Obama calls for changes in NSA spying
January 17, 2014
Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, President Barack Obama on Friday called for ending the government’s control of phone data from hundreds of
Secret court authorizes continuation of NSA spying
January 4, 2014
A secretive U.S. spy court has ruled again that the National Security Agency can keep collecting every American’s telephone records every day, in the midst
Obama drops block to secret court ruling on NSA
December 21, 2013
The Obama administration has dropped its objection to the publication of a secret court opinion on the law that authorizes the National Security Agency’s bulk
Judge rules NSA spying on Americans ‘likely unconstitutional’
December 17, 2013
A federal judge made headlines Monday by declaring that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ telephone records is likely unconstitutional. But
NSA kept promising to stop violating intelligence rules but didn’t
November 19, 2013
The National Security Agency reported its own violations of surveillance rules to a U.S. intelligence court and promised additional safety measures to prevent similar missteps
Looking for ways to stop the terrorist ‘lottery loophole’
September 26, 2013
Lawmakers who oversee U.S. intelligence agencies are working to expand the government’s spying powers to allow it to continue electronically monitoring terror suspects who travel
Secret court defends government spying on Americans
September 18, 2013
The surveillance court that oversees the U.S. government’s massive collection of telephone data gave its fullest defense to date on Tuesday of why it considers
Government set to declassify some secret court decisions
September 6, 2013
The Justice Department is declassifying portions of some secret court orders concerning the government’s authority to seize records under the Patriot Act. The department revealed
More spying abuses by NSA
August 22, 2013
The Obama administration has given up more of its surveillance secrets, acknowledging that it was ordered to stop scooping up thousands of Internet communications from
NSA revelations spark concern
August 17, 2013
New revelations from leaker Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency has overstepped its authority thousands of times since 2008 are stirring renewed calls on