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Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 01, 2013 6 Comments

Edward Snowden and the NSA debate seem to have lost some significant momentum on Twitter in light of the current discussion about what the US will or won't be doing about the situation in Syria. Business Insider noticed that Syria Tensions Have Knocked The NSA Spying...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 26, 2013 4 Comments

The Guardian has added another partner to its reporting collaboration on the NSA files leaked by Edward Snowden.  Investigative reporting outfit ProPublica confirmed that it has been quietly working with The Guardian on a story on the subject and has recently joined with the New...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 26, 2013 6 Comments

It might not help you figure out what's really behind those redacted portions of documents the NSA chooses to release. But if you've ever been annoyed by those entire pages blacked out from view, at least you can poke some fun at it on your own...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 25, 2013 5 Comments

NSA leaker Edward Snowden - speaking through The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald - has now alleged that the UK government intentionally leaked information to the media with the purpose of justifying the government's claim that Snowden's leaked documents could present a danger to the public’s safety...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2013 34 Comments

Just as the NSA-Snowden leak story was being broken by The Guardian via Glenn Greenwald, and to a lesser extent at The Washington Post, I thought about writing a post with the title this post bears.  In the crush of other things, and the uncertainty as...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 20, 2013 15 Comments

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger revealed Monday that security experts with the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) entered the Guardian's building weeks ago and oversaw the destruction of hard drives containing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. In a post published at The Guardian, Rusbridger...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 18, 2013 8 Comments
Wikileaks has been known to release insurance files from time to time.  These are dumps of encrypted files that can only be opened by those who hold the encryption key to do so.  For one, it makes certain that information reaches the public in the event those who hold the information aren't available to release it themselves.  It can also be sort of a secret holder's way of saying, "back off, or I'll go all secret-exposing nuclear on you..." But Wikileaks' latest release of such files has everybody talking.  That's because they're almost 400 gigabytes large.  That's large. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/368411280622620672 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/368411399053008896 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/368411566229577728 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/368426845735120896 So, folks are all wondering, what could possibly be in there?

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 16, 2013 15 Comments

The Washington Post released a detailed report last night, stating that the NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year.  The report is based on documents shared earlier with the outlet by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, and it presents a clearer picture of precisely...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 08, 2013 27 Comments

Well, this was a bit of mysterious news today.  Apparently, the owner of Lavabit - the same email service reportedly used by NSA leaker Edward Snowden to contact human rights groups last month - has decided to shut down its operations in order to avoid...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 01, 2013 14 Comments

NSA leaker Edward Snowden may not have to wait long to start a new career in Russia, that is, if he has any interest in working for the country's equivalent for Facebook. From Reuters: American fugitive Edward Snowden was offered a job by Russia's top social networking...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 01, 2013 6 Comments

NSA leaker Edward Snowden has left Sheremetyevo Airport after receiving his paperwork today approving temporary asylum in Russia. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/362904185357860864 From the NY Times: After a month holed up in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Edward J. Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted by the United...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 31, 2013 17 Comments

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander was met with both heckling and applause at the Black Hat  information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday. Ever since the leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden thrust the agency's domestic surveillance policies into the limelight...

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