How Peter Thiel’s Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World
Documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden reveal Palantir’s role in creating the U.S. government’s international spy machine.
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Apple Logs Your iMessage Contacts — and May Share Them With Police
When you make a new text on your iPhone and enter a number, it gets sent to Apple, which logs it, according to a law enforcement document we obtained.
Center for American Progress Advised Clinton Team Against $15 Minimum Wage, Leaked Emails Show
"Politically, we are not getting any pressure to join this from our end," Neera Tanden wrote, just two weeks after a massive U.S. low-wage worker demonstration.
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South African Spy Company Used by Gadaffi Touts its NSA-Like Capabilities
The South African company best known for selling Muammar Gaddafi’s regime spy equipment is now claiming it can intercept communications on a scale that rivals a government spy agency.
Virtual Reality Allows the Most Detailed, Intimate Digital Surveillance Yet
Online advertisers already record the habits of web surfers, but the metrics they use are primitive compared to the rich portraits of physical user behavior that can be constructed using data harvested from immersive environments.
Five Lawmakers Are Challenging Gag Orders on FBI National Security Letters
Europe’s Top Human Rights Court Will Consider Legality of Surveillance Exposed by Edward Snowden
A coalition of 10 human rights groups has launched a major new legal challenge over the U.K. government's mass surveillance programs.
Chicago Police Bosses Targeted Cops Who Exposed Corruption
After Chicago police officers Shannon Spalding and Danny Echeverria filed a whistleblower lawsuit, retaliation against them only intensified.
Report Finds Loose Laws on Data and Surveillance in Latin America
Privacy researchers warn of the potential for abuse of spyware and anti-encryption laws in countries across the region.
Critics Fear Crackdown on Palestinian Free Speech as Israel Takes Aim at Facebook
Israeli officials are seeking to pressure Facebook to take down posts they insist incite violence. But critics fear this is another attempt to censor Palestinians’ legitimate free speech.