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NSA Isn't Nearly as Good at Phone Data as We Thought

Feb 7, 2014 11:54 AM CST

NSA Isn't Nearly as Good at Phone Data as We Thought

'Washington Post' says it can collect maybe 30% of records on US calls

(Newser) - Thanks to Edward Snowden, we now know that the NSA vacuums up data on virtually all US phone calls, right? Turns out, it's not even close, according to the Washington Post . While the NSA would love to have that capability—and is trying to figure out how to get...

Snowden Leak: UK
Hacked Anonymous

Feb 5, 2014 3:43 PM CST

Snowden Leak: UK Hacked Anonymous

...And may have shut down law-abiding websites in the process

(Newser) - UK intelligence once gave Anonymous and LulzSec a taste of its own medicine, hitting them with the exact kind of cyber attack they're infamous for employing, according to a new leak from Edward Snowden obtained by NBC News . A secret British intelligence outfit known as JTRIG (the Joint Threat...

Snowden
Nominated
for Nobel
Peace Prize

Jan 29, 2014 1:13 PM CST

Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

His NSA leaks will lead to a safer world, say Norwegian politicians

(Newser) - It's a safe bet that Nobel peace laureate Barack Obama will not be rooting for this particular fellow American to join him in the winners' circle. Two Norwegian politicians today formally nominated Edward Snowden for the honor, reports Bloomberg . The members of parliament acknowledged that Snowden's NSA leaks...

The NSA's
Secret Source:
Angry Birds?

Jan 27, 2014 2:10 PM CST

The NSA's Secret Source: Angry Birds?

Spy agency exploits flaws in popular apps

(Newser) - When you fire up Angry Birds, Google Maps, or a host of other popular smartphone apps, you're opening yourself up to government spies. The NSA and its UK counterpart, the GCHQ, have been actively intercepting the data that "leaky" apps collect from users, according to a new leak...

Snowden: US Wants to Kill Me

Jan 27, 2014 4:06 AM CST

Snowden: US Wants to Kill Me

But he's not losing sleep over it, he says

(Newser) - Edward Snowden believes top American government officials want him dead—but he still sleeps well at night because he knows he did the right thing. In an interview with a German broadcaster, the NSA leaker said he was aware of "significant threats" to his life, Reuters reports. "These...

Snowden: NSA
Also Engages
in Industrial
Espionage

Jan 26, 2014 3:35 PM CST

Snowden: NSA Also Engages in Industrial Espionage

German TV broadcaster releases notes on Snowden interview

(Newser) - Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden claims in a new interview that the US agency is involved in industrial espionage. German public television broadcaster ARD released a written statement before an interview airing tonight in which it quotes Snowden as saying that if German engineering company Siemens had information that would...

Russia Is Keeping Snowden

Jan 24, 2014 7:52 AM CST

Russia Is Keeping Snowden

Eric Holder says he'd 'engage' with Snowden's lawyers

(Newser) - Edward Snowden is free to keep on enjoying Russian hospitality. Russia won't send Snowden back to the US, and will extend his asylum when the initial year it granted him runs out, the head of the Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee said today in Davos, according to CNN . In...

Firm That Vetted Snowden
Accused of Fraud

Jan 23, 2014 11:24 AM CST

Firm That Vetted Snowden Accused of Fraud

US Investigations Services allegedly faked more than 660K background checks

(Newser) - If giving a thumbs up to Edward Snowden and US Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis didn't get US Investigations Services kicked off the federal government's Christmas card list, it's definitely off now. The Justice Department yesterday accused the contractor, which handles roughly 45% of federal background checks,...

Greenwald: Obama's NSA 'Reforms' Are Meaningless

OPINION

Jan 18, 2014 9:36 AM CST

Greenwald: Obama's NSA 'Reforms' Are Meaningless

As usual, president opts for cosmetic fixes, complains journalist

(Newser) - President Obama used his usual soaring rhetoric yesterday in announcing changes to the NSA surveillance program, but the journalist behind many of the Edward Snowden scoops doesn't think they'll amount to much. Sure, some of the proposals have merit—putting a public advocate on the FISA court, removing...

Public Advocate Likely
to Join Secret Spy Court

Jan 4, 2014 12:37 PM CST

Public Advocate Likely to Join Secret Spy Court

Obama expected to approve change in wake of NSA revelations

(Newser) - President Obama will lay out changes to the nation's surveillance practices later this month, and the Los Angeles Times reports that it's likely he will accept a key recommendation from a presidential panel on the topic: He will appoint what amounts to a public advocate to argue against...

