NSA leaks
- CIA director blames ‘Snowden worship phenomenon’ for rise in leaks of US secrets
The exploits of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has triggered a trend where a growing number of state and non-state actors are eager to leak top secret US documents to the media and the public in pursue of glory, money or “whatever,” the CIA director has said.America - ‘Burn down the White House’: Reality Winner pleads not guilty to espionage charges
The first whistleblower to stand trial for leaking classified information to the media under the Trump administration pleaded ‘not guilty’ to espionage charges.America - Tech giants call for privacy protections in surveillance reform
Technology firms, including Facebook and Google, have suggested five "changes" for Congress to consider while reforming foreign surveillance programs that gather vast amounts of personal data which can be accessed by authorities without a warrant.America - ‘Nothing speculative about it’: Wikimedia-led lawsuit against NSA restored by court
A federal appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit against the National Security Agency filed by the operators of Wikipedia. The Wikimedia Foundation alleged in 2015 that it was the target of NSA spying, but the suit was dismissed later that year.America - Ransom where? ‘Hundreds of thousands of companies vulnerable to next computer attack’
We have seen 200,000 computers affected by this attack last week. We’ve seen many millions of computers not being affected last week, says security researcher Karsten Nohl. Being prepared for the next attack is paramount. - NSA to stop collecting Americans' emails, texts about foreign surveillance targets
The National Security Agency says it will halt the warrantless collection of emails and texts sent to recipients overseas that mention a foreign surveillance target. Hints of the program were first revealed by Edward Snowden in 2013.America
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