The stories for this tag probably too often come from the Wired Threat Level blog but I think online security and the government's surveillance programs deserve a more penetrating look than most have been giving it. That's mostly why this stuff makes me sad, because even with the dust-up about warrantless wiretaps, it seems that the big picture mostly gets brushed aside in coverage of the details.

At any rate, here's an interested take on how the coverage is getting it wrong. I haven't taken the time to dig deep into the FISA legislation, but it sounds like the Wired guy has done more digging than the reporters, who (in defense of reporters everywhere) likely have way too many things on their plate and are reporting the information they're given.

Today's news item that just makes me sad