Activists and geeks, standing together, are demonstrating powers beyond the reach of government control. Barton Gellman activistcontroldemonstrate Change image and share on social
Privacy and encryption work, but it's too easy to make a mistake that exposes you. Barton Gellman easyencryptionexpose Change image and share on social
As digital communications have multiplied, and NSA capabilities with them, the agency has shifted resources from surveillance of individual targets to the acquisition of communications on a planetary scale. Barton Gellman acquisitionagencycapability share on social
The Patriot Act unleashed the FBI to search your email, travel and credit records without even a suspicion of wrongdoing. Barton Gellman actcreditemail Change image and share on social
Rolf Ekeus, his appearance can deceive. He looks somewhere between an international diplomat and a mad professor. He's got that sort of shock of white hair and a slightly absent-minded way of speaking. But he's extremely sharp and very serious about power relationships. Barton Gellman absentappearancedeceive share on social
It no longer counts as remarkable that Egyptians organized their uprising on social media. Barton Gellman countegyptianlong Change image and share on social
The surveillance of ordinary people is far greater than I would have imagined and far greater than the American public has been able to debate. Barton Gellman americandebategreat Change image and share on social
True net-heads sometimes resort to punctuation cartoons to get around the absence of inflection. Barton Gellman absencecartoonhead Change image and share on social
Most people inside the bureau believe that the blown opportunities to head off 9/11 would not recur today. Even among the FBI's doubters, few disagree that the bureau has come a long way. Barton Gellman blowbureaudisagree 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
