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Cybersecurity
Analysis: Senate Cybersecurity Bill Is Uncontroversial but Also Unambitious
Draft legislation looks nothing like the much-reviled House version.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden Says He Wants to Stay in Russia, for Now
The former intelligence contractor said he doesn't intend to harm the United States.
Cybersecurity
The IRS Mistakenly Exposed Thousands of Social Security Numbers
Data breach concerns transactions by nonprofit political groups known as 527s.
Digital Government
Everything Gmail Knows About You and Your Friends
MIT project analyzes metadata to show the connections and information Google sees.
Digital Government
The Number of Times We Could Blow Up the Earth Is Once Again a Secret
How many nukes does the Defense Department have now?
Digital Government
Your TV Is Spying on You
The campaign strategy that married elections to big data is now being applied to your home theater.
Modernization
How Zombie Phones Could Create a Gigantic, Mobile Botnet
Android operating system is most vulnerable.
Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden Realizes He Can't Live Without WikiLeaks
The organization played a major role in helping Snowden evade detection once he left the United States.
Modernization
You Know Who Else 'Inadvertently' Gathered Your Electronic Data?
Google and NSA may be doing similar things. Why should only one be held accountable?
Digital Government
Can Silicon Valley Stand Up to Washington?
A response to the NSA surveillance program has been arduous.
Digital Government
Apple: <span>i</span>Message and FaceTime Are Safe From the NSA's Prying Eyes
The company adds that the government asked for data on up to 10,000 user accounts in the past 6 months.
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Cybersecurity
Is This PRISM 2.0?
Microsoft alerts feds to bugs before issuing a public patch, allowing Washington to exploit the vulnerabilities.
Digital Government
Analysis: Secret Intelligence Court Hardly Ever Says No
Judge says the court can't block privacy group's FOIA.
Cybersecurity
Leaker: NSA Has Been Snooping on China Since 2009
'We hack backbones—huge Internet routers, basically' for access to smaller computers, Snowden tells Chinese paper.
Digital Government
Google, Facebook to DOJ: Let Us Publish the Number of FISA Requests You Make
FISA requests currently come with gag orders.
Digital Government
Commentary: The NSA leaker and Highly Skilled but Academically Ordinary Workers
There's an underground high-tech economy.
Cybersecurity
NSA Leaks Shed Light on China's Complaints About U.S. Hacking
Washington's digital-surveillance systems are more powerful than many thought.
Cybersecurity
Why Insiders, Not Hackers, Are the Biggest Threat to Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden's case reminds us that employees often pose a greater risk than foreign cyberspies.
Ideas
Cosponsor.gov Lets You Upvote the Bills You Want Passed
It's the Facebook Like for legislation.
Emerging Tech
Why Humans Still Can't Go to Mars
It's not just the cost -- there's a big technical problem to solve.
