WikiLeaks’ Assange skeptical about Obama’s NSA reforms

There was a time when Barak Obama was defending NSA’s spying actions to the extent that he was supporting the team as patriots that were assigned “an extraordinarily difficult job.” … Continue reading

Tor secure messaging client in pipeline for safer chat

Internet anonymity service Tor is working on a messaging client to offer Skype, Google Hangouts, and other IM users concerned about who might be reading their conversations a little piece … Continue reading

Snowden leaked docs outline surveillance on WikiLeaks

Edward Snowden has released some documents that were classified that outline the surveillance the US and British governments had in place on the website WikiLeaks. The documents outline the surveillance … Continue reading

In the latest unsurprising privacy news, it appears that the NSA and the UK’s GCHQ spied on people w

In the latest unsurprising privacy news, it appears that the NSA and the UK’s GCHQ spied on people who viewed the WikiLeaks website.

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Obama talks NSA: EFF, Julian Assange, White House respond

Just this morning, United States President Barack Obama spoke up at a bit of NSA news, letting it be known what his real NSA reform plan would be. As is … Continue reading

Edward Snowden Whistleblower Award reception video released by WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has posted six videos of former NSA analyst Edward Snowden receiving the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence on Oct. 9, 2013. The appearance is one of very few for Snowden after leaking classified documents about US and UK mass spying programs in May. The annual award is given to former US intelligence […]

Teen Tries to Buy WikiLeaks Server with $33,000 of His Dad’s Money

Teen Tries to Buy WikiLeaks Server with $33,000 of His Dad's Money

The eBay auction for the server that once hosted the WikiLeaks documents, including Cablegate, has finally come to a close with a winning bid of $33,000. There’s only one problem: the winner is a 17-year-old boy who used his dad’s account to bid and is in no position to cough up the cash.

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The WikiLeaks Server That Hosted Cablegate Is for Sale on eBay

The WikiLeaks Server That Hosted Cablegate Is for Sale on eBay

Shopping for a new server? Want a piece of whistleblower history? Want to piss off Julian Assange? You can do all three of these things at once, if you buy the server that hosted hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks a few years ago. And it still works!

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Read This Letter That Bradley Manning Is Sending to the President

Read This Letter That Bradley Manning Is Sending to the President

Yesterday, Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for crimes related to stealing government documents and sharing them with WikiLeaks. Now, you can read the letter he’s sending to the President to state his case.

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Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for crimes related to stealing government documents and sharing them with WikiLeaks. The sentence, handed down by Judge Denise Lind, is significantly less than the 60 years that the government asked the Army colonel to hand down.

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