‘Angry Birds’ Attacked

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 Hackers defaced the website of the game whose "leaky" user database was revealed as a target of British and American spying agencies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Angry Birds’ Are Helping the NSA Spy on You

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 28, 2014 Top secret documents reveal American and British intelligence agencies possess the capability to exploit vulnerabilities in "leaky" smartphone apps that transmit users' private information across the Internet. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Will Obama’s Speech Mention That the NSA Collects Billions of Text Messages?

Staff / Truthdig Jan 17, 2014 Leaks reveal more insight into the NSA and GCHQ and the collection of nearly 200 million text messages a day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EU Parliament Committee Slams NSA, Votes to Hear Snowden

Staff / Truthdig Jan 10, 2014 The U.S. National Security Agency and its U.K. equivalent were the targets of sharp condemnation by a European Union parliamentary committee on civil liberties, which released a report Thursday slamming the two agencies for their invasive surveillance programs in Europe and calling for systemic changes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel Fumes Over U.S. Spying

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 23, 2013 One week after documents revealed that British and American intelligence agencies targeted email addresses belonging to the offices of Israel's former prime minister and defense minister, Israeli officials angrily demanded that U.S. spying on their government stop. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Spy Agencies Infiltrate Online Games

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 10, 2013 In recent years, the NSA and Britain's GCHQ have turned their legally dubious spying efforts to the world of online gaming, which documents leaked by whistle-blower Edward Snowden and obtained by The Guardian, The New York Times and ProPublica described as a "target-rich communications network" in which intelligence targets could "hide in plain sight." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Guardian Threatened With Terrorism Charges for Reporting NSA Story

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Dec 4, 2013 British police are investigating the staff of The Guardian newspaper to determine whether acts of journalism can be prosecuted as acts of terrorism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Criticizes Spy Agencies

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 The British architect of the World Wide Web called for a "full and frank public debate" on Internet surveillance by U.K. and U.S. spy agencies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google Engineers Say ‘Fuck You’ to the NSA, Encrypt Future Stolen Data

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 While their bosses use less salty language to push for reform and transparency, a couple of Google's security engineers have taken to the company's own social network to vent their frustration at U.S. and British spying. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

GCHQ Tries to Keep Surveillance From the Public

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 26, 2013 Leaked memos show the U.K. intelligence agency has repeatedly warned internally that it fears "damaging public debate" about the nature and scale of its mass spying activities because it could lead to legal challenges that affect the program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Editors and Reporters of The Guardian

BLANK Oct 13, 2013 In an age of unprecedented antagonism toward the press, one newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites.One newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

On Chelsea Manning and Privacy, Cumberbatch Still Sides With Authority (Updated)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 14, 2013 After reading Benedict Cumberbatch's full, unedited remarks on the punishment of Chelsea Manning and government destruction of privacy, published Monday at The Guardian, I believe his meanings as originally reported remain intact. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )