Online encyclopedia Wikipedia has announced it will sue the National Security Agency (NSA) for its bulk surveillance programs, arguing they threaten freedom of speech and violate the Fourth Amendment, National Journal reports. “By tapping the backbone of the Internet, the NSA is straining the backbone of democracy,” said Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Lila Tretikov, adding, “By violating our users' privacy, the NSA is threatening the intellectual freedom that is central to people's ability to create and understand knowledge.” In separate but related news, The Intercept reports on a multi-year effort by the Central Intelligence Agency to break the security of Apple’s iPhones and iPads.
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