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Leak of NSA Hacking Tools Raises Questions of Who Did It and Why

Cybersecurity analysts are still poring over the material, which raised questions about whether the leak poses a threat to national security or was just a warning from U.S. adversaries. Continue reading

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US Patriot Act Section 215 Expires, Vote on USA Freedom Act to be Held Tuesday

The US Senate failed to approve the USA Freedom Act Sunday, meaning the temporary expiration of the National Security Agency’s ability to collect vast amounts of information on US telephone communications. Continue reading

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NSA Phone Record Collection Violates Patriot Act, Court Rules

A US Federal Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the National Security Agency’s collection of American’s phone records is in violation of the Patriot Act. It is the first appellate court ruling on NSA data collection, and contradicts government assertions that the program is legal. Continue reading

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NSA Collects "Startlingly Intimate" Data Belonging to Ordinary US Citizens: Washington Post

Nine of 10 online communications intercepted by the National Security Agency were ordinary American and non-American Internet users, not legally targeted foreigners, according to an investigative report by the Washington Post on Saturday. Continue reading

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US House Representatives Vote to Rein in Unwarranted Government Surveillance and Backdoors

The US House of Representatives has voted 293-123 in favor of a proposal that would essentially block government authorities from conducting warrantless searches on the data of US citizens, and stop the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency from creating hardware and software backdoors for spying. Continue reading

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