Senator Ron Wyden

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Edward Snowden Sounds Alarm on NSA’s Plans to Expand Surveillance Under New FISA Amendment

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has warned that the National Security Agency (NSA) is on the verge of significantly expanding its surveillance capabilities through a new bill amending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), potentially allowing the government to compel a wide array of businesses and individuals to assist in NSA surveillance operations. … Read more

The Twitter Hack Fiasco: Compromised Internal Tool, Paid Insiders, Direct Message Fears

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On Wednesday, a large number of Twitter accounts were compromised and the hackers used the accounts to tweet about a bitcoin doubling scam. According to multiple reports, a Twitter employee was paid to give the hackers an internal tool that let them leverage high-profile social media accounts. It was a crazy day in the world … Read more