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fromAxios
3 hours ago
Intellectual property law

Scoop: NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist

fromAxios
3 hours ago
Intellectual property law

Scoop: NSA using Anthropic's Mythos despite Defense Department blacklist

Philosophy
fromEngadget
3 hours ago

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain

Silicon Valley has a moral obligation to contribute to national defense and address the limitations of technology in society.
#peter-mandelson
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

Ministers urged to share Mandelson vetting files with intelligence committee

Ministers face pressure to disclose Peter Mandelson's vetting documents to a parliamentary committee following a binding motion for transparency.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

What happens during security vetting and why did Peter Mandelson fail his?

Peter Mandelson was appointed as ambassador to the US despite failing the UK Security Vetting process.
Privacy professionals
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 hour ago

Antioch police launches Flock Camera Transparency Portal, allowing public to access data

Antioch Police Department utilizes Flock cameras to solve felony cases and enhance transparency through a new public portal.
fromFortune
3 hours ago

Federal government launches broad probe into mysterious disappearances and deaths of top scientists. 'We haven't found anything alarming yet' | Fortune

Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated, 'A lot of the nuclear security scientists are in DOE. So yes, of course we are looking into this.' He confirmed that the investigation is part of a broader inquiry involving multiple government branches.
Science
US news
fromMail Online
1 day ago

Death of whistleblower set to reveal UFO secrets declared 'suspicious'

A former US Air Force intelligence officer's suspicious death raises calls for an FBI investigation into potential foul play regarding UFO testimony.
#section-702
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 days ago
US politics

Keep Pushing: We Get 10 More Days to Reform Section 702

Lawmakers are pushing for true reform and privacy protections regarding FBI access to information collected under Section 702.
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 days ago
Information security

An FBI Perspective on FISA Section 702

Allowing Section 702 to lapse would create intelligence gaps that adversaries are poised to exploit, threatening American security.
Right-wing politics
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Former Biglaw Partner Warns There Are No 'Guardrails' Left Around Trump - And Someone Is Taking Advantage - Above the Law

Ty Cobb warns that without experienced advisors, Trump's decisions may be manipulated by bad actors, raising concerns about foreign influence on U.S. policy.
fromNextgov.com
2 days ago

OMB's examination of Mythos is 'not giving access to anything to agencies,' official says

OMB is not giving access to anything to agencies, according to a spokesperson, despite the administration's interest in the powerful Mythos AI model that identifies digital vulnerabilities.
Washington DC
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Trump Vows to Get to the Bottom of Missing High-Level US Scientists: We'll Know in Next Week and a Half'

Trump is seeking answers regarding the recent disappearances and deaths of high-level American scientists.
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Palantir Paid $0 in Federal Income Tax in 2025 While Raking in Taxpayer Funds to Surveil Americans

Palantir Technologies, despite earning $1.6 billion in net income last year, did not pay any federal income taxes due to favorable tax policies that allow corporations to dodge taxes.
European startups
OMG science
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Fox's Doocy Presses WH on Reports of 10 Dead or Missing US Scientists With Access to Classified Material

Ten U.S. scientists with access to classified materials have gone missing or died since mid-2024, prompting calls for investigation.
Left-wing politics
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

A Major Taboo Was Broken at the DNC Last Weekend

The DNC is implementing reforms for financial transparency, accountability, and internal democracy, with significant steps taken during the recent meeting in New Orleans.
Fundraising
fromThe Nation
5 days ago

15 Bucks a Signature: The Crisis of Money in US Politics Is Growing

California's billionaire tax fight exemplifies the growing influence of wealthy individuals in politics since the 2010 Citizens United decision.
EU data protection
fromComputerWeekly.com
5 days ago

UK reliance on US big tech companies is 'national security risk', claims report | Computer Weekly

The UK is at risk due to over-reliance on US tech companies for critical infrastructure, impacting national security.
Cryptocurrency
fromnews.bitcoin.com
1 week ago

Scarcity, Surveillance, and the Return of Hard Power Week In Review

Bitcoin remains above $71,000, indicating institutional demand and potential for broader adoption amid macroeconomic developments and a 4-year cycle breakout test.
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
1 day ago

Anthropic's Amodei meets Wiles and Bessent at the White House over Mythos access and Pentagon standoff

The White House described the conversation as 'introductory, productive, and constructive,' saying the three discussed 'opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology.'
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
2 days ago

Man with @ihackedthegovernment Instagram account tells judge, "I made a mistake"

Moore intentionally accessed the Supreme Court's electronic filing system without authorization using the stolen credentials of an authorized user on 25 different days, sometimes returning to the site multiple times on the same day.
Privacy professionals
#fisa
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago
Privacy professionals

With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance | TechCrunch

fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago
US politics

Trump Demands GOP Pass FISA Bill Even Though He Was a Victim' of Worst and Most Illegal Abuse'

Trump urges GOP unity to pass a clean extension of FISA 702 despite claiming past abuses against him.
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago
US politics

Why Congress is fighting over a central tool of American surveillance

Section 702 of FISA is crucial for U.S. intelligence but raises concerns about privacy violations of American citizens.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 days ago

House extends surveillance powers for 10 days

The House voted to extend a controversial surveillance program, FISA 702, until April 30 amid ongoing debates about privacy and national security.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
2 days ago

With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance | TechCrunch

Section 702 of FISA, allowing warrantless surveillance, is set to expire, with lawmakers divided on extending it without changes to protect privacy rights.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Trump Demands GOP Pass FISA Bill Even Though He Was a Victim' of Worst and Most Illegal Abuse'

Trump urges GOP unity to pass a clean extension of FISA 702 despite claiming past abuses against him.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Why Congress is fighting over a central tool of American surveillance

Section 702 of FISA is crucial for U.S. intelligence but raises concerns about privacy violations of American citizens.
#surveillance
fromWIRED
3 days ago
Privacy professionals

Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir's Role in Immigration Crackdown

Privacy professionals
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US Congress extends controversial surveillance power under FISA for 10 days

The US Congress has temporarily extended a controversial surveillance law allowing intelligence agencies to collect foreign data, including interactions with US citizens.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring

A controversial law allowing warrantless surveillance is set to expire, sparking intense debate over its renewal and potential reforms.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
3 days ago

Congress Turns Up Pressure on DHS Over Palantir's Role in Immigration Crackdown

Members of Congress demand DHS and ICE disclose details on surveillance tools used in immigration enforcement.
Privacy professionals
fromNextgov.com
3 days ago

DOJ to appeal intelligence court ruling over use of spying power

The Justice Department is appealing a ruling regarding the use of surveillance tools under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
US news
fromSecuritymagazine
1 week ago

Top Secret Clearance Holder Charged With Leaking Classified National Defense Information

Courtney Williams was arrested for allegedly sharing classified national defense information with unauthorized individuals, including a journalist, from 2022 to 2025.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand shameful' Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

MPs demand the government terminate its NHS contract with Palantir due to concerns over trust and the company's political affiliations.
Python
fromAntocuni
3 weeks ago

Inside SPy, part 2: Language semantics

SPy aims to enhance Python's performance while integrating static typing, balancing between an interpreter and a compiler.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Old-school spycraft could make a comeback as AI undermines trust

AI may enhance intelligence gathering but also revive traditional espionage methods due to reliability issues with digital communications.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

War spirals as information control tightens

The war on Iran has escalated with increased leadership assassinations, a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and strikes on energy infrastructure.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Most Transparent Presidency in History-And the Most Opaque

The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel declared the Presidential Records Act unconstitutional, potentially allowing Trump to destroy or take records from his administration.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Palantir defends its record as MPs demand more scrutiny of data use

Palantir defends its NHS data contracts amid scrutiny, emphasizing its role in integrating fragmented healthcare systems and ensuring data security.
#ice
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

The battle on the propaganda front intensifies

Iran employs asymmetric economic tactics against U.S.-Israeli military superiority while misinformation complicates public understanding of the conflict.
#government-secrecy
Law
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The Unbearable Lightness of Signalgate

The Uniform Code of Military Justice enforces discipline across all military ranks through 158 articles covering both civilian crimes and military-specific offenses, with recent courts-martial demonstrating consistent enforcement of conduct standards.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Hackers: Democracy's last line of cyber defense

The hacker mindset—analytical curiosity combined with systemic thinking—can defend democracy by creating decentralized communication tools that resist censorship and empower oppressed communities.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Undercover officer deceived women with grotesque and cruel' lies, spycops inquiry told

An undercover police officer engaged in long-term sexual relationships with women through emotional manipulation, deception about his personal life, and fraudulent use of taxpayer funds.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Did Trump cuts slow access to public records? We found 26 cases that say yes.

