Supreme Court won’t say if NSA phone tracking is legal – yet
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case brought forth by the Electronic Privacy Information Center that challenges the NSA's phone records collection activities.
Apple reveals gov’t requests for user data and takes jabs at Google, Facebook, NSA
Apple on Tuesday released its first-ever transparency report, which catalogs information about world government request for user data.
Want secure email? Edward Snowden’s former email provider has a solution
Ladar Levison, founder of the shuttered Lavabit email service, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Dark Mail, an anti-NSA email protocol.
BitTorrent aims to make the Internet free from the NSA’s prying eyes
BitTorrent has released an API that allows developers to create encrypted peer-to-peer applications.
Google’s Eric Schmidt blasts alleged NSA data center spying
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt calls allegations about the NSA tapping Google and Yahoo data center networks "outrageous."
NSA secretly taps into Google, Yahoo data centers, leaked documents show
The NSA has collected hundreds of millions of records from the data centers of Google and Yahoo through a security backdoor, reports the Washington Post
John McAfee says he can NSA-proof your communications for $100
John McAfee is creating a device called D-Central that will allow us to communicate and share files anonymously. Will this be our best chance at privacy?
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.
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.
Hands on with PRSM, the PRISM parody platform – the scariest, truest satire out there
When it comes to divulging personal information, is Facebook no longer cutting it for you? Good news! PRISM will let you redefine the word 'oversharing'.
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.
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.
Could you live without tech? You might have to
Modern technology is great ... until things go wrong.
Reporting from Black Hat: When enemies start treating each other like friends, watch your back
Ahead of DefCon, Mr. Worst Case Scenario heads to the other hacker conference in Sin City this week, Black Hat. What he found would give you goosebumps.
YouTubers create world’s first terrible ‘movie’ about Edward Snowden
The world's first film about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has hit YouTube.
Why does the NSA need your phone records to track terrorists?
NSA telephone metadata collection: Why do they need to collect it on everyone? Here's the answer.
Want to encrypt your way past the NSA? Good luck with that
Using strong encryption is the only real protection you have against skilled snoops. Too bad figuring it out will make your brain melt.
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.
Restoring a law from 1789 may be impossible with technology from 2013
The Restore the Fourth anti-NSA surveillance movement has begun to pick up steam. But advancing technology and sluggish laws may make progress impossible.
Can the ZXX typeface thwart and call attention to the NSA’s spying?
Sang Mun has developed a typeface called ZXX with four font styles that are designed to confuse OCR scanners, but are still readable to the human eye.
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.
Here’s how to ask the NSA for your records (but don’t hold your breath)
You can't ask the NSA to stop collecting information, but you can ask to see or delete your records.
Google fights secret court over right to reveal user data request stats
Google has filed a motion with the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), arguing that gag orders over data requests are unconstitutional.
The Digital Self: Are you prepared to put your online life under the microscope?
You don't have to leak classified documents to the NSA for your online life to come under harsh scrutiny.
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.
Apple gets transparent, explains how much customer information it revealed to NSA
In the midst of the current NSA privacy controversy, Apple shared how much customer information it released at the request of the government.
How to use the Internet without all those PRISM-accused Web properties
Wary of potentially divulging every detail about your life should the NSA have any reason to snoop around? Here are ways to protect yourself from PRISM.
Yo, NSA: What is Paltalk and why do you care about it?
In the list of properties the PRISM leak has shown the NSA is keeping an eye on, one site stood out: Paltalk. What is it and why does the government care?