Google’s clearest statement yet on NSA & PRISM: No server access, no back door, no drop box, no free-for-all

"I’m not sure I can say this more clearly: we’re not in cahoots with the NSA and there’s is no government program that Google participates in that allows the kind of access that the media originally reported."

PRISM paranoia is officially Google’s worst nightmare

Paranoia over PRISM surveillance is creating a public relations nightmare for companies like Google and Facebook.

Google Glass is Orwellian, ridiculous, and ‘destroys people,’ Noam Chomsky says

Chomsky makes at least one pretty significant mistake, however. He said that Google Glass has a camera and a recorder, "which means that everything that's going on around you goes up on the Internet."

NSA chief: We do not ‘unilaterally’ obtain data from Google, Facebook, Microsoft servers

Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, AOL, and Apple might breathe a little easier today as NSA Director General Keith Alexander lends credibility to their testimony.

NSA Director General Keith Alexander: PRISM saved us 50 times

"Thank you for working to protect America," Rep. Rogers said. "You're doing a very difficult job -- thank you on behalf of America."

Obama steps up defense of NSA snooping: ‘Freedom vs. security is a false choice’

President Obama took to the Charlie Rose show to defend the NSA's surveillance practices, which he says are both transparent and legal.

The NSA says it can collect cell phone location data — it just chooses not to

The NSA is denying claims that it houses the location data attached to Americans' phone calls. Why? Because it doesn't collect that information in the first place.

Privacy is hot: Antitracking startup Disconnect nabs $3.5M from FirstMark

With privacy concerns at a new high following PRISM revelations, VCs want to invest more in security and privacy. Antitracking startup Disconnect fits the bill.

Apple explains how it handles government data requests — confirms FaceTime, iMessage chats are encrypted

The iPhone-maker has divulged new figures on the actual data it offers up to authorities as well as how it goes about doing so.

Senators skip NSA briefing on PRISM to get home early for Father’s Day

Only 47 out of 100 senators showed up for a high-level intelligence briefing with senior NSA officials. The rest chose to head home early for a long weekend instead.

Google puts down Facebook and Microsoft to be named most transparent of them all

In the wake of revelations about PRISM, Facebook releases more information about government requests for user data, but Google said its measures aren't going far enough.

Email tells Senate staffers they should not access PRISM documents

Security is telling Senate staffers that they should not access or download any of the classified documents leaked in the last couple weeks despite the fact that they've likely already seen them.

Facebook asking U.S. government for permission to publish FISA data requests

Facebook is reportedly talking with the DOJ and FBI in order to get permission to publish data requests associated with national security.

Obama orders government agencies to free up wireless spectrum for the people

The President issued a memorandum today to expand the availability of spectrum and bolster America's leadership in wireless innovation. He mandated that Federal agencies free up a significant portion of wireless spectrum so that it can be used by individuals and businesses.

PRISM 2.0: From 9 to ‘thousands’ of technology and finance companies

When Edward Snowden leaked the news about PRISM, we thought it was just 9 U.S. companies that were sharing customers' data with the National Security Agency (NSA). Now it looks like literally thousands of technology, finance, and manufacturing firms are working with the NSA, CIA, FBI, and branches of the U.S. military.

PRISM fears give private search engine DuckDuckGo its best week ever

One website benefiting from the panic over government surveillance is private search engine DuckDuckGo, which is seeing record interest.

The stupidest quote yet on the entire PRISM spy scandal

All the unnecessary trouble and bother over this silly little NSA unconstitutionally spying on Americans thing would be gone and forgotten in a moment, if only -- silly us -- we knew how to count.