National Security
Friday
"What we need to do is think of ourselves as active participants in the conversation." — Beth Noveck James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
Beth Noveck: Can The Open-Data Revolution Change Our Democracies?
"It's my job to keep secrets." — Mikko Hyppönen TEDx Brussels/Scorpix hide caption
Mikko Hyppönen: Why Should You Be Worried About NSA Surveillance?
"By me putting all this information out there, what I'm basically telling you is I'm telling you everything." — Hasan Elahi James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption
Have we seen the end of privacy? Courtesy of TED hide caption
Travelers at Pearson International Airport in Toronto earlier this month. At an unnamed airport, Canada's spy agency tested a program that allowed them to track those who took advantage of free Wi-Fi. Aaron Harris/Reuters/Landov hide caption
Wednesday
In 1984, an American Army unit engaged in this firefight as it shielded a Soviet defector who made a break across the Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea. Thirty years after the battle, one of the U.S. soldiers, Mark Deville, has finally received a Silver Star for his bravery. Courtesy of Mark Deville hide caption
Tuesday
Daniel Pearl and Asra Nomani in Karachi in 2001 Courtesy Asra Nomani hide caption
President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress February 12, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Thursday
Surveillance camera video of Aaron Alexis, a contractor who killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 16, 2013. Alexis was one of thousands of individuals cleared by the firm known as USIS. HO/UPI/Landov hide caption
Monday
For World Superpowers, The Negotiating Table Often Had A Net
An IAEA team checks the enrichment process inside the uranium enrichment plant Natanz in central Iran on Monday. Kazem Ghane/EPA/Landov hide caption