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Revisionist History – Aliens, Secrets and Conspiracies

OPINION – Over a decade ago, I was a public official and was at one of our commission meetings on the coast of California. A fellow commissioner and [...] More

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Hackers for Hire

Bottom Line Up FrontThe investigation into the hacking of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ phone demonstrates how private firms have developed [...] More

Is Russia Behind the Dumping of NSA Hacking Tools on the Web?

Is Russia Behind the Dumping of NSA Hacking Tools on the Web?

An anonymous group this week dumped a cache of hacking tools allegedly linked to the National Security Agency (NSA) on the Internet, claiming it has [...] More

The Snowden Fact-Check

The Snowden Fact-Check

Three years ago, Edward Snowden’s leaks sent shockwaves through the U.S. intelligence services, disclosing information about surveillance programs [...] More

Snowden’s Impact Fades After Three Years

Snowden’s Impact Fades After Three Years

In the three years since the news first broke of Edward Snowden’s trove of leaked National Security Agency documents, debates have raged in the [...] More

The Wages of Treason, Irresolution and Ingratitude

Amid ongoing debate over encrypted communications, hinging, as it does, on striking a balance between the need to defend America and the need to [...] More

Our New Reality

It’s time for Americans to understand the new world we have entered into.Terrorism linked to today’s electronics represents a modern version of the [...] More