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  • Marcy Wheeler

    Marcy Wheeler

    Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist who covers national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including The Guardian, Salon, and The Progressive, and is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the Scooter Libby CIA leak investigation.

    Latest articles by Marcy Wheeler

    NSA

    This is why you can't trust the NSA. Ever.

    feature New documents show the agency missing a massive number of violations. And that's before it set up a new program with virtually no oversight.

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    • The government reserves the right to keep internet vulnerabilities secret.

      Why Obama's response to the Heartbleed bug is so troubling

      feature The administration has denied exploiting the flaw for spying purposes. But that's not the end of the story.

      By Marcy Wheeler Last updated 8 January 15

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    • NSA

      The Senate defeated an overhaul of the NSA. Here's what's next for surveillance reform.

      feature With the GOP set to take control of the Senate, defenders of civil liberties may have to find other ways to rein in the surveillance state

      By Marcy Wheeler Last updated 8 January 15

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