NSA says Snowden e-mails exempt from public disclosure
EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, the NSA has acknowledged it retains Edward Snowden’s e-mails and other records related to his employment, but claims those records are exempt from disclosure.
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Exclusive reports from Matthew Keys and The Desk.
Exclusive: Twitter working on “edit” feature for tweets
Twitter is working on a new feature that would allow users to edit tweets once they are published, three sources close to the project have confirmed to The Desk.
A live conversation with the Syrian Electronic Army
The Desk hosts the first-ever live conversation with a member of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group.
The Desk to conduct first live interview with Syrian Electronic Army
On December 11, The Desk will conduct the first-ever live interview with members of the Syrian Electronic Army.
BART radio dispatches reveal communication errors on day of fatal strike
Train operators and a central dispatcher had trouble communicating with each other the day two Bay Area Rapid Transit employees were fatally struck by an oncoming train two weeks ago, new audio recordings reveal.
San Francisco media columnist Rich Lieberman moving to KSCO-AM
San Francisco media columnist Rich Lieberman has been tapped for a new commentary program that will air weekdays on Santa Cruz radio station KSCO-AM.
Lebanese TV channel lands on-camera interview with Syrian Electronic Army hackers
Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen will air the first television interview with self-proclaimed members of the Syrian Electronic Army Thursday evening, a member of the group told The Desk.
Syrian Electronic Army denies cyber attack on hockey forum
The Syrian Electronic Army is denying an accusation in a news report that claims the group hacked a college hockey forum Saturday evening.
Hacker: VICE erroneously identified Syrian Electronic Army member
A member of the Syrian Electronic Army denied a report that claims to have revealed the identity of a hacker associated with the group.
White House staffers phished by Syrian Electronic Army
The personal email accounts of three White House staff member was compromised by the Syrian Electronic Army over the weekend, a hacker with the group told The Desk on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Aviation expert gave fake Asiana names to KTVU
A usually-reliable aviation expert provided San Francisco FOX affiliate KTVU-TV with four erroneous names thought to have belonged to pilots aboard an aircraft that crashed at a local airport.
Exclusive: Facebook testing Vine-like video for Instagram
Facebook is testing a video feature for its photo sharing social network Instagram similar in function to Twitter’s Vine.