America’s Technology Sector Is Too Eager to Cave to a Snooping Government
Americans are still trying to get a handle on the full extent of the government’s domestic spying activities, including the recent revelation that the …
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Apparently, American Spying on American Allies Is Bad
From the Tongue-In-Cheek Department of Spy Briefing Books… Washington, D.C. — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, announced that her …
How Much Surveillance Can We Accept?
Three months after Edward Snowden’s leaks began to reveal the extent of the U.S.’ mass surveillance program, “serious people” are beginning to make the …
We’re All Edward Snowden Now
In the last several days, I’ve had three phone conversations with friends — completely normal people who have their wits about them — during …
How a Pacifist Accidentally Infused the FBI with Cash
Back in 1972, when I was a 10-year-old technology and news geek in Chicagoland, a particular story grabbed my attention. Someone had planted time …
The Political Class and the Counteroffensive
That Edward Snowden has put the whole political, corporate, and governing class in a bind. With his revelations that a heretofore obscure agency has …
NSA Surveillance of European Allies May Block EU-U.S. Trade Talks
The first round of negotiations over a new trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union is scheduled to start this week, but …
Snowden’s Flight to Freedom
Dear rest of the world: Please know that it is painful for Americans to see what is happening in the case of Edward Snowden. …