Facebook are based](http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/17/why-the-government-believes-the-law-is-on-its-side-over-social-networking-interceptions) ^(by kulkke)
  2552. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28juei)
  2553. * [Other] [Julian Assange AMA (xpost /r/IAMA)](http://np.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/28js8v/i_am_julian_assange_publisher_of_wikileaks_ask_me/) ^(by AddictedReddit)
  2554. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28jud7)
  2555. * [TrueCrypt probably didn't leave a Latin message alerting users to NSA spying | Some users have tried to find evidence of misdeeds. But 'uti nsa im cu si' is meaningless in Latin – except to Google translate](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/17/truecrypt-secret-message-nsa-spying) ^(by kulkke)
  2556. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28ju7m)
  2557. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Google and Yahoo want to 'reset the net'. But can it work? | Tech giants are joining forces to attack NSA snooping, but what of the vast data collection that underpins their business model?](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/16/google-yahoo-reset-the-net-tech-nsa-data-collection) ^(by kulkke)
  2558. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28ju0w)
  2559.  
  2560. **Wednesday 18 June 2014**
  2561.  
  2562. * [Press Freedom] [Dana Priest & William Arkin’s “Top Secret America” Project (WaPo’s groundbreaking 2010 surveillance exposé)](http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2563. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28islr)
  2564. * [Sourced Leak] [How secret partners expand NSA’s surveillance dragnet. A growing network of newly disclosed intelligence agencies secretly allow NSA to “bug” their fiber-optic cables.](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/article/2014/06/18/nsa-surveillance-secret-cable-partners-revealed-rampart-a/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2565. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28ilfb)
  2566. * [Small Town Feds] [Minority Report meets the Wire: how New Jersey police use military technology to fight crime.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/jun/13/new-jersey-police-crime-video) ^(by trai_dep)
  2567. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28i611)
  2568. * [Sourced Leak] [leet speak (FBI’s internal guide to The Things Kids Today Tweet)](https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/leet-speak-fbi-10154/#1199460-responsive-documents) ^(by trai_dep)
  2569. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28h7u1)
  2570. * [WikiLeaks Teases ‘Very Important Secret Document’ Release](http://time.com/2894304/wikileaks-julian-assange-ecuador/) ^(by hazysummersky)
  2571. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28h4fn)
  2572. * [Video] [Glenn Greenwald Speaks Out (Elated Greenwald & Scahill four weeks after initial Snowden Leak)](http://wearemany.org/v/2013/06/glenn-greenwald-speaks-out) ^(by trai_dep)
  2573. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28fvut)
  2574. * [Sourced Leak] [NSA Turned Germany Into Its Largest Listening Post in Europe](https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/06/17/germany-nsas-largest-listening-post-europe/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2575. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28fvfk)
  2576.  
  2577. **Tuesday 17 June 2014**
  2578.  
  2579. * [Technology/Crypto] [How to Anonymize Everything You Do Online](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/be-anonymous-online/?mbid=social_twitter) ^(by trai_dep)
  2580. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28elnc)
  2581. * [Press Freedom] [Unmasking Big Brother, A Glenn Greenwald Interview](http://socialistworker.org/2014/06/17/unmasking-big-brother) ^(by trai_dep)
  2582. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28el8k)
  2583. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Ron Wyden, Mark Udall & Rand Paul: How to end the NSA dragnet](http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-wyden-nsa-surveillance-20140617-story.html) ^(by trai_dep)
  2584. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28ekdc)
  2585. * [Small Town Feds] [Plans to expand scope of ubiquitous license-plate readers alarm privacy advocates. Leading LPR mfr, Vigilant Solutions, is pushing their system merging public records, license plates & facial recognition databases for commercial sale.](http://cironline.org/reports/plans-expand-scope-license-plate-readers-alarm-privacy-advocates-6451#.U6Csuutdybw.twitter) ^(by trai_dep)
  2586. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28eimz)
  2587. * [Sourced Leak] [UK intelligence forced to reveal secret policy for mass surveillance of residents’ Facebook & Google use](http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/uk-intelligence-forced-reveal-secret-policy-mass-surveillance-residents-facebook-and-google-use) ^(by trai_dep)
  2588. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28dz2r)
  2589.  
  2590. **Sunday 15 June 2014**
  2591.  
