Tag Archives: NSA warrantless surveillance controversy

House Passes USA Freedom Act to Annul NSA Spying Program

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National Security Agency aka NSA has become a wide known secret worldwide and what has become even more evident is the NSA’s projects of spying on the general public. Only depicted in movies and...

Snowden’s Proof Regarding FISA Court’s NSA Authorization to Spy on 4 Countries

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Some of the most recent documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden show that the FISA court actually had the guts to allow the NSA free access to the private information lines of each and...

NSA collects all phone calls in a foreign country

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency has been recording all of a foreign country's phone calls, then listening to the conversations up to a month later, The Washington Post reported Tuesday...

The Commerce Department To The Rescue On Surveillance Reform?

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Despite the hype surrounding the President’s January speech on NSA surveillance reform, his much-anticipated remarks placated few of his domestic and overseas critics. More importantly, the President...

Gov’t, Internet companies Agree at last on disclosure

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US reaches deal with Internet companies on requests to reveal demands for customer information WASHINGTON (AP) — Technology companies and privacy advocates are praising a new government compromise...

Government Panel urges To End Phone Data Spying

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Government oversight panel urges end to phone data spying, records purge WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided government task force that reviewed the National Security Agency's surveillance program...

President Obama announces significant changes to NSA program

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U.S. President Barack Obama has finally issued an official response to the endless accusations tied to the NSA's scandalous surveillance practices.In his speech from the Department of Justice earlier...
    






NSA Reforms: A Step In The Right Direction Or PR Stunt?

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The complexity of privacy discussions in a hyper-connected world of free services was made clear this morning. In a speech that was high on rhetoric but short on details (which will be made clear in...
    






Obama Calls For ‘New Approach’ On NSA Surveillance–Not ‘New’ Enough For Critics

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Six months after Edward Snowden began leaking the NSA’s secrets, President Obama has agreed that the way America spies needs to change. But when it comes to the degree of that change, the White House...
    






Questions and answers about Obama’s new NSA rules

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Questions and answers about Obama's plan to rein in NSA snooping on phone records and emails WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ordering changes to spy programs that sweep up...