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The New York Times 12:53 pm on October 23, 2020
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Edward Snowden, in Russia Since 2013, Is Granted Permanent Residency

The former intelligence contractor still hopes to return to the United States. But the Russian authorities have given him the right to stay in Russia indefinitely.

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The New York Times 9:01 am on September 24, 2020
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China Has a New Plan to Tame Tibet

It failed to coax cultural assimilation with economic incentives. Now it’s going for coerced labor and micromanaging people’s very lifestyles.

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The New York Times 9:51 pm on September 15, 2020
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‘Impossible Objects’ That Reveal a Hidden Power

The artist Trevor Paglen peers into the history of photography and its relationship to state surveillance.

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The New York Times 12:55 am on September 14, 2020
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The Intercept Promised to Reveal Everything. But It Didn’t Protect a Source.

Internal documents show how a source ended up in jail — and the fallout in the newsroom.

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The New York Times 10:00 pm on September 5, 2020
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Court Approves Warrantless Surveillance Rules While Scolding F.B.I.

The release of a newly declassified ruling follows a separate decision by an appeals court that a defunct National Security Agency program was illegal.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on August 25, 2020
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With Hacks and Cameras, Beijing’s Electronic Dragnet Closes on Hong Kong

Under a new national security law, the police are targeting the social media accounts of executives, politicians and activists. American internet giants are struggling to respond.

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The New York Times 1:06 am on August 22, 2020
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Military Surveillance Planes Didn’t Spy on Protesters, Pentagon Report Finds

But the Air Force’s inspector general concluded that National Guard officials failed to obtain prior approval from Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to use the planes.

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The New York Times 5:41 pm on August 19, 2020
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Court Upholds Decision to Dismiss Video in Robert Kraft Case

The Patriots’ owner refused to take a plea in the case involving visits to a Florida spa, instead arguing that police surveillance violated his Fourth Amendment rights.

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The New York Times 3:48 pm on August 14, 2020
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Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Expected to Plead Guilty in Durham Investigation

Prosecutors are not expected to reveal any evidence of a broad anti-Trump conspiracy among law enforcement officials.

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The New York Times 7:48 pm on August 7, 2020
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Is TikTok More of a Parenting Problem Than a Security Threat?

Even as the White House moves against the Chinese social media app, the intelligence agencies do not see it as a major issue along the lines of Huawei.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 26, 2020
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Don’t Ban TikTok. Make an Example of It.

There is plenty the U.S. government could do to ensure that TikTok acts responsibly without getting rid of it altogether.

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The New York Times 10:27 am on July 24, 2020
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China Is Harvesting DNA From Millions of People. Is This the Future of Policing?

The Chinese police are systematically collecting genomic data from tens of millions of people.

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The New York Times 10:14 am on July 23, 2020
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Popular Chinese-Made Drone Is Found to Have Security Weakness

Researchers found a potential vulnerability in an app that helps power the drones, highlighting U.S. officials’ concerns that Beijing could get access to information about Americans.

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The New York Times 6:04 pm on July 20, 2020
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Google Coronavirus Apps Give it Way to Access Location Data

Some government agencies that use the software said they were surprised that Google may pick up the locations of certain app users. Others said they had unsuccessfully pushed Google to make a change.

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The New York Times 1:53 am on July 18, 2020
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F.B.I. Agent in Russia Inquiry Saw Basis in Early 2017 to Doubt Dossier

Newly declassified documents added more fodder for the continuing political fight over an aspect of the Trump-Russia investigation.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 17, 2020
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Be Wary of TikTok, Just Don’t Ban It

There’s good reason to remain skeptical about the Chinese-owned company, but for now it’s one of the best social media platforms.

#china, #data-mining-and-database-marketing, #mobile-applications, #musical-ly-inc, #privacy, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #tiktok-bytedance

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The New York Times 8:28 am on July 16, 2020
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E.U. Court Strikes Down Trans-Atlantic Data Transfer Pact

The ruling is the latest twist in a campaign by privacy-rights activists in Europe to prevent personal information from being transferred to countries with looser protections.

#decisions-and-verdicts, #european-court-of-justice, #european-union, #facebook-inc, #privacy, #privacy-shield, #schrems-max, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states

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The New York Times 11:47 pm on July 15, 2020
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TikTok Enlists Army of Lobbyists as Suspicions Over China Ties Grow

The viral social media app has beefed up its lobbying operation to counter several potential actions in Washington that could threaten the company’s future.

