Senate Kicks Off Debate Over Reauthorizing Controversial NSA Programs
PRISM and Upstream are aimed at "foreign targets" but scoop up a potentially vast number of communications involving innocent Americans.
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Law School Sells Naming Rights to Secretive Antonin Scalia Fan
An anonymous $20 million gift to George Mason University was conditioned upon naming its law school after Scalia, truly honoring the late justice’s legacy of allowing corporations and the wealthy to buy influence under a shroud of secrecy.
FBI Mass Child-Porn Hack Ruled Illegal on a Technicality
The decision was based on jurisdictional rules the government hopes the Supreme Court will change within the next few weeks.
NSA and CIA Double Their Warrantless Searches on Americans in Two Years
The searches for terms “concerning a known U.S. person” were conducted on a massive NSA database ostensibly collected for foreign intelligence purposes.
CIA’s Venture Capital Arm Is Funding Skin Care Products That Collect DNA
A company with an innovative line of cosmetic products caught the attention of Oprah’s lifestyle magazine and beauty bloggers. Now the CIA is involved, too.
At Conference of Elites, the Distress of Others Is an Investment Opportunity
Our correspondent braves the Davos of the West Coast, and leaves shaking his head.
Secure Cars, but Not Phones? Government Doublespeak on Cybersecurity
A Justice Department official calls for hack-proof cars even as the FBI director pressures phone manufacturers and technology companies to roll back their security measures.
New Study Shows Mass Surveillance Breeds Meekness, Fear and Self-Censorship
This has always been intuitively clear. Now, there is mounting empirical evidence proving it.
Here's a Way to Shut Down Panama Papers-Style Tax Havens — If We Wanted To
It isn't technically difficult to crush the tax haven industry — the challenge is mustering the political will.
Apple Leads the Charge on Security, But Who Will Follow?
The Twitterverse was full of fans. Civil liberties activists were cheering Apple on. But in Silicon Valley, the initial response was less effusive.