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Why FISA Court Judges Rule The Way They Do
Listen to the full radio interview at NPR Morning Edition. "JOHNSON: For experts who have followed surveillance for years, the sheer number of phone calls…
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Civil liberties lawyer arguing against the NSA spying programs
"Although she spent several years as a criminal defense attorney, defending “all kinds” of interesting characters, Jennifer Stisa Granick, the director of…
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Researchers use NSA’s own tactics to see how invasive NSA spying is
"Stanford researchers are trying to act like the NSA in order to learn about the NSA. Researchers Jonathan Mayer and Patrick Mutchler created MetaPhone, an…
NSA SEXINT is the Abuse You’ve All Been Waiting For
Cross-posted from Just Security. In the latest news report based on documents revealed by Edward Snowden, we’ve learned that the NSA creates profiles of porn v…
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NSA SEXINT is the Abuse You’ve All Been Waiting For
In the latest news report based on documents revealed by Edward Snowden, we’ve learned that the NSA creates profiles of porn viewing, online sexual activity and…
Prof. Alasdair Roberts - Hearsay Culture Show #198 - KZSU-FM
A talk show on KZSU-FM, Stanford, 90.1 FM, hosted by Center for Internet & Society Resident Fellow David S. Levine. The show includes guests and focuses on…
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Canadian Privacy Commissioner Funding Call for Proposals
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently launched its 2013-2014 call for funding proposals for its Contribution Program, a $500,000 funding envelope to condu…
The NSA, Tor, Vodafone and LIBE Committee Meet To Chat
Cross-posted from the Privacy Association. Imagine the NSA, European Parliament, Tor and Vodafone having a civilized conversation about privacy. Considering th…
Blame the NSA, not Facebook and Google: Column
Cross-posted from USA Today. Outrageous and possibly illegal. That's what Google's executive chairman called the latest chapter in the NSA saga – news…
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Blame the NSA, not Facebook and Google: Column
Cross-posted from USA Today. Outrageous and possibly illegal. That's what Google's executive chairman called the latest chapter in the NSA saga – news…
Vint Cerf is Wrong. Privacy Is Not An Anomaly
Cross-posted from IAPP. Privacy may actually be an anomaly,” said Vint Cerf, one of the architects of the Internet, at an FTC workshop on the Internet of Thing…
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Why you need this simple app that hands over all your metadata
"‟Our hypothesis is that phone metadata reflects personal information, such as your location, age, gender, employment, relationships, and interests,” Mayer…