United States of SecretsMay 13 & May 20, 2014How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans?114:11 United States of Secrets (Part One)How did the government come to spy on millions of Americans? 53:41 United States of Secrets (Part Two)FRONTLINE investigates how Silicon Valley feeds the NSA's global dragnet. THE LATEST 
With or Without the Patriot Act, Here’s How the NSA Can Still Spy on AmericansJune 1, 2015, 4:03 pm ET · by Jason M. BreslowThe provisions of the Patriot Act that were allowed to lapse today represent only part of the vast NSA surveillance apparatus exposed by Edward Snowden. 
FRONTLINE Wins Peabody Award for “United States of Secrets”April 23, 2015, 9:33 am ET · by Patrice TaddonioFRONTLINE’s two-part investigation of the NSA’s surveillance activities post-9/11 has been honored with a Peabody Award for excellence in documentary filmmaking. 
How the NSA Spying Programs Have Changed Since SnowdenFebruary 9, 2015, 11:10 am ET · by Sarah ChildressThe government says it’s made reforms to its surveillance programs. But how much is really different? 
Snowden on Cyber Warfare: “We Really Started This Trend”January 8, 2015, 11:33 am ET · by Sarah ChildressEdward Snowden talks with NOVA about how U.S. spying raises the risk of cyber attacks. 
How the NSA’s Secret Elite Hacking Unit WorksMay 29, 2014, 11:07 am ET · by Evan Wexler and Elias MalletteThe NSA is thought to deploy the Tailored Access Operations (TAO) unit for specific hard-to-get targets. 
How the NSA Can Get Onto Your ComputerMay 23, 2014, 11:06 am ET · by Evan Wexler and Elias MalletteSecurity expert Ashkan Soltani explains how the NSA can get onto a user’s computer via the web browser. 
How the NSA Can Get Onto Your iPhoneMay 21, 2014, 4:51 pm ET · by Evan Wexler and Elias MalletteSecurity expert Ashkan Soltani breaks it down. 
Live Chat: Silicon Valley, the NSA, and YouMay 20, 2014, 9:53 pm ET · by Robert CollinsFRONTLINE’s Martin Smith, cybersecurity analyst Ashkan Soltani and Mashable’s Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai take your questions on Wed. 5/21 at 2 pm ET. 
Podcast: How to Protect Yourself (and Your Data) OnlineMay 20, 2014, 3:53 pm ET · by Sarah Childress and Michelle MiznerIn the latest FRONTLINE roundtable, privacy experts Julia Angwin and Hanni Fakhoury talk privacy and surveillance in today’s data-saturated world. 
The Robot Defense: How Google Saw Privacy Before SnowdenMay 20, 2014, 11:23 am ET · by Jason M. BreslowIn 2004, Google’s co-founder offered a unique defense of the web giant’s privacy policies. 
How the U.S. Gov’t Turned Silicon Valley Into a Surveillance PartnerMay 19, 2014, 11:51 am ET · by Jason M. BreslowTen years later, Nick Merrill still can’t discuss the details of the data request that came hand delivered to him from the FBI. 
Next Week: How Silicon Valley Feeds the NSA’s Global DragnetMay 13, 2014, 8:47 pm ET · by Sarah ChildressOn May 20, FRONTLINE investigates what the tech industry said when the NSA came knocking. 
Live Chat: How Did the Government Come to Spy on Millions of Americans?May 13, 2014, 8:45 pm ET · by Robert CollinsFRONTLINE’s Mike Wiser, Spencer Ackerman of The Guardian and NSA whistleblower Kirk Wiebe will answer this question — and take yours. Join us Wed. 5/20 at 2 pm EST. 
What Does It Mean When the NSA Has Your Number?May 13, 2014, 8:43 pm ET · by Jason M. BreslowA study of what the NSA may be able to learn by analyzing telephone metadata may confirm the worst fears of privacy advocates. 
Obama on Mass Government Surveillance, Then and NowMay 13, 2014, 8:42 pm ET · by Jason M. BreslowBarack Obama campaigned for the White House promising “no more secrecy,” but as president he has embraced the same domestic surveillance programs he derided as a candidate. 
NSA Reform: A Guide to the OptionsMay 13, 2014, 8:41 pm ET · by Jason M. BreslowLawmakers in Congress are jousting over how to reform the NSA’s domestic surveillance activities. Will changes go far enough? 
Readings & Links: NSA SecretsMay 13, 2014, 8:40 pm ET · by Moira LavelleA guide to the major leaks about the NSA’s domestic surveillance program. 
How Edward Snowden Leaked “Thousands” of NSA DocumentsMay 13, 2014, 9:04 am ET · by Jason M. Breslow“I’ve got some stuff you might be interested in.” With that simple message, the biggest leak of government secrets in history was set in motion. 
Inside the NSA the Day After 9/11May 12, 2014, 10:57 am ET · by Jason M. BreslowSpying on the home front was the one rule that NSA analysts were constantly warned against before 9/11, but that all changed the morning after the attacks. 
Press Release | “United States of Secrets”: How the Government Came to Spy on Millions of AmericansApril 24, 2014, 2:20 pm ETIn “United States of Secrets,” a two-part series airing May 13 & 20, FRONTLINE reveals the dramatic inside story of how the U.S. government came to monitor and collect the communications of millions of people around the world—and the lengths they went to trying to hide the massive surveillance program from the public. RELATED PROGRAMS
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