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Mark Zuckerberg says US government ‘blew it’ over NSA messaging

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says the U.S. government "blew it" when explaining the NSA's surveillance efforts to the American people.
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NSA has cracked encryption protecting your bank account, Gmail, and smartphone

The NSA has cracked the encryption technologies used to protect much of what we do on the Internet.
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What’s the NSA picking out of your phone calls? Just ‘unvolunteered truths’

UK authorities forget how computers work, smash a MacBook Pro to stop Snowden leaks

U.K. authorities smashed a MacBook Pro owned by the Guardian newspaper in an attempt to stop reporting on NSA documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
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Don’t care if Uncle Sam reads your email? New studies show you’re now a minority

The public opinion about digital privacy and the NSA's spying efforts seems to have flipped – and that's a shocker.

Simple typo led NSA to collect tons of extra US phone call data, secret audit shows

An NSA audit exposed by the Washington Post shows that the NSA commits thousands of errors each year that lead to unintended surveillance of U.S. citizens.
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Edward Snowden: social media guru? This weird airport dating site thinks so

Edward Snowden needs a new job. Should he take MeetAtTheAirport's offer and become its Twitter spokesman?

Could you live without tech? You might have to

Modern technology is great ... until things go wrong.

YouTubers create world’s first terrible ‘movie’ about Edward Snowden

The world's first film about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has hit YouTube.
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Forget ‘privacy,’ we need a new term for control of our online lives

Privacy is a bad word. And it’s high time we stopped using it to describe the anything that most people actually care about.
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Wikileaks says Snowden has applied for asylum in 21 countries

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The Digital Self: Can the 4th Amendment fit in 140 characters?

When it comes to social media, the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendement remains just out of reach.
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WikiLeaks helping Edward Snowden in race to find ‘safe’ country, Ecuador likely destination

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Whistleblower Snowden charged with espionage by US authorities

What we learned from NSA leaker Edward Snowden’s live Q&A

NSA leaker Edward Snowden gives the world more information about U.S. government surveillance, his reasons for fleeing to Hong Kong, and more.
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Twitter, abusing the #asksnowden Q&A is why we can’t have nice things

Twitter, we had the invitation to ask Edward Snowden anything we wanted. And this is what we did with it.
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WTF, Internet? Obsessing over Edward Snowden’s girlfriend is bad for America

WTF, Internet? This week's Web indiscretion comes courtesy of the obsession with Edward Snowden's girlfriend.
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The Digital Self: Thank Edward Snowden (even if you want him in jail)

Whatever you think of Edward Snowden's NSA leak, or sacrificing privacy for safety, thank him for exposing the dangers of putting our lives online.

NSA whistleblower behind PRISM leaks reveals identity, seeks political asylum abroad

Edward Snowden, the man behind last week's leaks of top secret document that reveal widespread surveillance of U.S. citizens, has revealed his identity.