Germany is sending intelligence officials to the U.S. capital today, to discuss this week’s allegati

Germany is sending intelligence officials to the U.S. capital today, to discuss this week’s allegations that the NSA hacked German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone. [CNN]

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Germany Wants Its Own Internet Because of the NSA Debacle

Germany Wants Its Own Internet Because of the NSA Debacle

As relations between the US and Europe become increasingly strained because, uh, the NSA spied on 35 world leaders, the state-backed Deutsche Telekom has declared that it wants to create a national internet to protect Germany from future privacy infringements.

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German Telecom Wants Germany-Only Internet Because of the NSA Debacle

German Telecom Wants Germany-Only Internet Because of the NSA Debacle

As relations between the US and Europe become increasingly strained because, uh, the NSA spied on 35 world leaders, the state-backed Deutsche Telekom has declared that it wants to create a national internet to protect Germany from future privacy infringements.

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Report: The NSA’s Been Spying on 35 World Leaders

Report: The NSA's Been Spying on 35 World Leaders

The recent dustup over the NSA maybe monitoring German chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone looks like peanuts compared to the latest Snowden-fueled revelation. It turns out, the agency has actually been spying on 35 world leaders—three five!—and encouraging other departments to shovel more contact information their way.

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CISPA introduced for third time, revised bill language unclear

CISPA, the bill that grants legal immunity to large information-collecting companies from being sued for sharing the personally identifying information of all their customers with the US government, has risen from the grave once again. The “Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act” was introduced in the Senate by Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.). […]

SpyMeSat spy satellite tracking app lets you watch the watchers

A new consumer app tells you when spy satellites are overhead and potentially taking pictures of your area. SpyMeSat collates publicly available information about low-orbit spy satellites, issues alerts when one is overhead, and delivers technical information about the specific models of satellite that might be checking you out. It also tells you which nation […]

Report: NSA Collects Millions of Email Address Books and Buddy Lists

Report: NSA Collects Millions of Email Address Books and Buddy Lists

According to the latest revelation by the Washington Post, the NSA isn’t just tracking what you’re doing on the internet. It’s also cataloging who you know, at a scope so expansive that it can barely find a way to store it all.

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Which Governments Prioritize Privacy and Which Lay On the Spying?

Which Governments Prioritize Privacy and Which Lay On the Spying?

Privacy is on everyones’ minds in the U.S. since revelations about the NSA exploded. You can’t talk on the phone about some casual pot smoking anymore without your friend making the, "Hi NSA!" joke. And apparently for good reason.

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Is the NSA’s Data Center Melting Down Because It’s Spying Too Much?

Is the NSA's Data Center Melting Down Because It's Spying Too Much?

This is embarrassingly funny. The WSJ reports that the NSA’s new Utah data center has suffered 10 meltdowns in the past 13 months because of electrical surges. The NSA is basically using so much power in its spying efforts that it is poetically killing its data centers. Seriously, the surges have destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars in machinery.

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How Tom Clancy’s Techno-Thrillers Helped Us Understand Modern Warfare

How Tom Clancy's Techno-Thrillers Helped Us Understand Modern Warfare

In the days after 9/11, as the media tried to assume some kind of normalcy, I remember watching talk shows attempt to dissect the week’s unbelievable events. And I remember one guest who kept popping up night after night: Novelist Tom Clancy, who died Tuesday at 66.

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