CIA
Security firm reportedly spied on Julian Assange in Ecuadorian embassy for the CIA
The security firm was charged with protecting the Ecuadorian embassy in London while Julian Assange was living there.
US files civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden and seeks all proceeds from his new book
The lawsuit was filed on the same day that Snowden’s book Permanent Record was released – a book which focuses on Snowden’s work for US spy agencies and why he decided to become a whistleblower.
Peter Thiel says Google’s decision to start an AI lab in China would aid Chinese military
Thiel says artificial intelligence (AI) is a military technology and that Google’s work in China is likely to be shared with the People’s Liberation Army.
DNC lawsuit against WikiLeaks dismissed, judge rules publishing stolen emails is protected by First Amendment
The lawsuit sought to hold WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, the Trump campaign, the Russian Federation, and others liable for the 2015/2016 hacks of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) computers which led to thousands of emails being leaked.
Former NSA director Michael Hayden rebuts AG Barr, says people shouldn’t have to accept encryption backdoors
Hayden has been speaking out about the dangers of encryption backdoors for many years.
Peter Thiel questions whether Google has been “infiltrated by Chinese intelligence”
Thiel said the decision to work with the Chinese military instead of the US military is “seemingly treasonous.”
Julian Assange won’t face charges related to leaking the CIA’s Vault 7, documents about device hacking code
It doesn’t, however, mean that Assange is safe from other charges.