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Web Spying: Iranian Government Monitors Citizens, Aided By Western Technology

WSJ.com | CHRISTOPHER RHOADS and LORETTA CHAO | Posted 07.23.2009 | World

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The Iranian regime has developed, with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one of the world's most sophisticated mechanisms for c...

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NSA Wiretapping: Justice Department Reining It In

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that the panel would hold a hearing to get to the bottom of reports tha...

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China's Skyping on you ...

Michael Standaert | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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BEIJING: When in China, don't use Skype. Well, at least not the Chinese version called Tom-Skype, a joint venture between eBay (owner of Skype) and To...

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Conflict Over Spying Led White House to Brink

Washington Post | Barton Gellman | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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A burst of ferocity stunned the room into silence. No other word for it: The vice president's attorney was shouting. "The president doesn't want this...

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Fmr Bush Lawyer: "I Could Not Find Legal Support" For Parts Of Spying Program

Associated Press | PAMELA HESS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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A former top lawyer for the Bush administration on Tuesday said that parts of the President Bush's much-criticized eavesdropping program were illegal....

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Gov't Travel Records Include Notes On Personal Items, Reading Materials

Washington Post | Ellen Nakashima | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining da...

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