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In this photo taken May 26, 2015, a small plane flies near Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Va. The plane is among a fleet of surveillance aircraft by the FBI, which are primarily used to target suspects under federal investigation. Such planes are capable of taking video of the ground, and some _ in rare occasions _ can sweep up certain identifying cellphone data. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New Senate Bill Would Require Warrants for Federal Aerial Surveillance

In this photo taken May 26, 2015, a small plane flies near Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Va. The plane is among a fleet of surveillance aircraft by the FBI, which are primarily used to target suspects under federal investigation. Such planes are capable of taking video of the ground, and some _ in rare occasions _ can sweep up certain identifying cellphone data. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New Senate Bill Would Require Warrants for Federal Aerial Surveillance

In this photo taken May 26, 2015, a small plane flies near Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Va. The plane is among a fleet of surveillance aircraft by the FBI, which are primarily used to target suspects under federal investigation. Such planes are capable of taking video of the ground, and some _ in rare occasions _ can sweep up certain identifying cellphone data. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New Senate Bill Would Require Warrants for Federal Aerial Surveillance

A bill intended to reassert individuals’ Fourth Amendment rights when it comes to aerial surveillance operations was introduced in the Senate on Wednesday. The Protecting Individuals From Mass Aerial Surveillance Act, introduced by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., would require federal agencies to obtain a warrant before conducting aerial surveillance operations. Any […]

Keeping Quiet

FBI Flouts Obama Directive to Limit Gag Orders on National Security Letters

Keeping Quiet

FBI Flouts Obama Directive to Limit Gag Orders on National Security Letters

Keeping Quiet

FBI Flouts Obama Directive to Limit Gag Orders on National Security Letters

Spy agencies still issue 60 or so National Security Letters daily.

A poster with photographs of Joanne Chesimard, a fugitive for more than 30 years, is on display during a news conference giving updates on the search of Chesimard, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The reward for the capture and return of convicted murderer Chesimard, one of New Jersey?s most notorious fugitives, was doubled to $2 million Thursday on the 40th anniversary of the violent confrontation that led to the slaying of a New Jersey state trooper. The FBI also announced it has made Chesimard, now living in Cuba as Assata Shakur, the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Cuba Won’t Let FBI or Christie Have Assata Shakur Back

Andrew Jerell Jones

A poster with photographs of Joanne Chesimard, a fugitive for more than 30 years, is on display during a news conference giving updates on the search of Chesimard, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The reward for the capture and return of convicted murderer Chesimard, one of New Jersey?s most notorious fugitives, was doubled to $2 million Thursday on the 40th anniversary of the violent confrontation that led to the slaying of a New Jersey state trooper. The FBI also announced it has made Chesimard, now living in Cuba as Assata Shakur, the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Cuba Won’t Let FBI or Christie Have Assata Shakur Back

Andrew Jerell Jones

A poster with photographs of Joanne Chesimard, a fugitive for more than 30 years, is on display during a news conference giving updates on the search of Chesimard, Thursday, May 2, 2013, in Newark, N.J. The reward for the capture and return of convicted murderer Chesimard, one of New Jersey?s most notorious fugitives, was doubled to $2 million Thursday on the 40th anniversary of the violent confrontation that led to the slaying of a New Jersey state trooper. The FBI also announced it has made Chesimard, now living in Cuba as Assata Shakur, the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Cuba Won’t Let FBI or Christie Have Assata Shakur Back

Andrew Jerell Jones

Cuba delivered a blow late Monday to federal and state authorities who had hoped Assata Shakur, the famously exiled Black Liberation Army member, would be extradited back to the United States, vowing that the fugitive has “legitimately” earned political asylum. Josefina Vidal, Cuba’s foreign ministry head of North American affairs, told the Associated Press that the […]

The FBI Was So Hapless Hunting a Teen Kid, It Had To Pretend To Be from a Newspaper

Andrew Jerell Jones

The FBI Was So Hapless Hunting a Teen Kid, It Had To Pretend To Be from a Newspaper

Andrew Jerell Jones

The FBI Was So Hapless Hunting a Teen Kid, It Had To Pretend To Be from a Newspaper

Andrew Jerell Jones

The FBI wanted to identify the source of bomb threats against a high school. So it created a fake news story filled with fake links.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey addresses the Intelligence and National Security Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel September 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. After one year on the job, Comey outlined his vision for the future of the FBI, including a bigger focus on cyber and the creation of a new intelligence office within the bureau. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The FBI Director’s Evidence Against Encryption Is Pathetic

Dan Froomkin, Natasha Vargas-Cooper

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey addresses the Intelligence and National Security Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel September 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. After one year on the job, Comey outlined his vision for the future of the FBI, including a bigger focus on cyber and the creation of a new intelligence office within the bureau. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The FBI Director’s Evidence Against Encryption Is Pathetic

Dan Froomkin, Natasha Vargas-Cooper

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey addresses the Intelligence and National Security Summit at the Omni Shoreham Hotel September 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. After one year on the job, Comey outlined his vision for the future of the FBI, including a bigger focus on cyber and the creation of a new intelligence office within the bureau. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The FBI Director’s Evidence Against Encryption Is Pathetic

Dan Froomkin, Natasha Vargas-Cooper

James Comey's four examples of encryption perils would be laughable if they weren't so tragic.