It’s Not Just the NSA — the IRS Is Reading Your Emails Too

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jul 10, 2015 Once your emails reach the tender age of 180 days, government agencies can easily gain access to them without your even knowing it. The Email Privacy Act would change that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Government Wants to Improve Its Cybersecurity and Weaken Ours

Thor Benson / Truthdig Jun 24, 2015 The FBI wants tech companies to build “back doors” into encryption that protects user information but allows government to access the data. But even if that was OK with you, it wouldn’t work, says one expert. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

USA Freedom Act: Where Do We Go From Here?

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jun 5, 2015 There is a long way to go despite the passage of the USA Freedom Act, explains digital rights watchdog Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Undercutting the Patriot Act Is a Major Win for Rand Paul and Edward Snowden

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Jun 2, 2015 The senator was a legislative force against the invasive law, but most of the credit goes to the now-exiled whistleblower who revealed the government’s massive and secret abuse of our privacy rights. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Rand Paul Got One (Huge) Thing Right

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 28, 2015 The Kentucky senator's filibuster against renewing the Patriot Act made the widely covered campaign speeches of the other presidential candidates -- including Hillary Clinton -- look shallow.The Kentucky senator's filibuster against renewing the Patriot Act made the widely covered campaign speeches of the other presidential candidates, including Hillary Clinton, look shallow. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Here’s How to Help Deep-Six Section 215 of the Patriot Act

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig May 28, 2015 It's not just Republican Sen. Rand Paul who doesn't want Congress to allow the Patriot Act's Section 215 -- which has enabled the U.S. government to spy on residents on an unprecedented scale in recent years -- to be renewed before its scheduled expiration on June 1. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Talking to Edward Snowden Is the Next Best Thing to Sex, Says John Perry Barlow

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The poet and activist says his friend Edward Snowden's mind "is like cool, clear spring water." Also: Robert Scheer on President Obama's immigration overhaul, Keystone XL dies in the Senate, and Kasia Anderson breaks down the Bill Cosby rape allegations. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protect Your Browsing Privacy With EFF’s Handy ‘Badger’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2014 The problem with browser extensions that claim to protect your Web privacy from the multitude of online advertisers, spammers and profiteers, is that they boil down to a matter of trust. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google Fights for Transparency in FISA Court

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jun 19, 2013 The Internet giant's petition to the tribunal says its free speech rights have been violated because it is legally prohibited from discussing even the vaguest details of government surveillance requests. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jason Collins’ Place in History

Staff / Truthdig May 4, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The first male athlete in one of the big American sports to come out of the closet won't be the last. Also: race and terrorism, and the companies that do (and don't) protect your privacy from the government. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Electronic Frontier Foundation

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 30, 2012 As the larger part of American culture seems ready to surrender its claim to privacy without question, organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation are riding like Paul Revere through the digital Massachusetts night. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Four More Years: Now What?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2012 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Gay America's best election yet; Robert Scheer on Obama's second term; marijuana legalization; and Internet freedom. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )