May 13 Watch Former NSA director: Having surveillance tools revealed puts U.S. in greater harm By PBS News Hour Revelations about the surveillance programs operated by the NSA have made Americans wonder how much of their lives is being monitored by the government. Judy Woodruff sits down with retired Gen. Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency,… Continue watching
Apr 26 White House says big data could be used to discriminate against Americans By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press A White House review of how the government and private sector use large sets of data has found that such information could be used to discriminate against Americans on issues such as housing and employment even as it makes their… Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch With power of facial recognition and high-tech surveillance, where to draw the line between safety and spying? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 12 Wide-area surveillance technology triggers privacy concerns By Hari Sreenivasan A report from Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED takes a look at wide-area surveillance technology, described as "Google Earth with a rewind button and the ability to play back the movement of cars and people as they scurry about… Continue reading
Apr 01 Top U.S. intel officer confirms warrantless searches of Americans By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press The Obama administration has been conducting warrantless searches of Americans' communications as part of the NSA's surveillance operations that target foreigners located outside of the U.S., the administration's top intelligence official confirmed in a letter to Congress disclosed Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 13 It may be warm in Sochi, but these 5 things are chilling U.S-Russia relations By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The weather is warm at this year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, yet U.S.-Russian relations are still in the deep freeze. Back in 2009, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Russia's top diplomat a red button labeled "reset" to symbolize… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Making privacy tools usable for the everyday internet user By Cindy Huang Continue watching
Feb 10 Internet protest to 'fight back' against surveillance By Bridget Bowman Activists will encourage internet users to protest government surveillance Tuesday via social media and to phone or email their representatives in Congress. Continue reading