Massive Hack of 70 Million Prisoner Phone Calls Indicates Violations of Attorney-Client Privilege
The exposure of millions of phone records across dozens of states sheds light on the dubious claims and practices of Securus Technologies.
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Joe Biden: Some Democrat Who’s Not Him Should “Get Private Money Out of Politics”
Vice President Biden called upon other Democrats to refuse to take large donations from "millionaires and billionaires" in party primaries.
Why Did the Firm That Sold Spyware to the UAE Win a Special Export License From State Department?
The surveillance company Hacking Team used a prominent defense contractor to sell spyware to the UAE.
Blackwater’s Founder Is Under Investigation for Money Laundering, Ties to Chinese Intel, and Brokering Mercenary Services
For more than a year, U.S. intelligence has been monitoring Erik Prince’s communications and movements, probing allegations that he used his company as a cover to set up Blackwater-style operations.
OPM Contractor's Parent Firm Has a Troubled History
A Preview of Jeb Bush's Super PAC Donors: Titans, Tycoons and Lobbyists
No Child Left Un-Mined? Student Privacy at Risk in the Age of Big Data
A multibillion-dollar ed-tech industry says it needs to track student performance to improve education, but privacy advocates and parents worry about children's data being exploited for profit.
Military Contractors Behind New Pressure Group Targeting Presidential Candidates
"Americans for Peace, Prosperity, and Security," warning of an unprecedented "threat matrix" facing America, urges 2016 candidates to adopt more hawkish views.
Former House Intelligence Chair Mike Rogers' Quiet Trip Through the Revolving Door
Many of the NSA's Loudest Defenders Have Financial Ties to NSA Contractors
With the debate over NSA surveillance at a critical juncture, it’s worth examining how money flows from the spy agency to contractors and to some of the NSA’s loudest defenders.