#beijing-bytedance-technology-co-ltd, #defense-and-military-forces, #lobbying-and-lobbyists, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #tiktok-bytedance, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 8, 2020
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Virus-Tracing Apps Are Rife With Problems. Governments Are Rushing to Fix Them.

As countries race to deploy coronavirus-tracking software, researchers are reporting privacy and security risks that could affect millions of people and undermine trust in public health efforts.

#amnesty-international, #computer-security, #contact-tracing-public-health, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #data-mining-and-database-marketing, #google-inc, #mobile-applications, #norway, #privacy, #qatar, #smittestopp-mobile-app, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 10:15 am on July 7, 2020
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Hong Kong Security Law Sets Stage for Global Internet Fight

As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet’s future.

#censorship, #china, #communist-party-of-china, #computer-security, #facebook-inc, #google-inc, #hong-kong, #mobile-applications, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #tiktok-bytedance, #twitter, #whatsapp-inc

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The New York Times 9:00 am on July 1, 2020
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China’s Software Stalked Uighurs Earlier and More Widely, Researchers Learn

A new report revealed a broad campaign that targeted Muslims in China and their diaspora in other countries, beginning as early as 2013.

#android-operating-system, #china, #computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #google-inc, #lookout-inc, #mobile-applications, #muslims-and-islam, #peoples-liberation-army-china, #privacy, #smartphones, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #syria, #uighurs-chinese-ethnic-group

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The New York Times 7:00 am on June 29, 2020
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Florida Court Will Hear Video Appeal in Robert Kraft Case

An appellate court will decide whether video evidence is admissible in the case against the New England Patriots owner. It was thrown out by a court in Palm Beach County, Fla., in May 2019.

#florida, #football, #fourth-amendment-us-constitution, #kraft-robert-k, #national-football-league, #new-england-patriots, #orchids-of-asia-jupiter-fla, #prostitution, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 9:45 pm on June 19, 2020
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U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance

From Minneapolis to Buffalo, Homeland Security officials dispatched drones, helicopters and airplanes to monitor Black Lives Matter protests.

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The New York Times 9:18 pm on June 18, 2020
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Council Forces N.Y.P.D. to Disclose Use of Drones and Other Spy Tech

The bill, which the mayor is likely to sign, compels the police to disclose the technology they use and data they collect.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #center-on-privacy-and-technology-at-georgetown-law-center, #city-council-nyc, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #facial-recognition-software, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #law-and-legislation, #new-york-city, #police, #police-reform, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 10:00 am on June 17, 2020
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China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys, Using U.S. Gear

Even children are pressed into giving blood samples to build a sweeping genetic database that will add to Beijing’s growing surveillance capabilities, raising questions about abuse and privacy.

#china, #dna-deoxyribonucleic-acid, #forensic-science, #genetics-and-heredity, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #ministry-of-public-security-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china, #privacy, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #tests-medical, #thermo-fisher-scientific-inc

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The New York Times 8:20 pm on June 16, 2020
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Europe Rolls Out Contact Tracing Apps, With Hope and Trepidation

Italy and Germany activated apps this week as tools to avoid a second wave of coronavirus infections, fueling a debate about privacy rights.

#apple-inc, #computers-and-the-internet, #contact-tracing-public-health, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #france, #germany, #google-inc, #italy, #mobile-applications, #politics-and-government, #privacy, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 11:42 pm on June 12, 2020
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Pentagon Denies Spying on Americans Protesting Police Killings

The Defense Department’s top intelligence official said that he had not been ordered to conduct surveillance on citizens, and that he supported their right to demonstrate peacefully.

#defense-department, #defense-intelligence-agency, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #house-committee-on-intelligence, #national-geospatial-intelligence-agency, #national-guard, #national-security-agency, #schiff-adam-b, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-defense-and-military-forces

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The New York Times 5:17 pm on June 12, 2020
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The Real Dangers of Surveillance

What Americans can learn from the protests in Hong Kong.

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The New York Times 12:32 pm on June 2, 2020
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The Brilliant Astronomer Who Devised New Tactics to Fight Anti-Gay Bias

In 1957, Franklin Kameny was fired from a government job for being gay. His bold fight against bias, Eric Cervini shows in “The Deviant’s War,” inspired a movement.

#books-and-literature, #cervini-eric, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #discrimination, #homosexuality-and-bisexuality, #kameny-franklin-e, #stonewall-riots-1969, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #the-deviants-war-the-homosexual-vs-the-united-states-of-america-book, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:10 am on June 2, 2020
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Crisis in the Liberal City

The George Floyd protests expose the fault lines in metropolitan America.

