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June 12, 2019
Matthew Gault
The U.S. Government Is Utterly Inept at Keeping Your Data Secure
What do your smartphone and the world’s most advanced fighter jet have in common? The Trump administration can’t protect them from hackers.
April 7, 2017
Graham Vyse
Trump Doesn’t Care About Your Privacy (Just His Own)
Rand Paul smells a political opportunity in the president's wiretapping conspiracy theory about Obama. The senator is being foolish and naive.
November 10, 2016
Graham Vyse
Donald Trump Will Have His Eye on You
Edward Snowden warned us about the abuses of our national security state. Now look who's in charge of it.
September 22, 2016
Jacob Silverman
The CIA Road Show
How the intelligence community has used "transparency" to create perfectly dull political theater.
December 30, 2015
Sasha Belenky
The NSA’s spy powers are irresistible, apparently.
June 2, 2015
Tim Starks
The Republican Party Is Shifting on National Security, It Just Doesn't Know How
April 16, 2014
Paul Rosenzweig
Which Federal Agency Controls Cybersecurity? The Answer May Surprise You.
April 15, 2014
Marc Tracy
The Pulitzers Didn’t "Vindicate" Anything Except Good Journalism
December 23, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
"Metadata Material Shouldn’t be Held by the Government"
Interview: A key NSA reform panelist explains their recommendations
October 15, 2013
Kevin Mahnken
Take the World War II Memorial—Please!
When the government reopens, shut this stuff down
August 16, 2013
Marc Tracy
Edward Snowden Leaks Again—And It's a Bombshell
August 13, 2013
Jeffrey Rosen
The Lies Aren't What Make Obama's NSA Stance So Awful
June 20, 2013
Peter Jukes
The One-Stop Whistleblower Shop
How did The Guardian become the leaker's outlet of choice?
June 11, 2013
Yochai Benkler
We Need a New Church Committee
It's time for a basic re-evaluation of intelligence operations
June 7, 2013
Rachel Levinson-Waldman
Against Our Values—And Bad at Keeping Us Safe
The real problem with data mining
June 6, 2013
Lydia DePillis
Why Tech Companies Are Better Than Phone Companies at Protecting Your Privacy
Verizon handed over data to the NSA. Why don't Google or Facebook?
October 10, 2005
Eli Lake
Low Clearance
September 22, 2003
Spencer Ackerman, John B. Judis
The Operator

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