Daniel Ellsberg showed tremendous courage back in the '70s. Barton Gellman 70sbackcourage Change image and share on social
As Trotsky didn't exactly say, you may not be interested in electronic snoops, but snoops are interested in you, whether or not you keep Coke's secret recipe on your iPhone. Barton Gellman cokeelectronicinterest Change image and share on social
Companies that receive government information demands have to obey the law, but they often have room for maneuver. They scarcely ever use it. Barton Gellman companydemandgovernment Change image and share on social
The modern era of continuity planning began under President Ronald Reagan. Barton Gellman begincontinuityera Change image and share on social
I learned the technology and tradecraft of electronic security in self defense, with a lot of expert help. Barton Gellman defenseelectronicexpert Change image and share on social
Privacy is relational. It depends on the audience. You don't want your employer to know you're job hunting. You don't spill all about your love life to your mom or your kids. You don't tell trade secrets to your rivals. Barton Gellman audiencedependemployer share on social
Snowden grants that NSA employees by and large believe in their mission and trust the agency to handle the secrets it takes from ordinary people - deliberately, in the case of bulk records collection, and 'incidentally,' when the content of American phone calls and e-mails are swept into NSA systems along with foreign targets. Barton Gellman agencyamericanbulk share on social
One common puzzle for the security-minded is how to work with confidential data on the road. Sometimes you can't bring your laptop, or don't want to. But working on somebody else's machine exposes you to malware and leaves behind all kinds of electronic trails. Barton Gellman bringcommonconfidential share on social
The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction. Barton Gellman affinityannouncebig Change image and share on social
Palestinians have had to live for a long time with the fact that Israelis had power over them in their everyday lives. Barton Gellman everydayfactisraeli Change image and share on social