As the scope of the NSAs bulk surveillance program becomes all too clear, less attention has been paid to the issues surrounding genetic information and surveillance. BioGenFutures, a new company-cum-art-project launched by information artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg, hopes to bring DNA surveillance back to the fore. The company just announced a product it calls Invisible, which endeavors […]
An unnamed U.S. law firm was caught up in the global surveillance of the National Security Agency (NSA) and its overseas partners in Australia, according to a newspaper report on Saturday. A top secret document obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden shows the firm was monitored while representing a foreign government in trade disputes […]
Edward Snowden has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a group of Norwegian lawmakers who say his revelations about the US global surveillance program have contributed to transparency and global stability. The other Nobel prizes are administered by various Swedish bodies, making the two Scandanavian countries arguably the most influential when it comes to […]
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