Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 18, 2016
A report by The Intercept shines a light on social-media mining and surveillance-oriented companies receiving funding from In-Q-Tel, the intelligence agency’s venture capital firm. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 15, 2016
The European Parliament—the E.U.’s legislative arm—passed a controversial legislative package with the potential to allow member countries to restrict what journalists report. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 14, 2016
The bill, which would have penalized companies that refuse to cooperate with the government over encrypted phones, did not go to a vote. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 7, 2016
WhatsApp, an online messaging service owned by Facebook, has over a billion users -- and as of Tuesday, any exchanges done via the app will be encrypted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 1, 2016
If the FBI succeeds, it will be the first time that the “backdoor” technology used in the San Bernardino case will have been used elsewhere -- exactly the situation that Apple said it wanted to prevent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigMar 11, 2016
Robert Scheer sits down with former National Security Agency official turned whistle-blower William Binney to discuss the fight between Apple and the US government over access to Americans' cell phone data and why he believes there can be too much intelligence. Dig deeper
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigOct 15, 2014
The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald writes that a report recently released by the United Nations' top official for counterterrorism and human rights rejects the "key argument often made by American defenders of the NSA." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 11, 2013
Despite what Republicans say, a study shows that physicians are not turning away elderly patients on the insurance plan; after revelations about the NSA, the American public has becoming increasingly discontent with government protection of privacy; meanwhile, television host Jimmy Kimmel duped the world with a disastrous twerking YouTube video that proves how easy it is to divert attention from serious matters. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Robert Scheer / TruthdigApr 30, 2013
There is a growing acceptance and indeed a demand for additional surveillance cameras, cellphone eavesdropping, location checks and biometric identifiers. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Lois Beckett, ProPublicaFeb 6, 2013
For years, state Democratic parties have been gathering information about individual voters' political leanings. Now, that record may go up for sale -- and not just to political groups. They are looking into whether credit card companies, retailers like Target or other commercial interests may want to buy the information. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigOct 10, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case against the nation's telecommunications companies for cooperating with a once-secret wiretap program enacted by the Bush administration to monitor suspected terrorists. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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