Google demands US government removes gag-orders from surveillance requests

Google filed legal papers with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday in an attempt to provide the American public with more knowledge about the government’s ongoing requests for personal data.

June 18, 2013 19:49

Microsoft, Facebook release stats to reassure users on NSA surveillance

Following whistleblower Edward Snowden’s leaks of National Security Agency documents pointing to mass online surveillance, both Facebook and Microsoft have released details on the number of legal orders made to them by the NSA.

June 15, 2013 04:00

FBI client data requests under Patriot Act skyrocket after tech firms resistance

The FBI greatly expanded data sharing requests under the controversial Section 215 of the Patriot Act when tech firms tried to resist the bureau’s better-known National Security Letters. The requests may have blanketed millions of records.

June 12, 2013 10:24

US preparing to charge Snowden in NSA leak - report

Justice Department officials have reportedly begun the process of charging Edward Snowden with leaking classified National Security Agency documents that reveal how the government accesses the phone and online data belonging to millions of Americans.

June 12, 2013 03:26

US tech giants ask intel, justice agencies for greater transparency in government data requests

In response to allegations of mass online surveillance tech giants including Microsoft, Facebook and Google have all requested changes that would allow for greater transparency regarding the government's FISA requests for their user data.

June 11, 2013 23:03

NSA overreach: When a system of checks and balances breaks down

We know of the NSA’s domestic telecom and internet surveillance programs today not because of the efforts of Congress and esteemed Senators like Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mark Udall (D-CO), but instead thanks to brave whistleblowers.

June 08, 2013 00:21