NSA Surveillance Threatens Press Freedom and Right to Counsel:
Government surveillance exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has impaired if not eliminated the ability of news-gatherers and attorneys to communicate confidentially with their sources and their clients Ref. Source 5
The federal government has concluded there's a new leaker exposing national security documents in the aftermath of surveillance disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, U.S. Officials tell CNN.
Proof of the newest leak comes from national security documents that formed the basis of a news story published Tuesday by the investigative website The Intercept. The site also published Snowden's leaks. Ref. CNN
The NSA is full of holes which makes me scared about all that data they're collecting that could be given to just about anyone.
International Level: Activist / Political Participation: 26 2.6%
New NSA leak reveals scope of agency's war against crypto:
The NSA - along with its Five Eyes partners in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK - spends millions of dollars annually to break encryption standards used to keep the web secure, Spiegel reported over the weekend. Ref. Source 4
NSA Still Collects Bulk Domestic Data, Still Lacks Way to Assess Value:
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board called attention to the obvious fact that one full year after it concluded that the government's bulk collection of metadata on domestic telephone calls is illegal and unproductive, the program continues apace. Ref. Source 8