Privacy & Surveillance

It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: seven keys, held by individuals from all over the world, that together control security at the core of the web. The reality, discovers James Ball, is rather closer to The Office than The Matrix

The long read: Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse

BBC News retraces the leaks by ex-CIA contractor Edward Snowden, which led to the revelation of America's extensive surveillance programme.

We asked 23 top historians to write the paragraph that will describe the past decade, 100 years from now.

Bernie Sanders, Daniel Ellsberg, former members of the NSA and more weigh in on whether Obama should grant clemency to the divisive whistleblower

TikTok’s algorithms are fuelled by data. It’s time to take back some control