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The Daily Dot Given the National Security Agency’s surveillance revelations of the last few months, we need to pay even more attention to the private companies who are working hand-in-hand with [...]

This article was first written in 2011 by currently imprisoned journalist Barrett Brown. It offers a view into surveillance programs and operations that were being used in the pre-Snowden era. [...]

The Verge If you want to release something no one will pay attention to, what time’s better than Christmas Eve? At least, that appeared to be the National Security Agency’s thinking. [...]

VICE Fictional surveillance states are thrilling and almost never subtle. Dictators are ubiquitously projected on vast public monitors, “thought criminals” are dragged away screaming [...]

The Hill A tech industry coalition dedicated to reining in government spying is adding a new member. Note-taking service Evernote is joining Facebook, Google, Microsoft and six other tech giants [...]

By ERIC BRADNER (Politico) Former President Jimmy Carter says he corresponds with foreign leaders the old-fashioned way – through snail mail – because he suspects his communications are watched [...]

By Spencer Ackerman at The London Guardian – The National Security Agency and its allies are making a final public push to retain as much of their controversial mass surveillance powers as [...]

USATODAY.com The National Security Agency isn’t the only government entity secretly collecting data from people’s cellphones. Local police are increasingly scooping it up, too. Armed [...]