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
A national security letter cannot be used to authorize eavesdropping or to read the contents of e-mail. But it does permit investigators to trace revealing paths through the private affairs of a modern digital citizen. Barton Gellman affairauthorizecitizen 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
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
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
At Cheney's initiative, the United States stripped terror suspects of long-established rights under domestic and international law, building a new legal edifice under exclusive White House ownership. Barton Gellman buildcheneydomestic Change image and share on social
No one ought to be under any illusion that Cheney privately thinks himself a failure. Barton Gellman cheneyfailureillusion Change image and share on social
I have no evidence of any relationship between IRS and NSA. Barton Gellman evidencensarelationship Change image and share on social
Ecuador has never stated flatly that it would give asylum to Edward Snowden. Barton Gellman asylumecuadoredward Change image and share on social
In 1995, Glaxo bought Burroughs Wellcome and became the presumptive leader in AIDS therapy. Barton Gellman aidburroughsbuy Change image and share on social
