nsa Highlights of Daniel Ellsberg’s Reddit AMA on Edward Snowden and NSA surveillance Trevor Timm

transparency Freedom of the Press Foundation Launches SecureDrop, an Open-Source Submission Platform for Whistleblowers Trevor Timm

politics Bradley Manning sentence to be delivered Aug. 21, 10am US Eastern Xeni Jardin

transparency Bradley Manning trial judge increased press security "because of repeat violations of the rules of court” Xeni Jardin

politics US lawmakers vote against legislation to curb NSA's spying program Xeni Jardin

security How the US forces internet companies to cooperate on spying, or else Xeni Jardin

surveillance Holder tightens rules for secretly obtaining reporters' phone logs, emails Xeni Jardin

nsa Obama to pressure Putin to give up Snowden; White House says he's "not a dissident" Xeni Jardin

transparency US vs. Bradley Manning: defense rests, Manning won't testify, Wikileaks gets respect Xeni Jardin

surveillance An open letter from Edward Snowden's father, to his son Xeni Jardin

nsa Snowden's Run Xeni Jardin

transparency U.S. backtracks on nuclear stockpile secrecy Xeni Jardin

nsa US charges NSA whistleblower Snowden with espionage, asks Hong Kong to detain him Xeni Jardin

nsa Julian Assange and John Perry Barlow in joint interview on NSA Prism leaks: "Snowden is a hero" Xeni Jardin

surveillance That NSA Prism PowerPoint deck: A better-designed version, and what's in the missing slides? Xeni Jardin

privacy Schneier: what we need the whistleblowers to tell us about America's surveillance apparatus Cory Doctorow

News John Cusack and Jonathan Turley in conversation: the future of leaks, and of Wikileaks Xeni Jardin

News Freedom of the Press Foundation launches: crowdsourcing funding for transparency and accountability Xeni Jardin