When can the FBI use National Security Letters to spy on journalists? That’s classified. January 11, 2016 By Trevor Timm
Local cops can track your phone, and the government doesn’t want you to know how June 20, 2014 By Susannah Nesmith and Jonathan Peters A surveillance technique sparks questions about official secrecy. Reporters, keep digging!
The secret whistleblowers, revisited April 21, 2014 By Edirin Oputu The new documentary 1971, which premiered on Friday, reveals how a group of activists exposed the secrets of J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI
The secret whistleblowers January 9, 2014 By Edirin Oputu The book The Burglary, released Wednesday, reveals how a group of activists exposed the secrets of J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI
Audit Notes: insider trading versus CDO fraud, 401(k)s, lead and crime January 16, 2013 By Ryan Chittum Rough treatment for inside-trading suspects contrasts with CDO probes