NSA reform
The New NSA Reform Bill Would Give the Government Even More Power to Spy on Your Smartphone
On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to rein in the NSA's dragnet phone surveillance programs. But as the debate moves to the Senate, it's not clear whether we're debating a phone dragnet or an Internet one.
Rand Paul Is the Only Serious Anti Surveillance Presidential Candidate
Paul was fighting government surveillance long before we knew the NSA was out of control.
John Oliver to Edward Snowden: 'No One Knows Who the Fuck You Are'
Oliver gives Snowden some much-needed real talk. Will it change anything?
Is Congress Finally Going to Reform the NSA?
More than a year after Edward Snowden first revealed the extent of the NSA's mass surveillance programs, the Senate is finally voting on a bill to curb the agency's sweeping spying powers.
The Votes Are In: Americans Don't Care About Privacy
Tuesday’s elections were not good for the internet or for your civil liberties.
Twitter Is Suing the Feds—Why Aren't Google and Facebook?
Other tech companies made their peace with the government back in January—Twitter is fighting it in court.
How Politicians Are Using ISIS to Preserve the Surveillance State
First it was al-Qaeda. Now it's ISIS. There's nothing like a new, distant threat to make people to forget they should care about their civil liberties.
CISPA's Clone Will Undermine NSA Reform, Civil Liberties Groups Warn
The NSA-reforming USA FREEDOM Act and CISA are diametrically opposing forces that the Senate has to decide on in the next couple weeks.
This Legislation Could Right (Some of) the Patriot Act's Wrongs
The Senate takes its first stab at real surveillance reform.
The NSA Reform Bill the House Passed Today Is a Watered-Down Piece of Nonsense
The USA Freedom Act has been an exercise in time wasting and political grandstanding.
The White House Is Trying to Weaken the NSA Reform Bill: Report
The USA Freedom Act will likely be completely gutted before the House of Representatives votes on it.
Congress Will Vote on an NSA Reform Bill That Won't Reform Much of Anything
But at least it beats the alternative, which was a civil liberties nightmare.