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In secret, Fisa court contradicted US supreme court on constitutional rights
The Guardian - Yochai Benkler
On Tuesday, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) declassified an opinion in which it explained why the government's collection of records of all Americans' phone calls is constitutional,
Detained Chinese-American blogger confesses to 'irresponsible' online posts
NBC News
BEIJING – Chinese state television aired a surprising video Sunday of one of the country’s best-known bloggers in handcuffs admitting that he spread irresponsible information on the Internet – just days
U.N. report cites 'clear' use of chemical weapons in Syria
Los Angeles Times
Inspectors' report on Syria comes as U.N. Security Council debates how to enforce a plan for Assad to give up his chemical arms. September 16, 2013|By Paul Richter and Shashank Bengali U.N. weapons inspectors
Syria crisis: Obama warns Assad over chemical plan
bbc.co.uk
http://vod-pro-ww-live.akamaized.net/mps_h264_hi/public/news/world/1010000/1010714_h264_1500k.mp4?__gda__=1547071408_c7ac2336591b97688739e8e0cbaee47b US President Barack Obama has warned of "consequences"
“The government blew it.” Mark Zuckerberg And Marissa Mayer Talk NSA Surveillance
Fast Company - By Addy Dugdale
Two of technology’s big beasts have revealed tension between the U.S. government and the tech sector since the NSA surveillance scandal emerged. Mark Zuckerberg and Marissa Mayer, whose firms–Yahoo, and
NSA spying disclosures could cost companies billions
Salon - Allan Holmes
September 11, 2013 1:35AM (UTC) Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- A congressional committee’s effective blacklisting of Huawei Technologies Co.’s products from the U.S. telecommunications market over allegations
Reporter Glenn Greenwald to testify at Brazil spy probe
bbc.co.uk
A parliamentary commission in Brazil investigating spying allegations says the journalist Glenn Greenwald will be invited to testify next week. Mr Greenwald recently published allegations that US officials
Obama Tests Limits of Power in Syrian Conflict http://t.co/Camt433zPc
The New York Times on Twitter
Syrian chemical weapons attack a war crime, says EU
The Guardian
The European Union has called a chemical weapons attack in Damascus a crime against humanity and says it was probably carried out by the Syrian government. Following a meeting with the US secretary of
Amid privacy flap, Facebook delays new user policy
NBC News - By Wilson Rothman
Despite announcing last week that it would implement a user policy update on Sept. 5, Facebook has delayed it until at least next week, possibly due to concerns over the use of users' personal information
Yahoo Says U.S. Looked At Only .01% Of People's Data, But That's Way More Than You Think
HuffPost - Alexis Kleinman
Yahoo just released its first transparency report, and despite what the company wants you to believe, the U.S. government is looking at a lot of people's data. In the report released Friday, Yahoo says
Syria crisis: No clear winner in Russia-US G20 duel
bbc.co.uk - By Bridget Kendall
Both sides have claimed victory in this G20 gladiatorial contest over Syria, but identifying who is on which team is not straightforward. So who backed Russia and who backed the United States? According
Syria crisis: Vladimir Putin under growing pressure
The Guardian - Kim Willsher
Vladimir Putin is to be confronted at the G20 summit of world leaders in St Petersburg this week with an array of western intelligence including damning new French evidence directly linking Syrian government
Brazil and Mexico Ask the U.S. to Explain Reports of NSA Spying on Their Leaders
theatlanticwire.com - Abby Ohlheiser
This article is from the archive of our partner . Brazil and Mexico have called on the U.S. to explain recent reports — sourced to documents obtained …
N.S.A. Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico http://t.co/60AKTuoq8P
The New York Times on Twitter
How much did Snowden take? At least three times number reported
NBC News
British authorities revealed Friday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden took at least three times as many highly sensitive documents as previously reported, and possibly far more. At a court hearing in London
DNI to release surveillance data
POLITICO - By TONY ROMM
In the face of intensifying criticism about its secret surveillance practices, the Obama administration announced late Thursday it would release aggregate data each year about its requests for phone call
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Snowden impersonated NSA officials, sources say
NBC News
Edward Snowden accessed some secret national security documents by assuming the electronic identities of top NSA officials, said intelligence sources. “Every day, they are learning how brilliant [Snowden]
Obama’s NSA Panel Is Dead Before It Even Starts, Lacks Tech And Telco Execs
TechCrunch - Alex Wilhelm
As part of his promises regarding better oversight of the National Security Agency, President Obama called for expert external opinion on where the lines of privacy should be drawn: Fourth, we’re forming
NSA having flashbacks to Watergate era
Los Angeles Times
Not since the domestic spying scandals of the 1970s has the NSA faced such a crisis. But intelligence officials say the problems are fundamentally different. August 24, 2013|By Ken Dilanian Michael Hayden,
NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies
The Guardian - Ewen MacAskill
The National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to cover the costs of major internet companies involved in the Prism surveillance program after a court ruled that some of the agency's activities

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In secret, Fisa court contradicted US supreme court on constitutional rights

Detained Chinese-American blogger confesses to 'irresponsible' online posts

U.N. report cites 'clear' use of chemical weapons in Syria

Syria crisis: Obama warns Assad over chemical plan

“The government blew it.” Mark Zuckerberg And Marissa Mayer Talk NSA Surveillance

NSA spying disclosures could cost companies billions

Reporter Glenn Greenwald to testify at Brazil spy probe

Obama Tests Limits of Power in Syrian Conflict http://t.co/Camt433zPc

Syrian chemical weapons attack a war crime, says EU

Amid privacy flap, Facebook delays new user policy

Yahoo Says U.S. Looked At Only .01% Of People's Data, But That's Way More Than You Think

Syria crisis: No clear winner in Russia-US G20 duel

Syria crisis: Vladimir Putin under growing pressure

Brazil and Mexico Ask the U.S. to Explain Reports of NSA Spying on Their Leaders

N.S.A. Said to Have Spied on Leaders of Brazil and Mexico http://t.co/60AKTuoq8P

How much did Snowden take? At least three times number reported

DNI to release surveillance data

NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News | NBC News

Snowden impersonated NSA officials, sources say

Obama’s NSA Panel Is Dead Before It Even Starts, Lacks Tech And Telco Execs

NSA having flashbacks to Watergate era

NSA paid millions to cover Prism compliance costs for tech companies