  2592. * [Press Freedom] [The Fog Machine of War: Chelsea Manning on the US Military and Media Freedom](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/opinion/sunday/chelsea-manning-the-us-militarys-campaign-against-media-freedom.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1) ^(by trai_dep)
  2593. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/288s9k)
  2594. * [Video] [How the NSA’s Secret Elite Hacking Unit Works](http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/government-elections-politics/united-states-of-secrets/how-the-nsas-secret-elite-hacking-unit-works/) ^(by kulkke)
  2595. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/288c8e)
  2596. * [Technology/Crypto] [NSA chief's legacy is shaped by big data, for better and worse](http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-alexander-nsa-20140331-story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2597. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/288bzt)
  2598. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Defence officials prepare to fight the poor, activists & minorities (& Commies); The self-defeating logic of militarised social science targets anti-capitalist ‘extremists’ in the new ‘Age of Uncertainty’](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/jun/13/uk-defence-fight-poor-activists-minorities-marxists-commies) ^(by trai_dep)
  2599. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/287slo)
  2600. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Facebook will track users outside of the site, says 'people want more targeted advertising'](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-will-track-users-outside-of-the-site-says-people-want-more-targeted-advertising-9532571.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2601. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286tof)
  2602. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Petition with 150,000 signatures calls on France to grant Snowden asylum | Two French senators have called for the whistleblower to be made an honorary citizen](http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/13/france-snowden-asylum.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2603. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286sx0)
  2604. * [Press Freedom] [Julian Assange: WikiLeaks stands with Snowden](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BqBax1YCcAAc3Io.jpg) ^(by kulkke)
  2605. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286sll)
  2606. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Mike Rogers Says Google Is Unpatriotic For Not Wanting NSA To Spy On Its Users](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140613/07480127565/mike-rogers-says-google-is-unpatriotic-not-wanting-nsa-to-spy-its-users.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  2607. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286sfn)
  2608. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EFF to Court: U.S. Warrants Don't Apply to Overseas Emails | Microsoft Fights to Protect Data Held on Servers in Ireland](https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-court-us-warrants-dont-apply-overseas-emails) ^(by kulkke)
  2609. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286see)
  2610. * [Small Town Feds] [Administration Helping Bury Documents Related To Local Law Enforcement Use Of Cell Tower Spoofers](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140613/04473627563/administration-helping-bury-documents-related-to-local-law-enforcement-use-cell-tower-spoofers.shtml) ^(by kulkke)
  2611. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286sdh)
  2612. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Hillary Clinton blasts Angela Merkel wiretap, Edward Snowden](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/hillary-clinton-angela-merkel-wiretapping-edward-snowden-107806.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2613. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286rvm)
  2614. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [U.S. officials scrambled to nab Snowden, hoping he would take a wrong step. He didn’t.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-officials-scrambling-to-nab-snowden-hoped-he-would-take-a-wrong-step-he-didnt/2014/06/14/057a1ed2-f1ae-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2615. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286rox)
  2616. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Gov’t must give up 5 secret surveillance docs for court to review, judge orders | Judge: "The public’s interest in the documents withheld is significant."](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/govt-must-give-up-5-secret-surveillance-docs-for-court-to-review-judge-orders/) ^(by kulkke)
  2617. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286riw)
  2618. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Small Town Feds] [The US government doesn't want you to know how the cops are tracking you | Thought the NSA was bad? Local police and the Obama administration are hoovering cellphone location data from inside your house, and a crackdown could lead to surveillance reform](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/14/cops-tracking-calls-stingray-surveillance) ^(by kulkke)
  2619. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/286rhc)
  2620.  
  2621. **Saturday 14 June 2014**
  2622.  
  2623. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [US Int. funding](http://www.martingrandjean.ch/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/USintelligenceFunding.png) ^(by sigbhu)
  2624. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/285oqv)
  2625. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Tapped in: How your smart phone gives you up to companies & criminals. NSA isn’t alone in collecting Internet traffic – retailers and hackers do it, too.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/tapped-in-how-your-phone-gives-you-up-to-companies-and-criminals/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2626. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/285eg9)
  2627. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [How Well Do Tech Companies Protect Your Data From Snooping? Is it safe? Is it private? It depends.](http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/06/12/320997037/how-well-do-tech-companies-protect-your-data-from-snooping) ^(by trai_dep)
  2628. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/285eb1)
  2629. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Jihadist Gains in Iraq Blindside American Spies. First Crimea, now Iraq. Why does America's $50 billion intelligence community keep getting taken by surprise?](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/06/12/jihadist_gains_in_iraq_blindside_american_spies) ^(by trai_dep)
  2630. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/285del)
  2631. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Citing “Intense Public Interest and Concern” Over Mass Surveillance, Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over Secret Legal Opinions for Court to Review](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/citing-intense-public-interest-and-concern-over-mass-surveillance-judge-orders-doj) ^(by kulkke)
  2632. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2847eb)
  2633.  
