NSA Watch
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.
Greenwald delays publication of latest NSA story
Journalist Glenn Greenwald has suspended the publication of a major story believed to be focused on clandestine National Security Agency activities.
German government drops Verizon contract over spying concerns
The German government is ending its relationship with U.S.-based Verizon over espionage concerns following last year's surveillance disclosures by Edward Snowden.
John Kerry calls Snowden leaks ‘act of civil disobedience’
John Kerry called Edward Snowden's decision to leak thousands of classified documents an "act of civil disobedience" that comes with "consequences."
Documents: Microsoft took FBI to court over national security letter
Microsoft took the FBI to court last year over a national security letter (NSL) that requested information about an unknown Microsoft customer.
Cisco slams NSA for intercepting packages en route to customers
Cisco has denounced the U.S. government's interception of hardware delivered by the company to customers after a photo surfaced this week showing federal agents planting a tracking device in one of its routers.
Clapper denies Snowden went to NSA lawyers before leaking documents
The nation’s top intelligence boss claims Edward Snowden did not raise concerns internally with the NSA before going public on clandestine surveillance programs last year.
Google considers boosting sites that use encryption
Google could offer website owners an incentive for using strong encryption methods: A higher placement on search engine results, which would undoubtedly yield more traffic.
Report: NSA knew about, exploited “Heartbleed” flaw for years
The NSA knew about and exploited a massive flaw in a protocol used to secure the transmission of sensitive information over the Internet, according to a Bloomberg report.
Spy boss: NSA performed warrantless searches on American phone calls
The NSA performed an unknown number of warrantless searches on the phone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens, according to a letter penned by a top intelligence boss.
NSA: Officials didn’t know how phone collection program worked
Government officials didn't understand a massive phone surveillance program they were tasked with overseeing, the nation's top spy boss admitted in court documents de-classified on Friday.
NSA bulk telephone data collection given final extension
The NSA will receive bulk call records from American telephone companies for another 90 days under what is believed to be the final extension of such a request by the FISA Court.