Privacy

Politics

Secret Government Is the Chief Threat to Liberty

Obama's NSA reforms flunk civil libertarian tests.

Ronald Bailey | 1.24.2014 1:30 PM

Civil Liberties

Russia Won't Pressure Snowden To Leave

Government will continue to extend asylum

Reason Staff | 1.24.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

Eric Holder Hints at Snowden Plea Bargain

The attorney general adds that full clemency is "going too far"

Reason Staff | 1.24.2014 7:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Alleged 'Revenge Porn King' Arrested for Suspicion of Hacking

Accused of trying to steal naked pictures for their site

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 7:10 PM

Civil Liberties

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Report on NSA Surveillance Illegalities Now Available

Ronald Bailey | 1.23.2014 4:02 PM

NSA

NSA Telephone Spying Is Illegal and Useless, Asserts Obama's Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

Ronald Bailey | 1.23.2014 10:04 AM

Politics

Obama's Privacy Epiphany

Why it's hard to believe the president is serious about surveillance reform

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

New Poll Highlights Divide in GOP Over NSA Metadata Collection

Matthew Feeney | 1.21.2014 5:08 PM

Policy

Human Rights Watch: Obama's NSA Reforms Don't Go Far Enough

Matthew Feeney | 1.21.2014 1:45 PM

Policy

Ukraine Tracked Cellphones To Track Protesters During Clashes With Police

Protesters received texts

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 12:50 PM

Civil Liberties

Your Cell Phone Can Mark You as a Criminal, Ukraine Protest Division

Brian Doherty | 1.21.2014 12:08 PM

Policy

Declassified Court Orders Show the NSA Provided the FBI With "Tips" Two or Three Times a Day

FISC orders to the FBI

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Human Rights Watch: Obama's NSA Reforms Don't Go Far Enough

Head of the organization says rights continue to be violated

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 11:00 AM

Policy

Poll: Most Americans Oppose NSA Collection of Phone Metadata

Most also believe that the reforms Obama recently announced won't change much

Reason Staff | 1.21.2014 10:40 AM

Cellphones

Supreme Court To Decide If the Fourth Amendment Applies to Police Searches of Smart Phones

Ronald Bailey | 1.18.2014 10:31 AM

Policy

Telecoms Not Exactly Thrilled to Be Part of Obama's NSA Reform Plan

Scott Shackford | 1.17.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

Tech Firms Say Obama's NSA Proposals Fall Short

Telecoms don't want responsibility of maintaining metadata database

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Analysis: NSA Reforms Don't Address Biggest Problems

Good first steps, but not far enough

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 3:20 PM

Policy

Obama Suddenly Realizes Mass Surveillance Threatens Privacy

Jacob Sullum | 1.17.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Obama Reportedly To Call For End of Govt. Control of Phone Data

Matthew Feeney | 1.17.2014 8:58 AM

Policy

US Intelligence Workers Want Snowden To Die

Matthew Feeney | 1.17.2014 7:40 AM

Politics

Border Agency "Discovered" That It Lent Predator Drones Almost 200 More Times Than Previously Disclosed

Zenon Evans | 1.16.2014 4:38 PM

Politics

Could Obama's Unlimited Faith in Himself Explain His Sudden Loss of Interest in Protecting Americans' Privacy?

Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2014 12:07 PM

Politics

Merkel Ally: German Relationship With US Worse Than During Iraq War

Matthew Feeney | 1.16.2014 11:16 AM

Civil Liberties

Silver Lining in Supreme Court Not Overturning A Decision About Computer Searches at Border

Brian Doherty | 1.15.2014 3:15 PM

Civil Liberties

NSA Reportedly Sneaked Spy Software Into Computers Around the World Using Radio Waves

According to The New York Times

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 8:20 AM

Policy

Officials Say Obama is Likely To Approve Changes To Collection of Phone Records

The president will make a speech about surveillance on Friday

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 8:00 AM

Politics

NSA Review Panel Challenges Value of Bulk Metadata Collection

Testifying before a Senate committee

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 7:40 PM

Policy

Victim of Dog-Authorized Anal Assault Receives $1.6 Million Settlement

Jacob Sullum | 1.14.2014 5:58 PM

Civil Liberties

The Surveillance State, Now at Bargain-Basement Prices

J.D. Tuccille | 1.13.2014 3:31 PM

Science & Technology

NSA Bulk Collection of Americans' Phone Data Had "No Discernible Impact" on Preventing Terrorism, Says New Study

Ronald Bailey | 1.13.2014 10:33 AM

Policy

The Best of Care

Charles Oliver | 1.13.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: The Best of Care

Charles Oliver | 1.13.2014 6:00 AM

Science & Technology

Ford Exec. Apologizes for Saying Company Tracks Drivers Via GPS

Company says its not true

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 4:20 PM

Politics

NSA Makes Final Push to Retain Surveillance Powers

President prepares to announce reforms

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 4:10 PM

Politics

Obama to Speak on NSA Reforms Jan. 17

No indication as to what the president will say

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 2:10 PM

Policy

EU Report Calls NSA, GCHQ Surveillance Illegal

Demands end to mass metadata collection

Reason Staff | 1.9.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Pentagon Report You Can't Read Claims Snowden's Leaks Have Helped Terrorists

Matthew Feeney | 1.9.2014 2:49 PM

World

Snowden Invited to Testify at European Parliament

via video link, so you know it's not a trap

Reason Staff | 1.9.2014 7:50 AM

Politics

Obama Close To Decision Regarding NSA Reforms

Could announce next week

Reason Staff | 1.8.2014 12:20 PM

Policy

NSA Looking Into How it Could Give Up Custody of Phone Data Logs

Phone companies not keen on taking them

Reason Staff | 1.8.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Jill Kelley Suing Slew of Government Agencies Over Alleged Privacy Violations Related to Petraeus Sex Scandal

Kelley reported threatening emails being sent by Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus' mistress

Reason Staff | 1.7.2014 4:10 PM

Politics

Rand Paul Calls For Snowden To Receive Light Prison Term

Matthew Feeney | 1.6.2014 2:56 PM

Politics

More Congressmen Open To Granting Snowden Clemency Deal To Get Him Back To US

Matthew Feeney | 1.3.2014 3:00 PM

Policy

Facebook Facing Suit After Two Users Claim the Company Mines Private Messages

Lawsuit alleges the information in private messages is sold to third parties

Reason Staff | 1.3.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

The New York Times Calls For US To Offer Snowden Clemency or Plea Bargain

"He may have committed a crime to do so, but he has done his country a great service"

Reason Staff | 1.2.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Court Upholds Border Gadget Searches

For any reason at all

Reason Staff | 12.31.2013 5:40 PM

Policy

Telecom Company to Take Legal Action About NSA Report

About the government accessing customer communications

Reason Staff | 12.30.2013 6:50 PM