10/29: Mass and Targeted Surveillance

Class

• Read: 
• The lead for the Wikipedia entry on the National Security Agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency
• The lead for the Wikipedia entry on Edward Snowden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden
• The NSA Files: https://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2013/nov/01/snowden-nsa-files-surveillance-revelations-decoded

Watch

• Mikko Hypponen, “How the NSA Betrayed the World’s Trust”: https://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_how_the_nsa_betrayed_the_world_s_trust_time_to_act?language=en
• Jennifer Granick, “How the Government Spies on People Who Protest Including You”: https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_granick_how_the_us_government_spies_on_people_who_protest_including_you?language=en

Browse: “The NSA Files.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/the-nsa-files

For next class

• Read: Shane, “From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece.”