The spy agency extracted location data, contact networks and credit card details
Domestic Surveillance
Report: Usefulness of NSA Mass Surveillance ‘Overblown’
White House and NSA’s claim that 50 terror plots averted “misleading,” says report
Lawmakers: Pentagon Report Says Snowden’s Leaks Endanger Troops
Classified report says leaks tipped off terrorists to U.S. military activities, claim congressmen
FBI Burglars Come Forward After 43 Years Amid New Secrecy Debate
Activists who leaked data in 1971 call for leniency for Edward Snowden
Obama’s Three Challenges for January
Back in the capital, the President faces major battles in January, and beyond
Edward Snowden on NSA Leaks: ‘I Already Won’
Snowden reflects on his goals in a wide-ranging interview with the Washington Post
Former Spy Boss Says Judge ‘Not in Good Position’ to Pronounce on NSA Program
‘Likely unconstitutional’ ruling by Judge Richard Leon is disputed and downplayed
NSA Snoops Online Video Games
Intelligence agencies are secretly infiltrating online games like World of Warcraft and Second Life
NSA Tracking Cell Phone Location Data Worldwide
Though not inside the US
Supreme Court Declines to Stop NSA Surveillance
The high court rejected a privacy group petition for a review of the programs
Report: CIA Drawn Into Widening Domestic Surveillance Debate
New revelations have surfaced that the intelligence agency is secretly collecting bulk records of Americans’ money transfers
Two Bills Offer Different Visions of NSA Reform
Reconciling the measures could prove difficult if not impossible
Why The Deep Web Has Washington Worried
From online drug bazaars to virtual currency tax shelters, the growing anonymous web has many corners of Washington concerned