The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has refused to hear a challenge to a federal surveillance program. The program in question, known as “Upstream,” allows the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept telephone and Internet traffic from within and outside the United States. The details of the program were among those leaked by former…

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has refused to hear a challenge to a federal surveillance program. The program in question, known as “Upstream,” allows the National Security Agency (NSA) to intercept telephone and Internet traffic from within and outside the United States. The details of the program were among those leaked by former…