Federal workforce reductions have severely impaired agencies' ability to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests, with at least 13 agencies citing staffing cuts as reasons for missing FOIA deadlines in court.
US politics
fromWIRED
4 weeks ago

A Top Democrat Is Urging Colleagues to Support Trump's Spy Machine

Jim Himes advocates for preserving the FBI's warrantless search powers, citing reforms and compliance rates despite concerns over recent changes in oversight.
Privacy technologies
fromInfoWorld
1 month ago

What I learned as an undercover agent on Moltbook

OpenClaw AI agents on Moltbook social network pose severe cybersecurity risks through unauthorized access to sensitive user data and financial systems.
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month ago

Trump's Former Counter-Terrorism Official Investigated Over Alleged Leaks

Joe Kent, President Trump's former top counter-terrorism official, is under investigation by the FBI's Criminal Division for allegedly improperly sharing classified information. The investigation began months before Kent's recent resignation, according to four individuals with direct knowledge of the probe who spoke to Semafor.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

National Security Begins Behind the Toaster

Dear Secretary Pete Hegseth, I realize that this is a big ask, but would you please invade and take possession of my son and daughter-in-law's apartment? Or maybe you'd like to make them an offer first? Either way, as a concerned mother and patriot who believes that national security begins at home, I feel it's my duty to let you know that Otis and Luna, the co-dictators of Unit 4-C, at 439 Bergen Street, in Park Slope, Brooklyn, must be overthrown.
Humor
US politics
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Accountability - emptywheel

Accountability for Trump and his administration is essential to prevent him from scapegoating Muslims for failures resulting from his Iran conflict decisions.
Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
1 month ago

How to Organize Safely in the Age of Surveillance

Grassroots organizing requires careful tradeoffs between openness and security to protect participants from extensive government surveillance and corporate data cooperation.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Conspiracy theorists feed on distrust in institutions the Epstein files will see them emboldened | Brigid Delaney

Not so long ago, if you said there was a shadowy cabal of elites who were involved in the sex trafficking of young women and girls and that some of the most famous people in the world were allegedly involved, then you would have been dismissed as a conspiracy theorist. On a certain level, it feels psychologically safe to other people who have conspiracy theories Jon Ronson even wrote a book called Them about extremists and conspiracy theorists.
World news
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

What you can do to bypass authoritarian surveillance

Authoritarian governments build segregated "splinternets" that require verified identities, biometrics, and location data to prevent anonymity and control digital participation.
Law
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Exigent Letters Timeline

FBI relied on exigent letters, NSLs, and Section 215 orders with telecom cooperation from 2002–2008, prompting procedural changes, investigations, and oversight actions.
Philosophy
fromApaonline
2 months ago

'Totalitarian' Technologies and the Transformation of the Political World: A Radical Cold War Critique

Modern Cold War technology was viewed by many political theorists as inherently totalitarian, shaping society's structures, enabling propaganda, control, and genocide, not merely neutral tools.
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Accountability In An Age Of Unaccountability - Above the Law

Legal system turmoil: arrests, Epstein file fallout, judicial misconduct, and mounting ethical breaches requiring disbarment of dishonest administration lawyers.
Information security
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

I Con the Record Admits All This Spying Also Serves Counterintelligence

The Intelligence Community uses online anonymity and networking tools to collect foreign intelligence, including counterintelligence and cybersecurity, while asserting legal limits on targeting US citizens.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Trump's Lawlessness Joins Strategic Use of Law to Create a Facade of Legitimacy

President Trump received an unconditional discharge sentence despite a 34-felony conviction, and has demonstrated inconsistent positions on constitutional obligations and legal compliance.
Privacy professionals
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month ago

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data - DataBreaches.Net

Hacktivists claiming to be 'Department of Peace' breached DHS and leaked contracts between the agency, ICE, and over 6,000 companies including defense and tech firms.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

The Scandal of Lying about "Thwarted" "Plots" Started 4 Years Ago

Only one or two U.S. terrorist plots were actually thwarted by the Section 215 call-detail dragnet; the widely cited figure of 54 is incorrect.
Privacy professionals
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Hacktivists Claim DHS Breach, Leak 6,600+ ICE Contractor Records

A hacktivist group claimed to breach DHS systems and released thousands of ICE contractor records identifying major technology and defense companies involved in federal immigration enforcement.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Hacktivists claim to have hacked Homeland Security to release ICE contract data | TechCrunch

Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons! I'm releasing this because the DHS is killing us and people deserve to know which companies support them and what they're working on.
Privacy professionals
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Should Ex-Senator Tied to CIA "Accountability" Be Involved in This Kind of Propaganda?

