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At least China is upfront about this. And is taking all the media flak. The whole kerfuffle over Huawei is about who is going to control the information, foreign intelligence services or Five Eyes (US, UK, Canada, Oz and NZ).ACLUThe FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We’re Suing. Kade Crockford , Director

The USA Patriot Act, passed hurriedly after 9/11, taught us that rushing a surveillance bill through Congress is a bad idea, producing complicated statutes ripe for abuse. Yet the leadership of the House Intelligence Committee is taking a page out of President George W. Bush’s playbook and trying to do just that. Tomorrow, the committee will debate a bill that dramatically expands NSA surveillance authorities, including one that is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill was...

Another "oops."Ars TechnicaPentagon contractor leaves social media spy archive wide open on AmazonDan Goodin | Security Editor

The nitty-gritty behind William Binney's claims.Washington's BlogHow to Instantly Prove (Or Disprove) Russian Hacking of U.S. Election