Cybersecurity
Edward Snowden's Other Motive for Leaking: Better Encryption
He wasn't just trying to spark debate. He also wanted programmers to build better security systems.
CIO Briefing
Is State Surveillance a Legitimate Defense of Our Freedoms?
NSA critics and defenders agree on a few things -- a point highlighted by Michael Hayden comments.
Cybersecurity
Analysis: A Key NSA Overseer's Alarming Dismissal of Surveillance Critics
The NSA's inspector general mischaracterized Edward Snowden's critique of the agency in remarks at Georgetown.
Data
Analysis: DHS Explores Mass Surveillance of Car Trips
The government wants a national database noting where license plates were spotted. Congress should regulate the runaway data-collection industry instead.
CIO Briefing
The Holy See: Lethal Drones Pose Urgent Ethical Issues
Vatican U.N. rep warns the U.S. about the moral pitfalls of its targeted killing program.
CIO Briefing
The Staggering Power of NSA Systems Administrators
Reflections on the Ex-PFC Wintergreens of the national-security state
IT Modernization
The Era of iSpying: Court Upholds Warrantless Cell-Phone Tracking
Americans shouldn't have to surrender their privacy in order to carry a smartphone.
CIO Briefing
Local Anti-Drone Activism Begins: 'If They Fly in Town, We Will Shoot Them Down'
Will surveillance-state opponents start to fight at the municipal level, as anti-nuclear activists did in the 1970s and 1980s?
Cybersecurity
Today's Vote on NSA Spying Is Vital, Whether It Succeeds or Not
Every congressional representative is about to go on record: Do they support data collection on all phone calls or not?
IT Modernization
What the NSA Does With the Data It Isn't Allowed to Keep
The rules surrounding what information must be destroyed remain shrouded in secrecy. By what right?
CIO Briefing
In a Secret Drone War, Immoral Kill Deals Will Always Tempt Us
Killing targets simply because foreign governments want them dead carries a high potential for blowback.
CIO Briefing
Commentary: Let's Make Drone Strikes Safe, Legal, and Rare
It would be easy to replace our current killing program with a slightly altered one with sufficient protections for innocent civilians, American citizens, and rule of law.
CIO Briefing
Senator Graham: America Has Killed 4,700 People With Drones
The figure is in line with the findings of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Is that where he got it? Or does he know something we don't?
Emerging Tech
Like a Swarm of Lethal Bugs: The Most Terrifying Drone Video Yet
An Air Force simulation says researchers are at work on killer robots so tiny that a group of them could blend into a cityscape.
Data
Video Blogger Grills Obama on Transparency
Leaked guidelines on drone strikes prompt tough questioning on Google hangout.
CIO Briefing
Commentary: When the U.S. shoots a human should pull the trigger
Weapons systems that fire autonomously are the ultimate example of elites insulating themselves from accountability.
CIO Briefing
Video: How drones misidentify targets; a retired general speaks
He warns that their operators lack important context, and gives a chilling example from the field.
CIO Briefing
Rand Paul launches a preemptive strike against domestic drone use
The Kentucky senator proposed legislation that would force police to follow the Constitution by getting a warrant before using unmanned aerial vehicles.
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