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June 15, 2013, 9:10 PM

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Declan McCullagh / CNET:
NSA admits listening to U.S. phone calls without warrants  —  National Security Agency discloses in secret Capitol Hill briefing that thousands of analysts can listen to domestic phone calls.  That authorization appears to extend to e-mail and text messages too.
Associated Press:
Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data seizure  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information on customers.  Around the world, government spies …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senators skip classified briefing on NSA snooping to catch flights home  —  A recent briefing by senior intelligence officials on surveillance programs failed to attract even half of the Senate, showing the lack of enthusiasm in Congress for learning about classified security programs.  [WATCH VIDEO]
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Source: Obama Considering Releasing NSA Court Order  —  NPR has learned that the Obama administration, under pressure to lift a cloak of secrecy, is considering whether to declassify a court order that gives the National Security Agency the power to gather phone call record information on millions of Americans.
More: The Verge
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
Facebook, Microsoft release NSA stats to reassure users  —  In an effort to reassure users, Facebook discloses it has received legal orders to turn over details on about one-thousandth of one percent of user accounts.  So does Microsoft, and Google plans to do the same.
John Frank / TechNet Blogs:
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Mike Cassidy / The Official Google Blog:
Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access  —  The Internet is one of the most transformative technologies of our lifetimes.  But for 2 out of every 3 people on earth, a fast, affordable Internet connection is still out of reach.  And this is far from being a solved problem.
Lana Lam / South China Morning Post:
Edward Snowden: Classified US data shows Hong Kong hacking targets  —  Top-secret US government records shown to Post by whistle-blower give details of computer IP addresses hacked by NSA in HK and mainland — Classified US government data shown to the South China Morning Post …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Google To Shut Down Mobile Ad Aggregator AdWhirl Sept 30, Points Developers To AdMob Mediation  —  Google, the worldwide leader in mobile advertising, today made another move that could help consolidate its position a little bit further.  The company today announced to developers …
Michael R. Crittenden / Wall Street Journal:
Banks Urged to Better Fend Off Cyber Attacks  —  WASHINGTON—U.S. regulators are stepping up calls for banks to better-arm themselves against the growing online threat hackers and criminal organizations pose to individual institutions and the financial system as a whole.
AT&T Consumer Blog:
Wireless Emergency Alerts Coming to iPhone 5, 4S  —  Starting today, customers using iPhone 5 and 4S will begin receiving a software update that includes Wireless Emergency Alerts.  —  These are government-issued safety messages that include AMBER Alerts, emergency alerts …

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