Government Surveillance

New Hampshire library fights government surveillance, promotes privacy

The Kilton Public Library in Lebanon last year became the nation's first library to use Tor, software in a project initiated by the Library Freedom Project

Ministry of Truth: New government cyber cell will weed out ‘negative narratives’ against state, track those inciting 'trouble'

The government of India will soon set up a special media cell to keep an eye on negative narratives against the government online — a positive counter would be initiated through press releases, briefings and/or press conferences

Edward Snowden calls on supporters to develop anti-surveillance tech

Edward Snowden called on supporters at a hacking conference to spur development of easy-to-use technologies to subvert government surveillance.

Vodafone says governments can easily listen in to your calls

Here's how to know if your Gmail has been hacked

Worried about whether your account is being snooped into? Tools provided within your Gmail inbox itself could probably help keep your account secured.

AT&T says it will publish reports on data requests

AT&T Inc. says it will publish reports on the number of requests for customer information it receives from law enforcement agencies, the latest move in the telecommunications industry toward fuller disclosure amid debate over government surveillance programs.

AT&T says it will publish reports on data requests

AT&T Inc. says it will publish reports on the number of requests for customer information it receives from law enforcement agencies, the latest move in the telecommunications industry toward fuller disclosure amid debate over government surveillance programs.

Surveillance threatens democracy says scientist who invented World Wide Web

The scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web spoke out Friday against what he called a "growing tide of surveillance and censorship"...

Assange asks Sweden to investigate luggage he lost in 2010

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked Swedish police on Tuesday to investigate what happened to a suitcase he suspects was stolen from him as he traveled from Sweden to Germany in 2010.

Sweden won't raise online spying when Obama visits this week

Internet freedom activists plan to protest U.S. online spying when Barack Obama visits Stockholm this week, but the Swedish officials say they won't raise the sensitive issue with the U.S. president.