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News Highlights - June 15 - 17, 2013

Glasnost on the Potomac Under Obama? Not Quite
Source: Obama Considering Releasing Court Order
U.S Chief Records Officer Details Federal Email Record Keeping Programs
Still More Noise Than Signal, as US Spies Promise More Transparency
Experts: NSA Lawsuit Could Break New Legal Ground
Yes, We Could Have That 'Debate' About NSA Surveillance
Three NSA Veterans Speak Out on Whistle-Blower: We Told You So
We Still Don't Know What We Don't Know About the NSA

06/17/2013

News Highlights - June 14, 2013

Lawmakers Who Warned of Phone Record Surveillance Now Call for More Disclosure
NSA to Release Details of Attacks it Claims Were Foiled by Surveillance
NSA Scandal Boosts Privacy Advocates
DOJ Planned 'State Secrets Privilege' in Booz Allen Case
Privacy Board to Meet on Surveillance Programs
National Security and the Right to Know
Editorial: The Government Should Loosen Google's Gag
Supreme Court Archive Has About 14k Hours of Audio

06/14/2013

News Highlights - June 13, 2013

Our Antiquated Laws Can't Cope with National Security Leaks
FISA Court Rejects Catch-22 Argument in FOIA Case
Editiorial: Mr. President, is NSA Debate Really Welcomed?
DOJ Ordered to Justify Secrecy of Corruption Probe
US Tech Firms Push for Greater Transparency on Security
With NSA Controversy, Debate Over Secrecy is Revived
Loopholes Exclude Intelligence Contractors Like Snowden from Whistleblower Protections

06/13/2013

News Highlights - June 12, 2013

Lawmakers Seek Declassification of Secret Spy Court Rulings
Tech Companies Urge US to Ease Secrecy Rules on National Security Probes
Earlier Denials Put Intelligence Chief in Awkward Position
DOD Warns Employees of Classified Info in Public Domain
Never Heard of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board? You Should.
Connecting the Dots on PRISM, Phone Surveillance, and the NSA's Massive Spy Center

06/12/2013

News Highlights - June 11, 2013

Debate on Secret Data Looks Unlikely, Partly Due to Secrecy
Opinion: Edward Snowden's NSA Leaks are a Backlash of Too Much Secrecy
This Is, Hands Down, the Scariest Part of the NSA Revelations
Room for Debate: Secrecy and Freedom
In NSA Intelligence Program, Democracy Works in Secret
Understanding Whistleblower Protections and the NSA Surveillance Leaks
DOJ Hasn't Found One Improper FOIA Exemption Since 2009
NSA Has Pushed to "Rethink and Reapply" Its Treatment of the Fourth Amendment Since Before 9/11

06/11/2013

News Highlights - June 7 - 10, 2013

Edward Snowden Comes Forward as Souce of NSA Leaks
Secret Surveillance and the Crisis of Legitimacy
Secrecy of Surveillance Program Blunts Challenges About Legality
Secrecy Undermines the Ability of Congress to Function as the Framers Intended
Opinion: President Obama's Overdue Reckoning on Secrecy
FISA Court Says It Cannot Easily Summarize Opinions
Justice Department Fights Release of Secret Court Opinion Finding Unconstitutional Surveillance

06/10/2013

News Highlights - June 7, 2013

What We Don't Know About Spying on Citizens: Scarier Than What We Do Know
Documents: US Mining Data from 9 Leading Internet Firms; Companies Deny Knowledge
Also Revealed by the Verizon Leak: How the NSA and FBI Lie with Numbers
President Obama's Let's-Have-a-Debate Defense
Opinion: President Obama's Dragnet
Opinion: We Need More Transparency and Debate Around the NSA Phone Records Program
As Senators Defend Mass Surveillance, Patriot Act FOIA Lawsuit Still Awaits
Administration Declassifies More Information to Defend Citizen Spying Programs

06/07/2013

News Highlights - June 6, 2013

NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions of Verizon Customers Daily
Opinion: Shielding the Whistleblowers
Unredacted FOIA Responses Down, Exemption Use Up, Shows DOJ OIP Reports
Report: Leon Panetta Revealed Classified SEAL Unit Info
Identity of Fox News Reporter Declassified

06/06/2013

News Highlights - June 5, 2013

The US Government Asked the AP for $1 Million for Secret Email Addresses
Secret Email Addresses: What Does it Really Mean?
Classified Documents in Dispute in Leaks Case
Opinion: Leaks Help Protect National Security
Opinion: Where's the Enemies List?

06/05/2013

News Highlights - June 4, 2013

Top Political Appointees Use Secret Email Accounts
Inspectors General Assess Agency Classification Activity
The Inspector General: How 'Big Government' Keeps an Eye on Itself
Farm Bill Could Reduce Transparency of Agricultural Safety Net
Four Months Later: Still No Answers for Outdated Agency FOIA Regulations Letter
Could Clearance Rules Put Whistleblowers at Risk?
The Many Secrets of a 'Bloated National Security State'
Smart Disclosure Makes Consumers Happier and Markets Better

06/04/2013

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