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Electrical Explosions Cause Construction Delays at NSA's $1.2 Billion Spy Compound
Persistent electrical surges apparently sparked explosions and a year-long delay that NSA officials did not disclose. By Aliya Sternstein
Business
Can the NSA Operate in Secrecy Anymore?
The NSA spent decades operating in almost complete secrecy, but those days appear to be over. By Bruce Schneier
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Here's a List of Data Centers the NSA Is (Probably) Spying On
The sheer amount of Internet concentrated in these facilities makes them hot targets for spy agencies like the NSA. By John Metcalfe
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Why the Military Needs Commercial Satellite Technology
The need for commerical satellite technology will only grow as data usage increases and more UAVs take to the air due to the asymmetrical threat environment. By Rick Lober
Business
Wanted: A New Privacy Officer at the NSA
Candidates for the new NSA position must be highly regarded in the privacy and civil liberties community and would be paid $173,000 a year. By Leo Mirani
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Facebook's Advice to the NSA
The broader problem, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says, is the NSA's continued obfuscation of its programs, even after their revelation into the public mind and the public conversation. By Megan Garber
Business
Close the NSA's Reagan-Era Collection Loophole
There are many ways NSA could win back public trust, protect privacy, and still do its job. One way: cancel an executive order signed by Ronald Reagan. By Marc Ambinder
Business
Sequester Forces Intel Agencies to Take More Risks, Clapper Says
Automatic cuts' effect on intelligence-gathering won’t be obvious right away, Clapper warns. By Charles S. Clark
Policy
House Intel Chair Wants Arab Troops To Secure Chemical Weapons
Obama's threat of war is working, says House Intelligence Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Mich., but securing chemical weapons will need Arab League boots on the ground. By Sara Sorcher
Ideas
Does America Need to Give Up Some Security to Fix the NSA?
The agency -- and its director -- may have pushed the edges of the law. It's time that some of its power is drawn down, even if its comes at a cost. By Bruce Schneier
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Meet the Encryption Aficionados Who Know How to Hide From the NSA's Watching Eye
Privacy advocates are using 'cryptoparties' to train computer users to better guard their data against surveillance. By Greg Thomas
Business
How the NSA Can Restore Public Trust
A special prosecutor would have free rein to go through the NSA's files and discover the full extent of what the agency is doing. By Bruce Schneier
Business
Revealed: What U.S. Spy Agencies Spend Their Money On
Newly leaked documents, given to The Washington Post by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, show how U.S. spy agencies spend their $56 billion dollar budget. By Dashiell Bennett
Business
Did Snowden and Manning Really Know What They Were Leaking?
Manning and Snowden are seen by many as heroes for leaking classified information. But the real problem is with the indiscriminate nature of their leaks. By Mark Bowden
Ideas
How Badly Did Manning Hurt the United States?
Manning said he was sorry for leaking troves of classified information from Iraq and Afghanistan. But just how much damage did he do? By Stephanie Gaskell
Policy
What the NSA's Compliance Data Tells Us
One piece of data, left unredacted in its report to Congress, appears to give more information on the surveillence program than the NSA has ever released publicly. By Philip Bump
Business
Stop Shrouding the U.S. Drone Program in Secrecy
What if Obama was forced by Congress to share, after every lethal drone strike, a detailed summary of the evidence against the people killed? By Conor Friedersdorf
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The NSA May Have Access to 75 Percent of Domestic Internet Traffic
New revelations indicate that the agency's domestic surveillance capacity is much broader, and older, than what was previously reported. By Abby Ohlheiser.
Policy
The NSA Needs a Church Committee
It's time for a new Church Committee, the mid-1970s surveillance oversight investigation named for Sen. Frank Church, and this time it should be led by Sen. Ron Wyden. By Conor Friedersdorf.
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