Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 23, 2015
In an exclusive one-hour interview with The Guardian, the NSA whistleblower weighs in on the recent (somewhat incomplete) shift in Congress toward bulk data collection, warning, “This is only the bare beginning of reform." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 23, 2015
The USA Freedom Act didn't get the 60 Senate votes needed to pass Saturday Yet, in what Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer calls "a big victory for all who fear uncontrolled government surveillance," the legislative body was unable to extend the NSA phone data collection program . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 14, 2015
Legislative critics of the USA Freedom Act, which was celebrated by privacy advocates as it passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, say the law will merely adjust and codify the government’s practice of bulk telephone data collection, rather than end it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 5, 2015
According to a report in The Intercept, the Snowden documents describe extensive use of keyword searching as well as computer programs designed to analyze and extract the content of voice conversations and to flag conversations of interest. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 24, 2015
Modifications to the USA Freedom Act made on behalf of the National Security Agency permit officials to warrantlessly monitor foreign targets in the U.S. and track certain domestic individuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigNov 19, 2014
“God forbid we wake up tomorrow and [Islamic State] is in the United States,” Sen. Marco Rubio said as the USA Freedom Act, considered a "gift to terrorists" by critics, was rejected by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMay 6, 2014
After a half-year in stasis, the USA Freedom Act -- the most aggressive of various NSA reform measures -- is headed for markup by the House Judiciary Committee. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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