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DC grapples with data mining

May 12, 2006 Senators promise hearings after report of millions of Americans' phone records being given to the NSA. TAGS: NSA, data mining, hearing, senator, Bush Administration, agency

Keeping watch on NSA surveillance

February 9, 2006 Disclosures about the NSA's terrorist surveillance have fired up debate about the constitutionality of the program. TAGS: NSA, surveillance, attorney general

FAQ: NSA's data mining explained

May 12, 2006 As political concern grows over the National Security Agency's data-mining project, CNET News.com answers some questions. TAGS: NSA, data mining, telephone call, BellSouth Corp., FAQ, Sen., AT&T Corp., conversation, call, cell phone, database, U.S.

Security agency war game tries to teach Net defense

July 7, 2006 In a less clandestine role, NSA pushes federal agencies--and everyone else--to master art of guarding networks. TAGS: NSA, network architecture, exercise, agency, representative, password, security

NSA granted Net location-tracking patent

September 21, 2005 Government agency patents a way to learn the geographical location of Internet users. How will the technique be used? TAGS: NSA, patent, location

NSA eavesdropping: How it might work

February 7, 2006 Attorney General Gonzales plays it mum, but others offer insights into the agency's surveillance options. TAGS: NSA, backbone provider, fiber, fiber-optics, Sprint Nextel, provider, senator, survey, satellite, AT&T Corp., president

NSA offers Vista installation tips

January 10, 2007 Spy agency provided input for a Microsoft document with tips on how to use the operating system securely in larger organizations. TAGS: NSA, agency, Microsoft Windows Vista, organization, development, Microsoft Corp., document, security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Some companies helped the NSA, but which?

February 6, 2006 Survey into domestic surveillance scheme finds no companies willing to say they participated. TAGS: NSA, surveillance, cooperation, survey, margin, Time Warner Inc., Internet company, telecommunications, law, agency, president

Editing tips from the NSA

January 25, 2006 Advice comes after embarrassing incidents in which sensitive data was unintentionally stored in electronic documents. TAGS: NSA, document, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Telecoms deny illegally handing over call records

May 17, 2006 Two biggest phone companies in U.S. say they never improperly provided call records to National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, BellSouth Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, AT&T Corp., record, telecommunications, U.S.

Verizon sued for alleged NSA cooperation

May 15, 2006 Damages in suit over alleged privacy violations could reach $50 billion; AT&T and BellSouth will also likely be added. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., warrant, Verizon Communications, attorney, lawsuit, BellSouth Corp., government, class action, telecommunications

Just how extensive is NSA's spy program?

December 23, 2005 The Bush administration isn't talking. But some hints suggest it's a dragnet that records much more than phone calls. TAGS: NSA, intelligence, Bush Administration, U.S., e-mail

AT&T leaks sensitive info in NSA suit

May 26, 2006 AT&T lawyers publish confidential document that's not properly redacted: Simple copy-paste operation makes it readable. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., downtown, lawsuit, San Francisco, portion, Adobe PDF, lawyer, attorney, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo on NSA surveillance: No comment

February 15, 2006 California politician tries to get Yahoo's lawyer to say whether company is cooperating with a domestic spying program. TAGS: Brad Sherman, NSA, Yahoo! Inc., lawyer, Rep., sheriff, general counsel, law, Los Angeles, Democrat, California, e-mail

Telecom firms distance themselves from NSA flap

May 12, 2006 As outcry over Bush administration data mining grows, companies go out of their way to say they weren't involved. TAGS: NSA, RCN Corp., Qwest Communications Inc., telecommunications, MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, firm, nation, database

AT&T sued over NSA spy program

January 31, 2006 Civil liberties group files class action lawsuit claiming AT&T illegally opened its network to the National Security Agency. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., surveillance, secret, Bush Administration, telecommunications, privilege, lawsuit, class action, government, worker

Legal loophole emerges in NSA spy program

May 18, 2006 An AT&T attorney hints that the White House authorized the company to open its network to surveillance. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., information privacy, certification, telecommunications company, federal law, attorney general, telecommunications, defense, BellSouth Corp., attorney, letter, section

Anger grows over NSA surveillance report

May 12, 2006 Senators promise immediate hearings after report the agency secretly obtained tens of millions of phone records. TAGS: NSA, Edward Markey, hearing, Democrat, surveillance, Rep., BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., data mining, Sen., Republican, president

Former CIA chief expresses doubt about NSA program

February 9, 2006 James Woolsey says he generally agrees with the president but warns that in some cases, a court should be involved. TAGS: NSA, court, president, senator, Sen., monitoring

Year in review: Snooping gets sanctioned

December 18, 2008 In 2008, the immunization of companies assisting NSA wiretaps became a hot-button issue, as did P2P network monitoring. TAGS: immunity, NSA, network monitoring, P2P, Sen., monitoring, service provider, Internet service, AT&T Corp., Internet Service Provider, monitor, U.S.
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