Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigDec 5, 2016
Government agents can now use warrants obtained from a single judge to hack computers in multiple jurisdictions rather than having to get a warrant for each jurisdiction. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanJul 9, 2015
The governments of both the United States and the United Kingdom want a master key to everyone's digital life
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Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigJun 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 )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 11, 2015
The top lawyer representing James Clapper, director of National Intelligence, said Clapper had “forgotten” about the NSA’s massive spying program when he wrongly told Congress in 2013 that the government does not “wittingly” collect information about millions of Americans. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Alison Rose LevyMar 27, 2015
Angry over losing a ballot measure to label GMO foods, Oregon residents are urging Sen. Ron Wyden to say no to fast-tracking the TPP and the TTIP. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Alison Rose LevyMar 8, 2015
A proposal to give President Obama the power to sign two international trade deals without congressional oversight has commentators on the left and right fuming.A proposal to give President Obama the power to secretly and unilaterally negotiate two big trade pacts has pundits on the left and right fuming. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 31, 2014
In an extraordinary development Thursday, the CIA director reversed months of angry public denials and apologized for the agency's past spying on staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 24, 2014
Many legislators and campaigners are unsatisfied with the "watered-down" version of the anti-surveillance bill that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKSep 11, 2013
Another round of declassified documents means another round of revelations about a spy agency run amok. But it's OK, the NSA says it's fixed it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 6, 2013
I don't believe government officials when they say the National Security Agency's surveillance programs do not invade our privacy. The record suggests that you shouldn't believe them, either. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 3, 2013
The mendacious national intelligence director who last month told NBC News that he gave the "least untruthful answer" in a March Senate hearing about the extent of government spying on U.S. citizens revised that assessment to "erroneous" Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMay 17, 2013
Having served in Congress for more than three decades -- and in the upper chamber since 1996 -- Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden has established a reputation as one of the Senate's more serious and diligent members. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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