The Obama administration, like those before it, promotes a disturbingly narrow interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, misapplying the facts of old analog cases to a radically different digital world. Barton Gellman administrationamendmentanalog Change image and share on social
Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries. Barton Gellman attackbiologicalboundary Change image and share on social
Snowden has yet to tell me anything that was a fact that I have been able to rebut or that anybody in the U.S. government I have talked to has been able to rebut. Barton Gellman factgovernmentrebut Change image and share on social
All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula. Barton Gellman americanarabiandependent Change image and share on social
Dell fills its computers with crapware, collecting fees from McAfee and other vendors to pre-install 'trial' versions. Barton Gellman collectcomputercrapware Change image and 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
The IronClad is faster than most thumb drives but far slower than a standard hard drive. Boot up, application launch and other Windows operations feel sluggish, though still usable. Barton Gellman applicationbootdrive Change image and share on social
The NSA's business is 'information dominance,' the use of other people's secrets to shape events. Barton Gellman businessdominanceevent Change image and share on social
The government of Sudan, employing a back channel direct from its president to the Central Intelligence Agency, offered in the early spring of 1996 to arrest Osama bin Laden and place him in Saudi custody, according to officials and former officials in all three countries. Barton Gellman agencyarrestback share on social
For months, Obama administration officials attacked Snowden's motives and said the work of the NSA was distorted by selective leaks and misinterpretations. Barton Gellman administrationattackdistort Change image and share on social