Tag: nsa
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German government plans source prosecution as Greens push new whistleblower protection law
Reports about an impending German source prosecution show the country is pulling in opposite directions on whistleblower protection
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Why the world needs more whistleblowers
Courage advisory board member Sana Saleem explains why truthtellers are vital, as part of our collaboration with the EFF’s Necessary and Appropriate Principles week of action
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Yochai Benkler argues for Edward Snowden’s immunity
Article for the Atlantic explains how granting Snowden immunity would pave the way toward a culture of accountability that welcomes whistleblowing
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Yochai Benkler outlines public accountability defence for whistleblowers
In a new paper, Benkler details both the value and inevitability of national security disclosures, and he proposes a whistleblower defence that could have helped protect Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden
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New reports shed light on surveillance’s chilling effects
Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union publish a report detailing the damage that US surveillance causes to American democracy, the latest in a string of similar reports
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Sen. Leahy introduces new USA Freedom Act to curb NSA surveillance powers
Civil liberties and privacy groups weigh in on the new bill that would limit the NSA’s spying powers, showing the legislative impact of Snowden’s revelations
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CIA spying on its own “internal channels” for whistleblowers
McClatchy reports that the CIA is treating internal channels as insider threats
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Be prepared for a long distance run: Wolfgang Kaleck on the legal efforts to protect Snowden
Edward Snowden’s lawyer in Germany, explains the threats to his client, the politicisation of his case and the ongoing legal work to protect him that the Courage Foundation supports