US: No plans to end broad surveillance program
A senior U.S. intelligence official said there were no plans to scrap the surveillance programs that continue to receive support within Congress.
View ArticleLawmakers concerned over US spy programs
Congressional leaders and intelligence committee members have been routinely briefed about the spy programs, and Congress has twice renewed laws approving them.
View ArticleSurvey: Many Americans say ‘Big Brother’ is here
More than half of Americans polled in a survey released Thursday said they agreed with the statement "We are really in the era of Big Brother."
View ArticleNSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide.
View ArticleEU agrees on talks with US to begin Monday
European Union officials on Friday said they will discuss "data protection and privacy rights" in parallel with trade talks with the United States next week.
View ArticleNSA revelations reframe digital life for some
News of the U.S. government's secret surveillance programs has done more than spark a debate about privacy. Some are reviewing and changing their online habits.
View ArticleFacebook: Governments demanded data on 38K users
Government agents in 74 countries demanded information on 38,000 Facebook users in the first half of this year, with about half coming from the United States.
View ArticleEconomy is being eclipsed as top campaign issue
The eclipsing of the U.S. recovery by other events could be a factor in next year's midterm election campaigns and in the presidential contests two years later.
View ArticleLinkedIn asks court to let it disclose FISA data
LinkedIn has asked to disclose the number of national security orders the company has received under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
View ArticleAT&T says it doesn’t have to disclose NSA dealings
In a letter sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission, AT&T said it protects customer information and complies with government requests for records
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