Many of America’s controversial surveillance activities are “legal” because they are approved by a secret court. Critics, including its own judges, have called for reform – but the problem won’t be… Read more »
Online activists hope to use Congress’ power of the purse to remove funding from domestic surveillance; they are rallying behind an amendment set for a vote on Tuesday. Read more »
An unusually broad coalition of tech companies, investors and civil liberties groups published an open letter to the government to change the Patriot Act. Read more »
The secret FISA court agreed to publish redacted versions of secret 2008 legal proceedings in which Yahoo tried to resist the federal government’s new surveillance program. Read more »
In a new court filing, the Obama Administration says the secret FISA court has no obligation to publish its decisions — not even those that explain why new forms of spying… Read more »
Even as Europe expresses outrage over America’s PRISM program, France is attempting to deny that it’s operating a similar program of its own. Read more »
Google has sued to shine more light on the secret court that approves controversial national security letters — the petition also represents part of the ongoing PR strategy of tech companies… Read more »
Lawyers have raised a ruckus as the government’s secret surveillance programs come to light. But for years, laws have largely failed to stop the spread of surveillance — is it time… Read more »