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Brazilian activists hold Snowden masks

‘Privacy isn’t dead:’ Snowden’s South American legacy grows as Brazil’s crypto movement marches on

Technology

The largest conference on cryptology and internet privacy in Latin America started on Friday. Increasing, the digital rights activists and hackers president are questioning their own government’s surveillance practices.

NSA

Why is the US government spying on this Muslim American lawyer?

Global Politics
Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald says the reaction to the Snowden leaks has been ‘wildly better’ than he expected

Global Politics
Germany's Reichstag building pictured though a flag depicting former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

Edward Snowden extends a helping hand to Brazil, hoping for asylum

Conflict & Justice

Censorship? It’s as bad as ever in Egypt

Global Scan
Tech billionaire Pierre Omidyar has announced plans to fund a media venture to promote serious journalism.

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar will launch a digital news service for ‘serious journalism’

Arts, Culture & Media

Tech billionaire Pierre Omidyar says he’s getting behind a new media venture to promote serious journalism. The Iranian-Amerian founder of eBay is already causing a buzz among journalists.

A burning effigy of President Barack Obama is seen during a protest by Brazilian students against possible US military action in Syria, in front of the US embassy in Brasilia last month.

Brazilians cool on US after NSA surveillance

Global Politics

Brazilians are increasingly critical of the United States.

Jay Rosen on Investigative Journalism: ‘This Battle Is Global’

Conflict & Justice

Investigative journalism faces new constraints worldwide. Recent episodes have much to say about the “stateless” nature of journalism and surveillance today, as writer Jay Rosen tells host Marco Werman.

Partner of Journalist Who Broke Snowden Story Interrogated at Heathrow

Global Politics

British authorities held the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald under a UK terrorism law for nearly nine hours at London’s Heathrow Airport. Anchor Marco Werman talks to David Anderson QC.

The Story Behind Snowden’s Leaks

Documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, along with columnist Glenn Greenwald, helped Edward Snowden expose the NSA. Peter Maass, an investigative reporter, decided to write a profile of Poitras for the upcoming issue of The New York Times Magazine. In the course of reporting his profile of Poitras, Maass was able to conduct an encrypted question-and-answer session […]