Data Theft Today Poses Indefinite Threat of "Future Harm"
With each week seemingly bringing news of vast new breaches, victims are anxious and debate is raging about how to calculate the long-term costs -- and who should pay.
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Loretta Lynch Joins Obama Administration Fearmongering Over Encryption
First Look Media Publishes Warrant "Canary," Releases Software for Managing Canaries
Our warrant canary lets the public know that we have not received a secret subpoena, warrant or other legal compulsion that we are prohibited from disclosing.
Inside the Spyware Campaign Against Argentine Troublemakers
Someone tried to infect famed Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman and journalist Jorge Lanata with spyware. But we've linked the attacker's server to a broader campaign of spying.
A Look at the Inner Workings of NSA's XKEYSCORE
Documents provided by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden shed light on the inner workings of XKEYSCORE, one of the most extensive programs of mass surveillance in human history.
How To Keep NSA Computers From Turning Your Phone Conversations Into Searchable Text
Signal for iPhone and RedPhone for Android, both made by Open Whisper Systems, are the best current software for end-to-end encryption of calls.
USA Freedom Act: Small Step for Post-Snowden Reform, Giant Leap for Congress
Congress has finally brought itself to end the unprecedented bulk collection of domestic phone records — just one surveillance program out of the multitude Snowden revealed.
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.
Corrected: St. Louis Grapples — and Fails to Grapple — With the Matter of Murdered Black Women
Blacks are more likely to be killed in Missouri than any other state, and five black women in St. Louis were recently killed in rapid succession. Do local police care?
Speech Recognition is NSA's Best-Kept Open Secret
The NSA's ability to turn voice into text is not technically a secret. Over the years, however, there's been almost no public discussion of the spy agency's use of automated speech recognition.