Snowden: UK government now leaking documents about itself | Glenn Greenwald
The NSA whistleblower says: 'I have never spoken with, worked with, or provided any journalistic materials to the Independent'(Updated below)The Independent this morning published an article - which it...
View ArticleOngoing NSA work | Glenn Greenwald
Anti-journalism journalists, US/UK attacks on press freedom, and candidate Obama on non-authorized military attacksFor the past seven-plus years, I've written more or less every day. That pattern has...
View ArticleObama, Congress and Syria | Glenn Greenwald
The president is celebrated for seeking a vote on his latest war even as his aides make clear it has no binding effect(updated below)It's a potent sign of how low the American political bar is set that...
View ArticleRevealed: how US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security
• NSA and GCHQ unlock encryption used to protect emails, banking and medical records• $250m-a-year US program works covertly with tech companies to insert weaknesses into products• Security experts say...
View ArticleNSA encryption story, Latin American fallout and US/UK attacks on press...
The implications of the prior week's reporting of NSA stories continue to grow(updated below - Update II [Sun.])I'm currently working on what I believe are several significant new NSA stories, to be...
View ArticleNSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel
• Secret deal places no legal limits on use of data by Israelis• Only official US government communications protected• Agency insists it complies with rules governing privacy• Read the NSA and Israel's...
View ArticleInside the mind of NSA chief Gen Keith Alexander | Glenn Greenwald
A lavish Star Trek room he had built as part of his 'Information Dominance Center' is endlessly revealing(updated below; Update II [w/correction])It has been previously reported that the mentality of...
View ArticleThe war on whistleblowers and journalism | Glenn Greenwald
Discussing press freedoms with Julian Assange, David Coombs, Alexa O'Brien and othersI'm working on several stories, so posting this week will be difficult. Until then, below is the video of the...
View ArticleVarious items: NSA stories around the world | Glenn Greenwald
Revelations continue to produce outcomes on multiple levels in numerous countries around the world(updated below - Update II [Tues.])I'm still working at trying to get the next set of NSA stories...
View ArticleUK detention of Reprieve activist consistent with NSA's view of drone...
A top secret NSA document provides context for yesterday's abusive detention of Baraa Shiban• Read the excerpts of the drone document hereA well-known and highly respected Yemeni anti-drone activist...
View ArticleSen. Ron Wyden: NSA 'repeatedly deceived the American people' | Glenn Greenwald
About the Snowden disclosures, the Oregon Democrat told the NSA chief: 'the truth always manages to come out'(updated below - Update II [Sat.])The Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday held a...
View ArticleBrian Williams' Iran propaganda | Glenn Greenwald
The NBC star tells his viewers that Iranian leaders are 'suddenly claiming they don't want nuclear weapons', even though they've been saying it for yearsThere is ample reason for skepticism that...
View ArticleReddit Q-and-A on NSA reporting | Glenn Greenwald
A 90-minute "ask me anything" feature with tech-savvy readers produces a fruitful discussion(updated below)This afternoon, along with Guardian US editor-in-chief Janine Gibson, I participated in...
View ArticleThe NSA debate is as much about journalism as surveillance | Glenn Greenwald
A 14-minute interview on BBC highlights the debate over the proper relationship between journalists and governmentIn late June, the economist Dean Baker astutely observed that our NSA reporting was...
View ArticleNSA and GCHQ target Tor network that protects anonymity of web users
• Top-secret documents detail repeated efforts to crack Tor• US-funded tool relied upon by dissidents and activists• Core security of network remains intact but NSA has some success attacking users'...
View ArticleCommittee to Protect Journalists issues scathing report on Obama...
Obama's anti-press measures 'are the most aggressive I've seen since the Nixon administration'(updated below)It's hardly news that the Obama administration is intensely and, in many respects,...
View ArticleThe perfect epitaph for establishment journalism | Glenn Greenwald
'If MI5 warns that this is not in the public interest who am I to disbelieve them?', says the former editor of The IndependentLike many people, I've spent years writing and speaking about the lethal...
View ArticleAs Europe erupts over US spying, NSA chief says government must stop media |...
With General Alexander calling for NSA reporting to be halted, US and UK credibility as guardians of press freedom is crushedThe most under-discussed aspect of the NSA story has long been its...
View ArticleOn leaving the Guardian | Glenn Greenwald
Reporting the NSA story hasn't been easy, but it's always been fulfilling. It's what journalism at its crux is about, and we must protect thatAs many of you know, I'm leaving the Guardian in order to...
View ArticleObama's NSA 'reforms' are little more than a PR attempt to mollify the public...
Obama is draping the banner of change over the NSA status quo. Bulk surveillance that caused such outrage will remain in placeIn response to political scandal and public outrage, official Washington...
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