Citing U.S. Prison Conditions, British Appeals Court Refuses to Extradite Accused Hacker Lauri Love to the U.S.
The closest ally of the U.S. recognizes that the American prison system is crude and oppressive for inmates with mental health issues.
Cyberattacks
Election Insecurity
WashPost Is Richly Rewarded for False News About Russia Threat While Public Is Deceived
In the current D.C. climate on Russia, all relevant journalistic incentives encourage and reward false news.
Russia Hysteria Infects WashPost Again: False Story About Hacking U.S. Electric Grid
The "anything goes" media mentality when it comes to Russia strikes again.
Election Insecurity
If Russian Intelligence Did Hack the DNC, the NSA Would Know, Snowden Says
Americans are right to ask for proof before accepting the idea that Russia was behind the hacking of the DNC; Edward Snowden says the NSA could provide it.
The Puritanical Glee Over the Ashley Madison Hack
We love to think of ourselves as so progressive and advanced, yet so often leap at the opportunity to intervene and wallow in, and pass judgment on, the private sexual choices of other adults.
The FBI Was So Hapless Hunting a Teen Kid, It Had To Pretend To Be from a Newspaper
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.
Russian Interest in Ukraine Now Includes Cyber Warfare
A hacker group in Russia exploited a security flaw in Microsoft Windows software to spy on NATO, the Ukraine, and a number of other targets, according to a report this week from a Texas cybersecurity firm.
The Terrible Toll of Secrecy
The Intercept's inaugural exposé, by my colleagues Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill, illuminates the deeply flawed interaction between omnipresent electronic surveillance and targeted drone killings –- two of the three new, highly disruptive instruments of national power that President Obama has pursued with unanticipated enthusiasm. <!--more-->