CIA Creating Vast Database of American's Personal Financial Records: Report
‘Collected data goes beyond basic financial records and uses Social Security numbers to tie financial activity to a specific person
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Lawrence Lessig: Big Brother’s Prying Eyes
Big Brother is bigger and less brotherly than we thought. What’s the resulting cost to our privacy — and more so, our democracy? Lawrence Lessig, professor of law and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and founder of Stanford Law
Read MoreEdward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations
The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA’s history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows
Read MoreRevealed: Secret Government Map Catalogues Spy Reports by Country
Boundless Informant uses an individual computer’s IP Address to categorize by location government surveillance intercepts and filed reports of ‘metadata,’ which includes the identities of the sender and recipient, and the time, date, duration and location of a communication.
Read More'Beyond Orwellian': Outrage Follows Revelations of Vast Domestic Spying Program UPDATED
Outrage and rebuke are flying after explosive news broke late Wednesday that the National Security Agency, claiming authority under the Patriot Act
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