Tag: nsa
-
Advocate of Secret Infiltration, Cass Sunstein selected for Obama’s NSA Review Committee
from emptywheel.net: ABC reports that, along with former CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell, former Homeland Security Czar Richard Clarke, and former Obama special assistant for economic policy Peter Swire, the White House (or James Clapper — who knows at this point) has picked Cass Sunstein for its Review Committee on NSA programs. Frankly, a lot…
-
New World Next Week: Episode164 – Journalists Under Attack
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode164 – Journalists Under Attack Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week, James and James try something different as they cover a number of updates and addenda to breaking news…
-
‘Snowden data destruction won’t harm our reporting’ – Guardian’s Alan Rusbridger
from Russia Today: The British government’s attempts to stem the tide of articles on mass surveillance have gone beyond intimidating the journalist behind the publications. Just a day after Glenn Greenwald’s partner was detained at Heathrow airport, The Guardian’s editor, Alan Rusbridger, came forward describing how the authorities pressured the newspaper to destroy documents provided…
-
New World Next Week: Episode163 – Lavabit Shutdown, Mars Mission, Weed TV
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode163 – Lavabit Shutdown, Mars Mission, Weed TV Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Encrypted Email Providers Shutter Services To Protect Users From Government Snoops Microsoft Reverses…
-
New World Next Week: Episode162 – Terrorganda, DEA Data, Eminent Domain
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode162 – Terrorganda, DEA Data, Eminent Domain Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Ex-NSA Chief Calls Transparency Groups, Hackers Next Terrorists Unhappy With U.S. Foreign Policy? Pentagon…
-
Ex-NSA chief calls transparency groups, hackers next terrorists
from salon.com: Michael Hayden equates potential angry reactions to Snowden indictments to al-Qaida operations. The cyberscare, like the redscare or the greenscare of the ’90′s, is already under way. We’ve seen it take root with the fierce federal persecution of Aaron Swartz, the hefty charges and prison sentence facing LulzSec hacktivist Jeremy Hammond and the…
-
Has the Gov’t Lied on Snooping? Let’s Go to the Videotape
from propublica.org: Since Edward Snowden leaked documents detailing the NSA’s sweeping surveillance programs, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was forced to admit that part of his congressional testimony was “erroneous.” Here are six claims about NSA surveillance that have been undermined by recent disclosures. Read the full story: http://propub.ca/nsa-claims
-
NSA: Mormon Connection
Dr. A. True Ott writes explosive expose in “Russell Tice Speaks Up – THE MORMON CONNECTION TO NSA!” Ott declares in article – Mormon Elder Brent Scowcroft (picture left. middle in picture right) a primary reason new huge NSA data center located in Utah. Russell Tice, a NSA whistleblower, believes intelligence community runs country, having…
-
The Truth About Edward Snowden
from FreedomainRadio.com: Stefan Molyneux discusses the truth about Edward Snowden and breaks down the history, origin, legality, and the terrifying reality of warrantless wiretapping, data collection and government spying. Sources: http://board.freedomainradio.com/topi…
-
#NSA Can Reportedly Track Phones Even When They’re Turned Off
from slate.com: The NSA has a diverse range of surveillance capabilities—from monitoring Google Maps use to sifting through millions of phone call records and spying on Web searches. But it doesn’t end there. The agency can also track down the location of a cellphone even if the handset is turned off, according to a new…
-
Revealed: How #Microsoft handed the #NSA access to encrypted messages
from guardian.co.uk: Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to circumvent the company’s own encryption, according to top-secret documents obtained by the Guardian. The files provided by Edward Snowden illustrate the scale of co-operation between Silicon Valley and the intelligence agencies…
-
#NSA spied on Latin America for energy and military intel
from RT.com: The NSA’s spy program encompasses most countries in Latin America, new cables released by Edward Snowden have confirmed. The data gathered on military affairs and “commercial secrets” has provoked a flurry of furious rhetoric from regional leaders. Brazilian daily, O Globo, which obtained the cables released by former CIA employee Edward Snowden, published…
-
Snowden reveals Australia’s links to US spy web
from theage.com.au: Edward Snowden has provided his first disclosure of Australian involvement in US global surveillance, identifying four facilities in the country that contribute to a key American intelligence collection program. Classified US National Security Agency maps leaked by Mr Snowden and published by US journalist Glenn Greenwald in the Brazilian O Globo newspaper reveal…
-
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of #NSA
from NYtimes.com: In more than a dozen classified rulings, the nation’s surveillance court has created a secret body of law giving the National Security Agency the power to amass vast collections of data on Americans while pursuing not only terrorism suspects, but also people possibly involved in nuclear proliferation, espionage and cyberattacks, officials say. The…