States Scrambling to Curtail government surveillance


States hope steps to rein in government surveillance will prompt federal changes PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Angry over revelations of National Security Agency surveillance and frustrated with what they...

It Is A Scandal That No One is Investigating the NSA


I am simply stunned that others have not been calling for a full investigation of the NSA surveillance program (see earlier blog).  It has been nearly eight months since The Guardian’s first...

US looking to stop spying on NSA spying


AP Exclusive: US considers how to prevent spying on NSA's searches of Americans' phone records WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Obama administration considers ending the storage of millions of phone records...

Gov’t, Internet companies Compromise on disclosure


US reaches deal with Internet companies on requests to reveal demands for customer information WASHINGTON (AP) — The government and leading Internet companies on Monday announced a compromise that...

Report: NSA maps pathway into computers


Report: NSA maps pathway into foreign computers using radio waves and covert chips WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers...
    






Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changes


AP sources: Obama expected to back changes to NSA surveillance with Congress handling details WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the...
    






Report: NSA maps pathway into computers


Report: NSA maps pathway into foreign computers using radio waves and covert chips WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers...
    






Proposed spy phone record shift draws resistance


Proposal to shift surveillance phone record retention away from government drawing resistance WASHINGTON (AP) — Telephone companies are quietly balking at the idea of changing how they...