TSA Doesn’t Care That Its Luggage Locks Have Been Hacked
TSA is untroubled by the hacking of its luggage locks, saying they are “peace of mind” devices for travelers, “not part of TSA’s aviation security regime.”
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What Happens When a Failed Writer Becomes a Loyal Spy?
Are you the Socrates of the National Security Agency? That was the question the NSA asked its workforce in a memo soliciting applications for an in-house ethicist who would write a philosophically minded column about signals intelligence.
Revealed: How DOJ Gagged Google over Surveillance of WikiLeaks Volunteer
Emails Show Close Ties Between Heritage Foundation and Lockheed Martin
When the Pentagon decided in 2009 to cut funding for Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor fighter jet, the Heritage Foundation came to the defense of its donor.
Orwell's Triumph: How Novels Tell the Truth of Surveillance
We are characters in narratives constructed by algorithms. Joshua Cohen's new novel, <em>Book of Numbers</em>, explores the ambiguity of surveillance.
Leaked Emails From Pro-Clinton Group Reveal Censorship of Staff on Israel, AIPAC Pandering, Warped Militarism
The Center for American Progress censored its own writers to placate anger from AIPAC and embraced some shockingly extreme policies of militarism.
German Journalists Investigated for Treason after Publishing Surveillance Leaks
Journalist Andre Meister tells <em>The Intercept</em> the investigation only encourages him to continue — and perhaps accelerate — his work.
Toxic Firefighting Foam Has Contaminated U.S. Drinking Water
The EPA has yet to regulate the toxic PFCs found in fire-suppressing foam, Teflon, and other products that have contaminated our drinking water.
Apple and Google Just Attended a Confidential Spy Summit in a Remote English Mansion
The three-day conference included current or former spy chiefs from seven countries, including the U.S. and U.K., plus academics and journalists.
NSA Planned to Hijack Google App Store to Hack Smartphones
The NSA and its partners developed a top-secret method to infect smartphones with spyware through Google and Samsung app servers, Snowden documents reveal.