If you’re not familiar with it, ProtonMail is a free encrypted email service, meaning if third parties intercept your email...
January 23, 2020September 19, 2020
Congress to Weigh Surveillance Reforms in Wake of Watchdog Report on FBI
The report of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz has had a big impact on Congress. For the first time...
January 22, 2020September 19, 2020
Jeff Bezos’ Phone Was Hacked by Saudi Crown Prince, Say British Reports
The Guardian had the scoop first, based on anonymous sources. The FInancial Times confirmed the story citing cybersecurity experts hired...
January 20, 2020September 19, 2020
Schiff Says NSA and CIA Withhold Documents Relevant to Impeachment
One open secret of the National Security Agency is its ability to intercept the communications of foreign leaders. That ability,...
January 14, 2020September 19, 2020
After a Harsh IG Report, FISA Reform Is on the Agenda
One the revelations of the report of Michael Horowitz, inspector general of the Justice Department, was the abuse of the...
January 2, 2020September 19, 2020
Intel Probe Puts CIA’s Haspel in a Bind
The chair of CIA director Gina Haspel, who was promoted by John Brennan and Michael Hayden, is getting warmer, according...
December 16, 2019September 19, 2020
Former Bush Adviser Sells Repression in the Middle East
As counterterrorism adviser to President George W. Bush, Richard Clarke advocated vastly expanded spying powers for the U.S. government. As...
December 12, 2019September 19, 2020
Inspector General: NSA Is Not Complying With Law Requiring Disposal of Old Surveillance Data
The National Security Agency Office of the Inspector General (NSA OIG) announced today its release of an unclassified study with...
November 26, 2019September 19, 2020
How China Runs Its Mass Detention Camps
From the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists – ICIJ The extraordinary coercive power of China’s Ministry of State Security is...
November 20, 2019September 19, 2020
House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill
Congressional Democrats still refuse to end the post 9/11 legal regime of mass surveillance. That regime violates the constitution as...
November 20, 2019September 19, 2020
Twitter’s Saudi Spy Network Leaves Activists Living in Fear
From the reliably interesting Middle East Eye, a story of social media espionage. Earlier this month, a complaint filed by...
October 30, 2019September 19, 2020
WhatsApp Sues NSO, the Israeli Tech Firm, for Spyware Targeting Activists and Journalists
From The New Yorker: On Tuesday, WhatsApp took the extraordinary step of announcing that it had traced the malware back...
