NSA | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/nsa/RSS feed for NSAenTue, 04 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000The Spy Who Exposed the Secrets of the Black Chamber, One of America's First Code-Breaking Organizationshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-spy-who-exposed-the-secrets-of-the-black-chamber-one-of-americas-first-code-breaking-organizations-180985947/In 1931, Herbert O. Yardley published a tell-all book about his experiences leading a covert government agency called the Cipher BureauTue, 04 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-spy-who-exposed-the-secrets-of-the-black-chamber-one-of-americas-first-code-breaking-organizations-180985947/The Once-Classified Tale of Juanita Moody: The Woman Who Helped Avert a Nuclear Warhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juanita-moody-woman-helped-avert-nuclear-war-180976993/America’s bold response to the Soviet Union depended on an unknown spy agency operative whose story can at last be toldTue, 23 Feb 2021 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/juanita-moody-woman-helped-avert-nuclear-war-180976993/A Brief History of Surveillance in Americahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-surveillance-america-180968399/With wiretapping in the headlines and smart speakers in millions of homes, historian Brian Hochman takes us back to the early days of eavesdroppingThu, 22 Mar 2018 15:27:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/brief-history-surveillance-america-180968399/The FBI’s Fake Russian Agent Reveals His Secretshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fbi-fake-russian-agent-reveals-secrets-180960788/In an exclusive interview, a retired FBI agent who posed as a KGB officer finally spills the beans about his greatest sting operationsTue, 18 Oct 2016 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fbi-fake-russian-agent-reveals-secrets-180960788/Why’s Wikimedia Suing the NSA? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whys-wikipedia-suing-nsa-180954514/Wikimedia Foundation joins Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others to protest mass surveillance onlineTue, 10 Mar 2015 14:45:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whys-wikipedia-suing-nsa-180954514/Big News Stories of 2014 That Aren't Going Awayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/big-news-stories-2014-arent-going-away-180953777/We just have so much to look forward toWed, 31 Dec 2014 17:00:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/big-news-stories-2014-arent-going-away-180953777/Some Cell Phone Towers Don’t Just Relay Your Call, They Listen Inhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-cell-phone-towers-dont-just-relay-your-call-they-listen-180952595/The surprisingly affordable way to spy on someone's phoneWed, 03 Sep 2014 17:39:35 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-cell-phone-towers-dont-just-relay-your-call-they-listen-180952595/The NSA Seems to Have a Leaker Problemhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nsa-seems-have-leaker-problem-180952340/Signs point to there being more than one NSA leakerWed, 13 Aug 2014 15:09:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nsa-seems-have-leaker-problem-180952340/The FISA Court Has Only Denied an NSA Request Once in the Past 5 Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fisa-court-has-only-denied-nsa-request-once-past-5-years-180951313/Only one of 8164 surveillance requests were denied by the courtThu, 01 May 2014 15:08:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fisa-court-has-only-denied-nsa-request-once-past-5-years-180951313/New Plan Could Limit NSA's Collection of Phone Datahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-plan-could-nix-nss-bulk-phone-data-collection-180950258/The agency would need a FISA court order to obtain more limited data from phone companiesTue, 25 Mar 2014 15:17:25 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-plan-could-nix-nss-bulk-phone-data-collection-180950258/