  2634. **Friday 13 June 2014**
  2635.  
  2636. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Facebook Is Expanding the Way It Tracks You and Your Data | The social giant is digging into information from your smartphone and tracking the other websites you visit.](http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/facebook-is-expanding-the-way-it-tracks-you-and-your-data/372641/) ^(by kulkke)
  2637. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2836mm)
  2638. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [It's time for a new Magna Carta | As the Edward Snowden revelations prove, in an era of mass surveillance we need a new Great Charter to protect our liberty and democracy](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/13/new-magna-carta-snowden-surveillance-great-charter) ^(by kulkke)
  2639. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28366q)
  2640. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Canadians have right to online anonymity, Supreme Court rules](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/supreme-court-privacy/article19155295/) ^(by kulkke)
  2641. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/28361u)
  2642. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [As a Stanford engineering student and lawyer, Jonathan Mayer discredits NSA claims](http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/june/mayer-engineer-lawyer-061314.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2643. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2835u1)
  2644. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [NSA Epic Failure: How ISIS militants in Iraq evaded US surveillance.](http://www.dailydot.com/politics/isis-millitants-iraq-us-surveillance-spying/) ^(by trai_dep)
  2645. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/282u47)
  2646. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [CIA rendition jet was waiting in Europe to Snatch Snowden](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/06/13/cia_rendition_jet_was_waiting_in_europe_to_snatch_snowden/) ^(by kulkke)
  2647. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/2823wx)
  2648.  
  2649. **Thursday 12 June 2014**
  2650.  
  2651. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Ex-NSA head charges press with ‘snipe hunting’](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/209212-ex-nsa-head-charges-press-with-snipe-hunting) ^(by kulkke)
  2652. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280ywh)
  2653. * [Video] [Appelbaum: Those who want trial for Snowden should start with Bush admin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUXVxUkaSHM) ^(by kulkke)
  2654. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280ysm)
  2655. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [EU Parliament Committee Slams New Zealand for being part of NSA Mass Surveillance](http://nzhumanrightsblog.com/newzealand/influential-european-parliament-committee-slams-new-zealand-for-being-part-of-nsa-mass-surveillance/) ^(by kulkke)
  2656. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280yq1)
  2657. * [Global Response to Snowden Disclosures Revealed in New Report](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/global-response-snowden-disclosures-revealed-new-report) ^(by kulkke)
  2658. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280j59)
  2659. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Lighting the Darkest Corners of Government: Glenn Greenwald’s No Place to Hide Explores the Role of Journalism in the Internet Age and How Mass Surveillance Undermines Democracy | Book review and discussion questions for reading groups](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/lighting-darkest-corners-government-glenn-greenwalds-no-place-hide-explores-role) ^(by kulkke)
  2660. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280j0j)
  2661. * [Inside Edward Snowden’s Life as a Robot](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/inside-edward-snowdens-life-as-a-robot/) ^(by kulkke)
  2662. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280iym)
  2663. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [For First Time, Appeals Court Rules Warrant Is Required For Cell Phone Location Tracking](https://www.aclu.org/technology-and-liberty/first-time-appeals-court-rules-warrant-required-cell-phone-location-tracking) ^(by kulkke)
  2664. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280hnm)
  2665. * [Small Town Feds] [Local cops in 15 US states confirmed to use cell tracking devices | Stingray use is widespread: Baltimore, Chicago, and even Anchorage have them.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/local-cops-in-15-us-states-confirmed-to-use-cell-tracking-devices/) ^(by kulkke)
  2666. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280hbi)
  2667. * [Small Town Feds] [US pushing local cops to stay mum on surveillance: Told, Do not disclose details about surveillance tech used to sweep up basic cellphone data from entire neighborhoods](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-pushing-local-cops-stay-mum-surveillance) ^(by trai_dep)
  2668. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/280c28)
  2669. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Former NSA chief calls Snowden ‘he who will not be named’](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/209135-former-nsa-head-calls-snowden-he-who-will-not-be-named) ^(by kulkke)
  2670. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27zexh)
  2671. * [The Great Book Review War: Kinsley vs. Greenwald, Sullivan and of course Snowden](https://www.nytexaminer.com/2014/06/the-great-book-review-war-kinsley-vs-greenwald-sullivan-and-of-course-snowden/) ^(by kulkke)
  2672. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27z1yh)
  2673. * [Video] [Edward Snowden's message to Courage - "a new rapid response team for global democracy"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvfoVaiteE) ^(by kulkke)
  2674. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27z1vp)
  2675. * [Other] [Courage Foundation's campaign: "Stand-with-Snowden"](https://couragefound.org/stand-with-snowden/) ^(by kulkke)
  2676. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27z1oy)
  2677. * [Technology/Crypto] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Why online tracking is getting creepier | Online marketers are increasingly trying to track users offline as well.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/why-online-tracking-is-getting-creepier/) ^(by kulkke)
  2678. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27z116)
  2679. * [Video] [Edward Snowden in conversation with John Perry Barlow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QrZlHFgxA0) ^(by kulkke)
  2680. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27y3a3)
  2681. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Pentagon preparing for mass civil breakdown | Social science is being militarised to develop 'operational tools' to target peaceful activists and protest movements](http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/jun/12/pentagon-mass-civil-breakdown) ^(by kulkke)
  2682. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27y2li)
  2683.  
