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Later this month, about three years after a raid on his home, the case against Harold Martin is scheduled to be resolved in Baltimore's federal court.

Edward Snowden discusses FBI, surveillence in DeRay Mckesson's podcast

By Brittany Britto

May 12, 2017

The National Security Agency tested a spy balloon dubbed the Hover Hammer from an airfield near Solomons Island, according to a newly released document leaked

By Ian Duncan

Apr 24, 2017

President Obama's commutation of Chelsea Manning's 35-year sentence for leaking classified information was a wise and compassionate decision

Now that another major security breach has been alleged at the NSA, the questions are whether there are others in the intelligence community who took advantage of the negligent computer security pre-Edward Snowden, what they're doing with that information and how we find them — not to mention how we further tighten network security. The FBI should take every action within the law to prevent future leaks and find any potential leakers who still have daily access to classified information.

The alleged theft of classified documents by a former NSA contractor from Glen Burnie was "breathtaking" in its scope, federal authorities said in a new court filing Thursday — spanning information produced over two decades that detailed some of the country's most sensitive intelligence operations.

By Ian Duncan

Oct 20, 2016

A government contractor with a top secret security clearance stashed sensitive classified materials at his Glen Burnie home, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.

By Ian Duncan

Oct 5, 2016

Should President Obama pardon Edward Snowden, who is hiding out in Russia to avoid facing criminal charges here for leaking classified NSA documents?

Edward Snowden began gathering the classified documents about NSA spying he ultimately leaked to the press after a fight with his bosses, the House Intelligence Committee has concluded — leading the committee's leaders to call his motives into question.

By Ian Duncan

Sep 15, 2016

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and "Orange is the New Black" author Piper Kerman will headline the Johns Hopkins University¿s Foreign Affairs Symposium this year, the university announced Monday.

By Brittany Britto

Feb 1, 2016

More than two years after Mr. Snowden's leaks, not one NSA employee, affiliate or senior leader has been indicted, tried or convicted with a crime related to violating the FISA. Mr. Snowden, however, has been charged with two felonies under the Espionage Act, and has been praised by members of the Islamic State for teaching them how to avoid U.S. surveillance.

The National Security Agency is scheduled to end its dragnet collection of records about Americans' phone calls Saturday night — the most significant change in U.S. intelligence-gathering since Edward Snowden revealed details of the agency's programs two years ago.

By Ian Duncan

Nov 27, 2015

Sunday column

By Dan Rodricks

Nov 14, 2015

The publisher of Wikipedia fought to keep its challenge to alleged National Security Agency snooping on its users alive Friday, with lawyers arguing that it is time for federal courts to take another look at how the government gathers in information traveling across the Internet.

By Ian Duncan

Sep 25, 2015

Rachel Marsden: The Hillary Clinton email dump is Edward Snowden, the Kardashians and the National Enquirer all rolled into one.

The Senate has an opportunity to rein in the NSA's secret spying program

Vitally important, and deserving of a vigorous public debate given the security threats facing the U.S. today, is the fundamental question of whether the collection of intelligence domestically is consistent with, or inimical to, our constitutional system.

The program, revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, has been challenged in court by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil liberties groups. Most judges who have reviewed the program upheld it.

By Ian Duncan

May 7, 2015

Congress must amend the U.S. Patriot Act to protect Americans' privacy rights

It will be the first major update to the Defense Department's strategy for cyber operations in four years, in which time computer security has become a more visible issue after major attacks on American businesses including Sony Picture Entertainment late last year.

By Ian Duncan

Apr 23, 2015

If Baltimore police can't subject their high-tech snooping gear to proper, independent oversight, they shouldn't use it.

The ACLU lawsuit against the NSA this week seeks to establish a balance between security and privacy but the outcomes of previous such cases are not encouraging

Gen. David Petraeus joins a long, embarrassing line of national security principals who have flouted information security rules and gotten off relatively easily, revealing a double standard within the security community.

Congress needs to close the loopholes in the Patriot Act that give the NSA virtually unlimited power to spy on Americans' private lives

The Sony attack isn't cyberwar -- but we still need to figure out a way to deal with attacks like it.

Recent presidential and congressional measures concerning espionage and data privacy have the potential to bolster our credibility, counter misperceptions and restore trust with our allies overseas. Congress failed to vote on the USA Freedom Act last week, but the bill itself demonstrates our resolve to protect the privacy of all U.S. citizens and end bulk data collection. The NSA is also taking unprecedented steps to protect the rights of those at home and abroad. It is imperative that we

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday in a case challenging the NSA's vast phone data collection program — the next act in the legal battle pitting the agency's anti-terrorism efforts against the privacy rights of Americans.

By Ian Duncan

Nov 3, 2014

The officials who are responsible for safeguarding the nation's intelligence secrets are trying to figure out how to better vet millions of employees and contractors with security clearances, after auditors found that some of those workers owed more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in unpaid taxes.

Explanations of spy agency's secret surveillance practices don't hold up to closer inspection

With the tremendous explosion of information technology, the intelligence community lost control of its data, to the detriment of everyone.

Attorneys for two convicted robbers are challenging investigators' use of cellphone data, saying that it breached their privacy and that investigators should have used a search warrant to get it. Their appeals in federal court thrust the convicts into the center of a debate about police powers and the meaning of privacy in the digital age.

"Unmanned" is a cautionary tale exploring the consequences of drone warfare

WASHINGTON (AP) ¿ The United States wants to restart a cybersecurity working group that China shut down after the U.S. indicted five Chinese military officers on charges of hacking into American companies' computers to steal trade secrets.

Intelligence community has only itself to blame for running amok

Edward Snowden's leaks and the media hype surrounding them has done a disservice to the intelligence industry

After Edward Snowden's Wednesday interview on NBC, the jury is still out on whether he's a patriot or a traitor

NBC News and anchorman Brian Williams have not done journalistic work the quality of Wednesday night¿s exclusive interview with Edward Snowden in a long, long time.

The thing I love about PBS "Frontline" is its willingness to call out people in power in American life.