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A small computer screen is shown in a dark room with Edward Snowden appearing in a close-up frame.

Snowden and his wife seek to be Russian-US dual nationals

Global Politics

Former US security contractor Edward Snowden said Monday that he and his wife intend to apply for Russian citizenship without renouncing their US citizenship.

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Legislating peace and security: Part II

Critical State
A close-up photograph shows a researcher hearing blue protective gloves and inserting a syringe into the shoulder of a subject.

UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials

An employee works at the headquarters of Kaspersky Labs,

Russian hackers used Kaspersky software to steal NSA documents

Conflict
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

The largest conference on cryptology and internet privacy in Latin America started on Friday. Increasing, the digital rights activists and hackers president are questioning their own government’s surveillance practices.

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

Surveillance was all over the news in 2014, and we learned plenty of new ways governments and companies have found to track everyday users. Here’s a list of eight ways we found out our privacy was under attack this year.

A man uses his phone to read updates about former American NSA contractor Edward Snowden answering users' questions on Twitter.

To see the changes Edward Snowden wrought, just look at your smartphone

Technology

Edward Snowden’s biggest legacy may not come from changed laws or powers — it may just be the way that the debate over privacy has forced big companies like Apple and Google to safeguard its customers’ information in more ways.

Protesters hold masks depicting former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden during a demonstration in Berlin on May 22, 2014. The sentence on the shirt reads, "What has happened to revolution?"

Laura Poitras’ new documentary tells the Edward Snowden story — with some free computer lessons thrown in

Arts

Filmmaker Laura Poitras was one of the journalists whom Edward Snowden selected last year to tell his story. Now Poitras has released a new documentary with footage from the meetings that made Snowden a global figure and digital security an everyday concern.

NSA

Why is the US government spying on this Muslim American lawyer?

Global Politics

Lawyer Asim Ghafoor is an American citizen, but the US government spying on him? He’s one of at least five Muslim Americans the government is monitoring, according to a new revelation.Lawyer Asim Ghafoor is an American citizen, but the US government spying on him? He’s one of at least five Muslim Americans the government is monitoring, according to a new revelation.