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Riot police detain a man during clashes in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, March 11, 2021.

Greek police roll out new ‘smart’ devices that recognize faces and fingerprints

Technology

Greek authorities say the technology will make police checks more efficient, but critics are sounding the alarm about potential abuses. 

Four white men in suits sit on a panel with a green background

Legislating peace and security: Part II

Critical State
A view of sensor arrays at a former NSA monitoring base in Bad Aibling in Bavaria, Germany.

The NSA’s bulk collection program may soon end, but they may not care

Justice
Brazilian activists hold Snowden masks

‘Privacy isn’t dead:’ Snowden’s South American legacy grows as Brazil’s crypto movement marches on

Technology
A man assembles police observation cameras near the Bayerischer Hof hotel before the start of the 50th Conference on Security Policy in Munich on January 31, 2014

The year of surveillance is finally over

Technology
A protester in Russia waves a Facebook flag.

As Snowden looks on, Russia cracks down on Internet freedom

Global Politics

Edward Snowden is back in the news. While the former NSA contractor has asked to prolong his stay in Russia, the country is taking steps to expand online surveillance of its own citizens.Edward Snowden is back in the news. While the former NSA contractor has asked to prolong his stay in Russia, the country is taking steps to expand online surveillance of its own citizens.

Germany

Why a country that lived under a police state views digital privacy differently

Environment

You can call them a hacker group if you want. But for many Germans, the Chaos Computer Club is leading the effort for digital privacy in a country with a tattered history of personal freedom.You can call them a hacker group if you want. But for many Germans, the Chaos Computer Club is leading the effort for digital privacy in a country with a tattered history of personal freedom.

What will Edward Snowden talk about in his American primetime TV debut?

Global Politics

Edward Snowden is slowly starting to emerge from self-imposed isolation in Russia — including agreeing to an exclusive interview with NBC News, set to air Wednesday night. Snowden, according to a Guardian reporter, is trying to change the perception of him, back in the US.

The US is reining in internal eavesdropping, but what about spying on the rest of the world?

Global Politics

Americans are focused on spying by the NSA inside the US. But a former cyber-security advisor says the bigger debate over spying on foreigners has hardly started.Americans are focused on spying by the NSA inside the US. But a former cyber-security advisor says the bigger debate over spying on foreigners has hardly started.

Edward Snowden

Orwellian threats caused the New York Times to spike a story on NSA spying way back in 2004

Global Politics

In 2004, the New York Times was about to publish a story on domestic spying. But its editor at the time, Bill Keller, ended up spiking the story after visiting the White House and being told its publication could cause the next 9/11 terrorist attack.