NSA’s empty PROMISes  MuckRock

The National Security Agency’s bizarre FOIA response to its involvement in the Inslaw affair and stolen PROMIS software highlight two significant problems that …

NSA watchdog details privacy concerns and moves to protect whistleblowers  CNN

Washington (CNN) The National Security Agency’s open source intelligence collection process, which gathers publicly available information from the internet, …

NSA employee who brought hacking tools home sentenced to 66 months in prison  Ars Technica

Nghia Hoang Pho, a 68-year-old former National Security Agency employee who worked in the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations (TAO) division, was …

Victor Marchetti, disillusioned CIA officer who challenged secrecy rules, dies at 88  Washington Post

Victor Marchetti, a high-ranking CIA officer who grew disillusioned and co-wrote a best-selling book in the 1970s about the agency’s inner workings, resulting in …

Utah Bill Would Ban Warrantless Access to Data Stored in the Cloud  The New American

Utah state legislators will soon begin debate on a bill that would require law enforcement to get a warrant before accessing data stored in the cloud. While such …

Mind control using sound waves? We ask a scientist how it works.  Big Think

At the moment, non-invasive neuromodulation – changing brain activity without the use of surgery – looks poised to usher in a new era of healthcare.

‘Freedom of thought at RISK’ Expert reveals US government AI MIND CONTROL fears  Express.co.uk

A LEADING expert on the ethical, legal and social implications of biosciences has revealed her fears over the possibility of the US government gaining access to …

Now playing: a movie you control with your mind  MIT Technology Review

Richard Ramchurn’s The Moment lets you play film director, using just your brainwaves.

Judge who ruled against NSA spying passes on Corsi case  WND.com

A federal judge who ruled against the NSA’s bulk collection of phone records declined to hear the lawsuit by Jerome Corsi against special counsel Robert …

The NSA says that it’s deleted hundreds of millions of contaminated phone records  The Verge

The National Security Agency says that it began deleting hundreds of millions of “call detail records” that date back to 2015 in May after it determined that some …