Unit 8200's dragnet was designed by a U.S.-trained general, is powered by American-owned cloud computing, and could spell the future for domestic surveillance at home.
The Cold War comedian and rumored Jell-O shot inventor had a lesser known side as an NSA operative.
A declassified assessment contradicts the president's assertion that Tren de Aragua is "closely aligned with" the Venezuelan government and acts at its "direction."
The law was passed 20 years ago, and enforcement finally looms.
Trump's picks for FBI director and Middle East adviser buck his trend of appointing superhawks.
Cyber intrusions, arson, bombings, and other mayhem feature in the conflict between West and East.
The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act would prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from purchasing data that they would otherwise need a warrant to obtain.
The late California senator always seemed to err on the side of more government power and less individual freedom.
It's not Trump vs. Biden: High officials play fast and loose with government secrets, but only regular people face harsh penalties.
The Real ID Act was passed in 2005. 17 years later, it's worth asking if it's finally time to scrap the law.
She was sentenced to more than five years for revealing how Russia tried to hack the 2016 election.
We don’t need new tools or agencies to track alleged domestic terrorists.
Part three in Reason's documentary series, "Cypherpunks Write Code," tells the story of the U.S. government's long battle to keep strong cryptography out of the hands of its citizens
National security journalist Barton Gellman talks about "the surveillance-industrial state," the possibility of a Biden presidency or a second Trump term, and his gripping new book.
Barton Gellman's new book is a riveting account of exposing NSA excesses to the light of the day.
Plus: Sondland worked "on Ukraine matters at the express direction of" Trump, why hospital prices are so screwy, D.C. gets pushback for ditching sex work bill, and more...
The most absurd attack against the Michigan congressman involves ignoring his entire history in office.
Yes, they're even spying on the president.
Q&A with Bloomberg View columnist Eli Lake.
The president probably won't listen. But he should.
National Security Agency is recruiting college students to work at its controversial Utah Data Center.
The national security whistleblower talks to the Free State Project from an undisclosed location in Russia.
Large rooms with racks of computer servers.
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