Mike Masnick writes: Glyn mentioned this in his post yesterday about the NSA leaks showing direct economic espionage, but with so many other important points in that story, it got a little buried. One of the key revelations was about a program called “FLYING PIG” which is the first time I can recall it being clearly…
Category: Govt
Lavabit’s Owner Appeals Secret Surveillance Order That Led Him to Shutter Site
Kevin Poulsen reports that LavaBit owner Ladar Levison is appealing the secret government orders that resulted in him choosing to shut down his encrypted e-mail service. His appeal is under seal, as are the original orders, so there are not many details at this time but Poulsen notes: Levison’s opening brief in his appeal is due…
NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans’ data with Israel
Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewen MacAskill report: The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel without first sifting it to remove information about US citizens, a top-secret document provided to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden reveals. Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart…
FISA — The Uncanny Valley of Article III
Stewart Baker writes: I’m still working my way through all the FISA court material that was declassified today, and acquiring a new appreciation for how hard a journalist’s job can be. But I’ve gotten far enough to start worrying, seriously, about the role we’ve given to the FISA court and what it does to the…