A new American Security Initiative ad uses nuclear fear-mongering about Iran, echoing LBJ's "Daisy" tactic to pressure policy and public opinion.
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account

Since Richard Nixon was forced to resign, powerful people in both political parties have worked assiduously to ensure that their leaders would escape the consequences of their actions. Trump has evaded punishment for crimes both low (campaign-finance violations, for which he was convicted, though he will serve no time thanks to his 2024 victory) and high (his attempted overthrow of the federal government in the aftermath of his 2020 election loss, for which he was spared by the Supreme Court's decision to grant him a kingly immunity).
US politics
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 months ago

How Data Brokers Can Fuel Violence Against Public Servants

Comprehensive state consumer privacy laws fail to protect public servants, enabling a data-to-violence pipeline by allowing public-source personal data to be sold and exposed.
US politics
fromMail Online
1 month ago

CIA memo reveals plot to turn citizens into political assassins

Project Artichoke was a classified CIA mind control program from 1951-1956 that attempted to create unwitting assassins through psychological manipulation and drug administration.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 months ago

ICE Agents Are 'Doxing' Themselves

ICE List claims a leaked database of nearly 4,500 DHS employees but mainly aggregates publicly posted information, includes inaccuracies, and operates as a crowdsourced wiki.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago

Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda

A short while later, the White House posted the same photo - except that version had been digitally altered to darken Armstrong's skin and rearrange her facial features to make it appear she was sobbing or distraught. The Guardian one of many media outlets to report on this image manipulation, created a handy slider graphic to help viewers see clearly how the photo had been changed.
US politics
#cia-oversight
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over 'CIA activities' | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Senator, who has repeatedly warned about secret U.S. government surveillance, sounds new alarm over 'CIA activities' | TechCrunch

US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Video: Opinion | The President's Personal Spy Chief

Tulsi Gabbard, as director of national intelligence, is undermining the independence and credibility of U.S. intelligence through politicized actions involving the 2020 election.
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

How CIA black ops actually work, according to a former CIA spy

Former CIA counterterrorism chief in Pakistan who captured Al Qaeda members, survived an assassination attempt, disclosed CIA torture, and now consults, writes, and hosts podcasts.
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

We're in the Seven Circles of Release-the-Epstein-Files Hell

Hillary and Bill Clinton testified behind closed doors about Epstein connections despite requesting public hearings, with Republicans refusing to release transcripts.
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

NSA Probably Doesn't Have ALL of Hillary's Emails ... But Maybe Someone Should

I'm among those who believes Hillary Clinton's use of a privately run email server is an abuse of power. Doing so appears to have skirted laws ensuring good governance and it may well have exposed her communications to adversaries (including some who would have reason to use the contents of her email to help Republicans win the White House), even if her email would have been just as targeted at State, per reports about persistent hacking of it.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Score! Press Secretary of Alleged Democracy Threatens News Network; Finds It's Already Spineless

Karoline Leavitt warned CBS to air Trump's full interview or face lawsuits, while CBS under Bari Weiss exhibits pro-Trump editorial bias.
US politics
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Is There a Remedy for Presidential Profiteering?

Trump and his family leveraged the presidency for large profit, including a secret Emirati payment and an A.I. chip sale, raising emolument and secrecy concerns.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Purge the Public Servants

In this new season, I'm asking how the Trump White House is rewriting the rules of U.S. politics, and talking to Americans whose lives have been changed as a result. Today's episode examines the destruction of the civil service: the removal of professionals, and their replacement with loyalists. I've seen this kind of transformation before, in other failing democracies. Everyone suffers from the degradation of public services.
US politics
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

Jim Comey's Learned Helplessness about the Torture Report

The classified 6,000-page Senate Intelligence Committee report on detention and interrogation remains largely unread, limiting departmental learning from past interrogation mistakes.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

The Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a "Nice Little Database" if You Attend a Protest

Federal agencies, led by DHS, have expanded use of administrative subpoena power to access individuals' information and track protesters without judicial oversight.
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