NSA

Tripling Its Collection, NSA Sucked Up Over 530 Million US Phone Records in 2017

In 2017, the NSA tripled the amount of data it collected from U.S. phones. (Image EFF Photos/flickr/cc)

The NSA Worked to “Track Down” Bitcoin Users, Snowden Documents Reveal

Sam Biddle, The Intercept

Classified documents provided by the whistleblower Edward Snowden show the NSA worked urgently to target Bitcoin users around the world

Despite Possible Blowback, Snowden Decries Anti-Democratic Forces in Russia

Jon Queally, staff writer

"My friends tell me it is dangerous to criticize the Russian government the...

US Secretly Negotiated With Russians to Buy Stolen NSA Documents—And the Russians Offered Trump-Related Material, Too

James Risen, The Intercept

While trying to recover NSA data about hacking tools, American intelligence...

#MemoDay: Welcome to 'Shit Show of Dishonesty Across the Board'

After #ReleaseTheMemo Vote, ACLU Says Dems Have 'Duty' to Make Intel Public

Despite #ReleasetheMemo Call, Trump Signs Warrantless Surveillance Bill into Law

In Name of Transparency, Not Partisan Sniping, Snowden Says #ReleaseTheMemo

Senate Votes to Give Trump Vast Domestic Spying Powers "No President Should Have"

'Only Hours Left' to Stop Senate From Giving Trump Expanded Spying Power

Taking Short Break From Denouncing Trump Authoritarianism, House Dems Join With GOP to 'Violate the Privacy Rights of Everyone in United States'

House Votes Down Crucial Amendment Designed to Halt NSA Warrentless Surveillance of Americans

Privacy Advocates Urge House to Vote Against Unconstitutional Warrantless Spying Renewal

Victory for Civil Liberties as GOP Push to Expand NSA Spying Declared Dead—For Now

Edward Snowden Comes to Defense of Jailed NSA Contractor Reality Winner

Ignoring Explosive Russia Revelations, Trump Targets Whistleblower Instead

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Trolling the NSA

Privacy advocates kicked off a new anti-surveillance campaign in style by floating an airship reading "Illegal Spying Below" - complete with helpful arrow - over the NSA's massive data center in Utah. Dubbed "the maiden patrol of the first anti-surveillance activist air force," the flight marked the launch of Stand Against Spying , a project by Electronic Frontier Foundation, Greenpeace, the Tenth Amendment Center and 20 more groups that seeks to outlaw mass surveilance, reform the FISA court,...