  2684. **Wednesday 11 June 2014**
  2685.  
  2686. * [Edward Snowden and his team; He is not alone | In New York, a team of activists and lawyers is working for Edward Snowden. And on the 19th floor of their office he is always there in the form of a robot with a camera “eye” which Snowden controls remotely from Moscow.](http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/in-english/edward-snowden-and-his-team-he-is-not-alone/10013120.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2687. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27xlwz)
  2688. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Warrantless cell phone tracking ruled unconstitutional in Federal court. Judges say Americans have an expectation of privacy in their movements and that warrantless tracking violates fourth amendment.](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/warrantless-cell-phone-tracking-ruled-unconstitutional) ^(by trai_dep)
  2689. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27xgij)
  2690. * [Snowdenbot wasn’t just for TED, now lives in his ACLU lawyer’s office | “It would be great if we had more of these robots,” Snowden's lawyer says.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/snowdenbot-wasnt-just-for-ted-now-lives-in-his-aclu-lawyers-office/) ^(by kulkke)
  2691. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x552)
  2692. * [NSA Playset invites hackers to 'play along with the NSA' | Inspired by the NSA's ANT Catalog of spyware and surveillance tools, the collaborative NSA Playset project aims for easy, at-home creation of the NSA's spy-tools arsenal — silly names encouraged.](http://www.zdnet.com/the-nsa-playset-invites-hackers-to-play-along-with-the-nsa-7000030416/) ^(by kulkke)
  2693. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x4xz)
  2694. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Eric Cantor was a friend of the NSA. The guy who beat him hates it.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/11/eric-cantor-was-a-friend-of-the-nsa-the-guy-who-beat-him-hates-it/) ^(by kulkke)
  2695. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x4ox)
  2696. * [Technology/Crypto] [You Can Strengthen Anonymity, Privacy and Free Speech on the Internet by Running a Tor Relay](https://pressfreedomfoundation.org/blog/2014/06/you-can-strengthen-anonymity-privacy-and-free-speech-internet-running-tor-relay) ^(by kulkke)
  2697. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x2mu)
  2698. * [Looks Like the NSA May Lose Its Standing Invitation to Weaken Encryption](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/looks-nsa-may-lose-its-standing-invitation-weaken-encryption) ^(by kulkke)
  2699. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x2lh)
  2700. * [Other] [Oliver Stone to make movie based on fictionalised life of Edward Snowden | Film director buys rights to novel written by Anatoly Kucherena, whistleblower's Russian lawyer](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/oliver-stone-film-edward-snowden) ^(by kulkke)
  2701. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x2fh)
  2702. * [Government must make case to public for surveillance state, says Theresa May | Home secretary admits that individual privacy has become 'a much more salient question' following Snowden revelations](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/11/government-public-case-surveillance-state-theresa-may) ^(by kulkke)
  2703. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27x2dv)
  2704. * [Other] [Banksy confirms he is creator of Spy Booth wall art near GCHQ | Guerrilla graffiti artist admits to painting three 1950s-style spooks near listening centre in Cheltenham](http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/jun/10/banksy-creator-spy-booth-wall-art-gchq) ^(by kulkke)
  2705. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27w2sa)
  2706. * [To defeat encryption, feds deploy the subpoena | Drop boxes, secured or not, are all the post-Snowden rage and ripe for subpoenas.](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/to-defeat-encryption-feds-deploy-the-subpoena/) ^(by kulkke)
  2707. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27v01y)
  2708. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Microsoft fights U.S. search warrant for customer e-mails held in overseas server](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/microsoft-fights-us-search-warrant-for-customer-e-mails-held-in-overseas-server/2014/06/10/6b8416ae-f0a7-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2709. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27uzq3)
  2710. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claiming Its Release Was ‘Accidental’. EFF: This is alarming news](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/12/google-removes-vital-privacy-features-android-shortly-after-adding-them) ^(by trai_dep)
  2711. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27uw09)
  2712.  
