Microsoft Says U.S. Is Abusing Secret Warrants
Microsoft is suing the government for the right to tell customers when law enforcement is reading their email.
Jenna McLaughlin
Jenna McLaughlin is a former Reporter at The Intercept covering surveillance and national security. She previously covered national security and foreign policy at Mother Jones magazine as an editorial fellow. There, she published a deep-dive investigation into the self-proclaimed “freedom fighter” Matthew VanDyke and his mission, entrenched in problems, to train the Assyrian Christians of Iraq to fight the Islamic State. She routinely covered the Pentagon's sexual assault problem, putting pressure on Lackland Air Force base and others to address issues with reporting and preventing assaults. Her coverage of ISIS has been cited by recent novels and other stories on the subject, and her coverage of Twitter and its relationship to privacy and counterterrorism has been referenced in congressional testimony. She has also published multiple freelance articles with the National Journal, and previously worked for Baltimore City Paper and DC Magazine.
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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.
FBI's "Shared Responsibility Committees" to Identify "Radicalized" Muslims Raise Alarms
Critics say enlisting community leaders in what's billed as an intervention program is really expanding the FBI's informant program.
Bill That Would Ban End-to-End Encryption Savaged by Critics
“Burr-Feinstein may be the most insane thing I've ever seen seriously offered as a piece of legislation. It is ‘do magic’ in legalese,” tweeted Julian Sanchez, a senior Cato Institute fellow studying privacy and technology.
Surveillance Debate Gets a Needed Dose of Racial Perspective
“The Color of Surveillance” conference focuses on the relationship between government spying and the overly aggressive policing of minorities.
Pregnant, on Medicaid, and Being Watched
If you’re relying on public assistance, your personal information — including sexual experience, eating habits, and job history — may be accessible not only to caregivers, but also to law enforcement, according to new research.
L.A. Activists Want to Bring Surveillance Conversation Down to Earth
The Stop LAPD Spying Coalition works to track, publicize, and ultimately dismantle the highly intrusive ways the Los Angeles Police Department surveils the area's citizens.
Intelligence Community Olive Branch on Data Sharing Greeted With Skepticism
Top intelligence community lawyer Robert Litt says wider access to raw signals data will be for intelligence purposes, not law enforcement. Privacy advocates want more details.
Top Privacy Watchdog Suddenly Resigns
The chief of the independent government agency tasked with evaluating the risk that federal counterterrorism programs present to Americans’ constitutional rights is stepping down unexpectedly.
FBI Got Into San Bernardino Killer’s iPhone Without Apple’s Help
After more than a month of insisting that Apple weaken its security, the government has accessed the data stored on Syed Rizwan Farook’s iPhone and dropped its legal fight.