NSA Working on Computer
to Crack Almost Any Code

Jan 2, 2014 6:02 PM CST

NSA Working on Computer to Crack Almost Any Code

Washington Post says agency has $80M invested in futuristic quantum computing

(Newser) - The Washington Post is out with a doozy of a story for its latest Edward Snowden scoop. It says the NSA is trying to build a quantum computer that "could break nearly every kind of encryption used to protect banking, medical, business and government records around the world."...

NYT, Guardian:
Pardon Snowden

OPINION

Jan 2, 2014 7:41 AM CST

NYT, Guardian: Pardon Snowden

NSA whistleblower 'has done country a great service'

(Newser) - Apparently it's Edward Snowden appreciation day. The New York Times and the Guardian both published editorials today calling on authorities to pardon or grant amnesty to the NSA leaker. "Considering the enormous value of the information he has revealed, and the abuses he has exposed, Mr. Snowden deserves...

Meet TAO, the NSA Unit
That 'Gets the Ungettable'

Dec 30, 2013 7:57 AM CST

Meet TAO, the NSA Unit That 'Gets the Ungettable'

Der Spiegel lifts lid on unit, which reportedly intercepts computer deliveries

(Newser) - Another big NSA revelation, this one courtesy of Germany's der Spiegel: The magazine yesterday reported that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal reporting system to spy on their targets. Der Spiegel's revelations relate to a division of the NSA known...

Judge Says NSA
Surveillance Is Legal

Dec 27, 2013 11:27 AM CST

Judge Says NSA Surveillance Is Legal

Federal judge says its phone-tracking system doesn't violate Constitution

(Newser) - Score one for the NSA's legal team: A federal judge has ruled that the enormous phone-tracking system unveiled by Edward Snowden is legal, reports Reuters . US District Judge William Pauley in Manhattan today dismissed a lawsuit brought by the ACLU seeking to stop the program. Yes, the program "...

Snowden:
Our Kids Will
Never Have an
'Unrecorded
Thought'

Dec 25, 2013 9:04 AM CST

Snowden: Our Kids Will Never Have an 'Unrecorded Thought'

NSA whistleblower has Christmas message for anyone feeling happy

(Newser) - On the off chance that the NSA was taking an eggnog break from listening to you rip open your Christmas gifts, Edward Snowden has a new Christmas message out. And it's not exactly chock full of rainbows and unicorns, notes Politico . Speaking in a YouTube video with British Channel...

Snowden:
My Mission Is
Accomplished

Dec 24, 2013 7:57 AM CST

Snowden: My Mission Is Accomplished

'I already won,' he says in Moscow interview

(Newser) - While there's no sign of an end to the flow of leaked National Security Agency documents, Edward Snowden says he feels like his mission has already been accomplished. Speaking to a Washington Post reporter for more than 14 hours of interviews in Moscow, Snowden explained that he acted out...

It's Israel's Turn
to Be Ticked
at the NSA

Dec 23, 2013 9:46 AM CST

It's Israel's Turn to Be Ticked at the NSA

Latest Snowden reveal 'not acceptable'

(Newser) - Slide over Germany , Brazil , and France , there's a new member in the Angry NSA Targets club: Israel. Several Israeli officials have lashed out at the US, report CNN and the AP , following new leaks Friday that the NSA had spied on four Israeli offices—including the prime minister's....

Verizon to Publish Reports
on NSA Data Requests

Dec 19, 2013 7:27 PM CST

Verizon to Publish Reports on NSA Data Requests

Move will put pressure on AT&T to do the same

(Newser) - The NSA's ability to continue its tech snooping as in the pre-Snowden days just took another hit. Verizon promises to start publishing reports on all the data requests it gets from the government and law-enforcement agencies, reports Reuters . The first online report will be out early next year. Given...

Snowden to Brazil:
I Need Permanent Asylum

Dec 17, 2013 7:59 AM CST

Snowden to Brazil: I Need Permanent Asylum

Open letter slams NSA's spying

(Newser) - Is Edward Snowden looking to decamp from Russia to Brazil? He strongly implies as much in an open letter today, published at Folha . "I have expressed my willingness to assist wherever appropriate and lawful," he writes, "but unfortunately the United States government has worked hard to limit...

Snowden: NSA Slam Comes as
No Surprise

Dec 16, 2013 5:11 PM CST

Snowden: NSA Slam Comes as No Surprise

And an ex-colleague calls him a 'genius among geniuses'

(Newser) - Edward Snowden says he wasn't too surprised by a federal judge's condemnation today of NSA collection of phone metadata, the New York Times reports. "I acted on my belief that the NSA mass surveillance programs would not withstand a constitutional challenge," said Snowden in a statement...