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Here's a primer on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

US District Court Judge Richard Leon has ruled that the NSA's mass collection of millions of Americans' phone records is likely unconstitutional. And that directly contradicts a ruling by the special court that Congress established to oversee surveillance.

Here's a primer on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Union army telegraph operators just after the battle of Gettysburg. The Civil War is sometimes described as the first information war. Intercepted messages landed on Abraham Lincoln's desk.

The history of electronic surveillance, from Abraham Lincoln's wiretaps to Operation Shamrock

The history of electronic surveillance, from Abraham Lincoln's wiretaps to Operation Shamrock

Reuters: D.E.A. Conceals Evidence in Investigations of Americans

Reuters: D.E.A. Conceals Evidence in Investigations of Americans

Transparency, Secrecy and Freedom: The History of Privacy and Democracy

Transparency, Secrecy and Freedom: The History of Privacy and Democracy

NSA accused of tracking wide range of phone conversations, Internet connections

NSA accused of tracking wide range of phone conversations, Internet connections

Bush Era Surveillance Program Headed to Supreme Court

Bush Era Surveillance Program Headed to Supreme Court

New Report Blasts Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch

New Report Blasts Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch

Hacking Scandal Arrives in U.S.

Hacking Scandal Arrives in U.S.

British officials pushing for power to do basic monitoring of all U.K. electronic conversations

A proposal before Parliament in the United Kingdom would allow the British government to monitor the web browsing, emails, text messages and online searches of anyone in the U.K. in the name of fighting terrorism. Critics say it amount to a huge breech of individual privacy.

British officials pushing for power to do basic monitoring of all U.K. electronic conversations

VIDEO: Hugh Grant leads parade of outraged U.K. phone hacking victims

Hugh Grant, Sally Dower and other victims of the British media's phone hacking testified before a British committee examining media excesses and bad behavior. It seems likely that new regulations will come from these actions.

VIDEO: Hugh Grant leads parade of outraged U.K. phone hacking victims

Phone Hacking Victims Testify in London

Phone Hacking Victims Testify in London

Hugh Grant Accuses British Tabloid of Hacking

Actor Hugh Grant gave evidence Monday to a public inquiry into press standards in Britain. Grant alleged that the British tabloid newspaper Mail on Sunday may have hacked his phone.

Hugh Grant Accuses British Tabloid of Hacking

Dramatic New Evidence in 'News of the World' Phone Hacking Inquiry

Dramatic New Evidence in 'News of the World' Phone Hacking Inquiry
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News Corp. hacking inquiry resumes in Britain

A inquiry by the British Parliament into the News Corporation's hacking scandal resumes today in London. Will today's revelations conflict with the Murdochs' testimony to Parliament in July?

News Corp. hacking inquiry resumes in Britain

CNN Host Piers Morgan Denies Phone Hacking Allegations

CNN Host Piers Morgan Denies Phone Hacking Allegations