  2713. **Tuesday 10 June 2014**
  2714.  
  2715. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Technology/Crypto] [Web giants encrypt their services—but leaks remain | Ars surveys SSL use at major cloud providers and finds some holes.](http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/06/a-year-after-snowden-internet-crypto-remains-spotty/) ^(by kulkke)
  2716. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27unao)
  2717. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Cantor victor strikes different tone on NSA | The Tea Party challenger who defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) on Tuesday evening differs sharply from his opponent on government surveillance.](http://thehill.com/policy/technology/208934-cantor-victor-strikes-different-tone-on-nsa) ^(by kulkke)
  2718. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27uk4r)
  2719. * [Apple's iOS 8 will stop retailers spying on customers via Wi-Fi; New software will randomise the unique device identifier of phones, protecting users against spying from shops and others.](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/10/apples-ios-8-will-stop-retailers-spying-on-customers-via-wi-fi) ^(by trai_dep)
  2720. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27ucdj)
  2721. * [Small Town Feds] [Is Chicago using cell tracking devices? One man tries to find out | Lawyer: Chicago police "has a history of doing some questionable surveillance."](http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/06/is-chicago-using-cell-tracking-devices-one-man-tries-to-find-out/) ^(by kulkke)
  2722. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27ubwv)
  2723. * [Technology/Crypto] [How to Encrypt Everything](http://gizmodo.com/how-to-encrypt-everything-1586619248) ^(by kulkke)
  2724. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27uaec)
  2725. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Can Google really keep spies out of our email? | The offer of better encryption for Gmail users will improve security, but it won't necessarily keep GCHQ out of our email](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/08/google-gmail-pgp-encryption-cant-stop-nsa-gchq-new-law-needed) ^(by kulkke)
  2726. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27ua6h)
  2727. * [Other] [Young people give up privacy on Google and Facebook 'because they haven't read 1984' | Young people hand over their private details to internet companies and on social networking site too readily because they have not read 1984 by George Orwell, an academic warns](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10881596/Young-people-give-up-privacy-on-Google-and-Facebook-because-they-havent-read-1984.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2728. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27u9gk)
  2729. * [Subverting Silicon Valley] [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Kim Dotcom Can Encrypt Your Files. Why Can’t Google?](http://www.wired.com/2014/06/cloud-encryption/) ^(by kulkke)
  2730. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27u9e8)
  2731. * [My week as an Internet spy | Ars tests Internet surveillance—by spying on an NPR reporter.](http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/06/what-the-nsa-or-anyone-can-learn-about-you-from-internet-traffic/) ^(by kulkke)
  2732. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27u8se)
  2733. * [VA Inspector General Issues Subpoena for POGO Whistleblower Records: POGO Says No](http://www.pogo.org/blog/2014/06/va-inspector-general-issues-subpoena-for-pogo-whistleblower-records.html) ^(by kulkke)
  2734. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27u8ds)
  2735. * [Blog/Op-Ed/Editorial] [Press Freedom] [Why It Shouldn't Be Criminal to Report Government Secrets | Prosecuting journalists imposes huge costs, yields scant benefits, and is mostly pointless in an era when anyone can reach a mass audience.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/the-pointlessness-of-prosecuting-journalists-who-publish-leaks/372381/) ^(by kulkke)
  2736. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27u86g)
  2737. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Edward Snowden's NSA leaks 'an important service', says Al Gore | Former vice-president argues whistleblower exposed 'violations of US constitution far more serious than crimes he committed'](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/10/edward-snowden-nsa-leaks-important-service-al-gore) ^(by kulkke)
  2738. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27twue)
  2739. * [Politics/Oversight Failure] [Launch of Courage and Snowden Campaign in Berlin, Wednesday 11th June](https://couragefound.org/2014/06/launch) ^(by kulkke)
  2740. [**Discussion**](http://redd.it/27sgeq)
  2741.  
  2742.  
  2743. [CONTINUED](http://pastebin.com/uEcfew0v)
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