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Seven People Hold the Keys to Global Internet Security

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 1, 2014 The Guardian's James Ball describes a Masonic-like meeting of the lords of the Internet in Los Angeles. But "the reality is rather closer to 'The Office' than 'The Matrix,' " he says. 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 )

NSA Monitored Calls of 35 World Leaders

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 24, 2013 Documents provided by whistle-blower Edward Snowden show the NSA monitored phone calls by 35 world leaders after getting the numbers from an official in another department of government. 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 )

NSA Holds Internet Records Longer Than Obama Said

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 1, 2013 The NSA stores the online metadata of millions of Internet users for up to a year, whether they are targets of investigations or not, The Guardian reports Monday that top secret documents reveal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )