There is no reliable way to calculate from the number of recorded compliance issues how many Americans have had their communications improperly collected, stored or distributed by the NSA. Barton Gellman americancalculatecollect Change image and share on social
In computer circles, any unencrypted data is known as 'cleartext.' Barton Gellman circlecleartextcomputer Change image and share on social
The United States, a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, destroyed the last of its stocks of VX and other chemical agents on the Johnston Atoll, 825 miles southwest of Hawaii, in November 2000. Barton Gellman agentatollchemical share on social
Snowden is an orderly thinker, with an engineer's approach to problem-solving. Barton Gellman approachengineerorderly Change image and share on social
Iraq has the most extensive petrochemical industry in the Middle East and a wealth of vaccine factories, single-cell protein research labs, medical and veterinary manufacturing centers and water treatment plants. Barton Gellman cellcentereast share on social
For personal use, I recommend the free and open-source Truecrypt, which comes in flavors for Windows, Mac and Linux. Barton Gellman flavorfreelinux Change image and share on social
Given the volume of PC sales and the way McAfee runs its operation, I imagine there must be thousands of phantom subscribers - folks who signed up once upon a time and left the software behind two or three computers ago. Barton Gellman agocomputerfolk share on social
U.S. surveillance of Pakistan extends far beyond its nuclear program. There are several references in the black budget to expanding U.S. scrutiny of chemical and biological laboratories. Barton Gellman biologicalblackbudget Change image and share on social
Friend of mine, a smart journalist, had his iPad stolen. He couldn't help that - the thief broke into his house. But his private, personal data wasn't stolen, exactly. Donated, more like. He had no passcode set on the iPad. Barton Gellman breakdatumdonate share on social
Experts said public companies worry about the loss of customer confidence and the legal liability to shareholders or security vendors when they report flaws. Barton Gellman companyconfidencecustomer Change image and share on social