#black-people, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #liberalism-us-politics, #police-department-nyc, #republican-party, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states

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The New York Times 6:04 pm on May 28, 2020
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A.C.L.U. Accuses Clearview AI of Privacy ‘Nightmare Scenario’

The facial recognition start-up violated the privacy of Illinois residents by collecting their images without their consent, the civil liberties group says in a new lawsuit.

#american-civil-liberties-union, #clearview-ai-inc, #computer-vision, #computers-and-the-internet, #facial-recognition-software, #illinois, #privacy, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 2:38 pm on May 28, 2020
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House Pulls Surveillance Measure After Trump Tells Republicans to Vote No

A bipartisan compromise to reinstate expired F.B.I. powers to investigate terrorism and espionage collapsed amid bipartisan opposition.

#barr-william-p, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-fisa, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #house-of-representatives, #page-carter, #pelosi-nancy, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 1:18 am on May 27, 2020
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House to Vote on Limiting F.B.I. Power to Collect Americans’ Internet Data

Lawmakers compromised on an ambiguously worded amendment that narrows a failed but popular Senate proposal.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 20, 2020
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A Sudden Coronavirus Surge Brought Out Singapore’s Dark Side

The pandemic seemed to pass over the city-state. Then the government was blindsided by an outbreak among poor migrant workers in packed dormitories.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #foreign-workers, #migrant-labor-non-agriculture, #singapore, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 9:44 pm on May 12, 2020
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Intelligence Chief Declassifies List of Obama-Era Names in Unusual Step

Richard Grenell has given the list to the Justice Department as the president and his allies press to reshape perception of the Russian investigation.

#barr-william-p, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #federal-bureau-of-investigation, #flynn-michael-t, #grenell-richard, #justice-department, #office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence, #rice-susan-e, #russian-interference-in-2016-us-elections-and-ties-to-trump-associates, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #wiretapping-and-other-eavesdropping-devices-and-methods

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The New York Times 9:00 am on May 12, 2020
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One Journalist’s Wary, Frustrating Relationship With Edward Snowden

In “Dark Mirror,” Barton Gellman writes about being one of the few journalists to whom Snowden leaked classified documents about government surveillance.

#books-and-literature, #dark-mirror-edward-snowden-and-the-american-surveillance-state-book, #gellman-barton, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 2:27 pm on May 7, 2020
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Eager to Corral the Coronavirus, U.K. Tests a Disputed Tracing App

The British government’s tool to track infected people puts it at odds with Apple and Google on privacy.

#apple-inc, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #epidemics, #google-inc, #mobile-applications, #national-health-service, #privacy, #smartphones, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 9:09 am on May 5, 2020
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Senate to Consider Trump’s Pick to Lead Intelligence Agencies

The hearing for John Ratcliffe will be the first to employ social-distancing rules for senators since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #classified-information-and-state-secrets, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #cyberwarfare-and-defense, #espionage-and-intelligence-services, #foreign-intelligence-surveillance-act-fisa, #office-of-the-director-of-national-intelligence, #ratcliffe-john-lee-1965, #russian-interference-in-2016-us-elections-and-ties-to-trump-associates, #senate, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 9:36 am on May 1, 2020
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What Are Civil Liberties in a Time of Coronavirus?

There are times when government must curtail individual freedoms to protect the public. But those measures must end once the threat passes.

#barr-william-p, #civil-rights-and-liberties, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #justice-department, #supreme-court-us, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 6:15 pm on April 30, 2020
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National Security Surveillance on U.S. Soil Fell Amid Scrutiny of Russia Inquiry

But overseas targets of the government’s warrantless surveillance program continued to soar in 2019, a new report disclosed.

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The New York Times 9:00 am on April 29, 2020
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A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm

Dozens of tracking apps for smartphones are being used or developed to help contain the coronavirus pandemic. But there are worries about privacy and hastily written software.

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The New York Times 9:58 pm on April 21, 2020
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Coronavirus Threatens Press Freedom Around the World, Report Says

The United States, which ranked 45th out of 180 countries and territories, and Brazil were becoming models of hostility toward the news media, according to the World Press Freedom Index.

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The New York Times 9:59 am on April 16, 2020
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Kicked Out of China

As the coronavirus escalated to a worldwide crisis, China expelled our journalists — and surveilled our correspondents to thwart their reporting before they left.

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