Tag: Surveillance

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit found in a 97-page ruling that the federal government's practice of collecting domestic telephone data in bulk is illegal. (iStock)

Court’s NSA ruling leaves surveillance law in doubt

Susan Ferrechio · May 11, 2015 9:00 am

Fort Meade in Maryland is operating at a reduced status Thursday morning while local police search for a carjacking suspect believed to be on the base.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Appeals court says NSA spying program is unlawful

Susan Crabtree · May 7, 2015 2:03 pm

Thomas Drake, a former National Security Agency employee who became an early whistleblower about government spying programs, also signed the letter to oppose the USA Freedom Act.

Left, Right unite to fight Patriot Act extension

Susan Crabtree · May 6, 2015 5:03 pm

The Marine Military Academy CyberPatriot team practices their security skills before the competition this week in Harlingen, Texas. (AP Photo/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)

Intense debate over security and privacy is coming in the Senate

Charlie Mitchell · May 4, 2015 9:00 am

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting Cyber Networks Act. (iStock)

House passes bill that allows corporations to share your data

Katie Nelson · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

President Obama has been taking a hands-off approach to overhauling government surveillance methods. (iStock Photo)

The method to Obama’s silence on spying reforms

Brian Hughes · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

Surveillance cameras are catalyzing this conversation about "privacy in public," but the root of the problem is the lowly license plate. (AP Photo)Â

The end of the license plate

Jim Harper · April 18, 2015 9:00 am

By Memorial Day weekend, Congress will likely have decided whether the federal government's mass surveillance programs will be partially reined in or not. (iStock)

Confronting the surveillance state

Patrick Eddington · April 13, 2015 9:00 am

Boehner ‘baffled’ by reports of Israeli spying

National Security

Boehner ‘baffled’ by reports of Israeli spying

Susan Ferrechio · March 24, 2015 2:34 pm

Report: Israel spied on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks

National Security

Report: Israel spied on U.S.-Iran nuclear talks

Kelly Cohen · March 24, 2015 11:08 am

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. is surrounded by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Momentum builds toward info sharing to stop hacks

Charlie Mitchell · March 23, 2015 9:00 am

National Security

Reboot: Public hiding email, texts, Internet habits from snooping Feds

Paul Bedard · March 16, 2015 2:40 pm