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Pirate Party Enters Iceland’s National Parliament After Historic Election Win

Founded in 2006, the Pirate party movement has scored some big and small victories over the years. Their biggest success came in 2009 when the party won two seats at the European Parliament. During...

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Sunday, April 28th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Microsoft, Too, Says FBI Secretly Surveilling Its Customers

Microsoft said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is secretly spying on its customers with so-called National Security Letters that don’t require a judge’s approval, a revelation Thursday that mirrors one Google announced two weeks...

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Thursday, March 21st, 2013 Net News No Comments

Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them

Ultra-secret national security letters that come with a gag order on the recipient are an unconstitutional impingement on free speech, a federal judge ruled Friday.

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Friday, March 15th, 2013 Net News No Comments

CIA Must End Silence on Drone Targeted Killings, Appeals Court Says

A federal appeals court reinstated a lawsuit seeking CIA documents outlining its drone targeted killing program, ruling Friday that the agency's refusal to acknowledge the program and whether records exist about it contradicts public...

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Friday, March 15th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Spy Chief Says Little Danger of Cyber ‘Pearl Harbor’ in Next Two Years

Contrary to much of the fear-mongering that has been spreading through the nation's capital on cybersecurity matters lately, the director of national intelligence bucked that trend on Tuesday when he told a senate committee...

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Tuesday, March 12th, 2013 Net News No Comments