President Obama announced a series of reforms to the country’s surveillance practices on Friday at his first full press conference in nearly three months. The actions the administration is taking are many, and there’s still a lot that’s up in the air. One thing’s for sure, though. Obama does not think Edward Snowden deserves any credit.
Edward Snowden—the former NSA contractor who revealed
Hackers aren’t going anywhere any time soon, so Russian spies are wising up and taking their most sensitive intelligence offline. Not offline like off the internet. Offline like off computers altogether.
Are you worried about Barack Obama reading all your emails and listening to all your phone calls? Beefing up your privacy settings is one thing, but fighting in the greater war to protect your Constitutional rights is another. You should do the latter, y’know, to be a good American. Here’s how to get started.
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