Christie vs. Paul on Surveillance and Security
New Jersey's governor dismisses concerns about warrantless snooping.
New Jersey's governor dismisses concerns about warrantless snooping.
Governments Should All "Go Dark" When It Comes to Spying on Their Citizens
Don't forget the Obama administration's record of going after whistleblowers.
Civil liberties erosions aside, it won't work-but that won't keep him from proselytizing for weakened security.
A few more months of privacy violations permitted.
They want to repeal requirements for warrants and prohibitions on weakening Internet security
According to newly released Snowden docs, the spy agencies use security vulnerabilities to hack and track users.
But cryptographic tech, like that the government wants to weaken, helps mitigate the risk to users.
By hacking the NSA computers. So says security analyst Bruce Schneier.
The War on Terror is providing plenty of rhetorical ammunition to anti-encryption officials, but they are dangerously wrong.
Amendment passes to reduce some additional snooping authorities on Americans, block federal efforts to weaken encryption.
The NSA can still obtain the phone calls, emails, and text messages of all Americans under the USA Freedom Act.
Civil liberties group has publicly called for even stronger reforms.
Power thrives in complexity, just as roaches flourish in the dark.
Plenty more work to do toward reclaiming our lost liberties and protecting our privacy
Dissenting justices understood the possible consequences, even back in the 1970s.
The NSA and kindred agencies have many more arrows in their quiver than Section 215.
The Obama administration praises death of program while requesting it to be renewed.
Weakening encryption "has a chilling effect on our First Amendment rights and undermines our country's founding principles."
How a misbegotten metaphor helped defeat mass surveillance
Modest, but actual, scaling back on metadata collection authorities.
The Senate majority leader tries to kill FISA Court transparency.
Some senators, tellingly, see listening to Americans' surveillance concerns as a bad thing.
Is the expiration of Patriot Act provisions"just politics and posturing"? No, it's a sign the country is moving in the right direction.
Section 215 is set to expire tonight. (Update: Wave goodbye to Section 215)
Will Congress act decisively to end unconstitutional executive branch overreach?
If section 215 of the Patriot Act expires next week, the feds will need individualized search warrants to spy on us.
If nothing happens, the NSA metadata collection program will die at midnight on Monday.
Future of Section 215 of PATRIOT Act completely up in the air.
Senate vote expected today, but on what, exactly?
The Kentucky senator tells conservatives to respect the Ninth Amendment.
They want amendments to make surveillance reforms stronger.
The Arkansas senator's commitment to a national security state and bellicose foreign policy seems like a fan fiction version of Dr. Strangelove.
Tech. privacy-oriented Rep. Zoe Lofgren explains her reluctant support for limited reform.
Senate will vote on USA Freedom Act
A new survey shows four-fifths of Americans are troubled by the lack of protection for their personal records.
Privacy-focused representatives prevented from offering amendments.
Two cases highlight the precariousness of privacy when your records are not yours.
A brief history of a misbegotten metaphor