Press clippings/2015 NSA lawsuit

This page documents press coverage for Wikimedia Foundation v. NSA.

Timeline

• March 10 - The Wikimedia Foundation announces, via a New York Times op-ed, its plans to sue the NSA alongside several co-plaintiffs.

March 10

English

• Sydney Morning Herald - Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales slams federal government data retention laws
• New York Times - Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users
• BBC News - Wikimedia Foundation sues NSA over surveillance
• Reuters - UPDATE 1-ACLU, Wikimedia file lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance
• TIME - Wikipedia to Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance Program
• The Guardian - Wikipedia to file lawsuit against NSA and US Department of Justice
• The Daily Beast - Wikipedia to Sue NSA Over Surveillance
• Boston Globe - Wikipedia vs. NSA, Apple’s ‘lost’ soul, and more
• The Hill - Wikipedia takes feds to court over spying
• Globe and Mail - ACLU, Wikimedia Foundation sue NSA over mass surveillance
• Times of India - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• The Next Web - Wikimedia Foundation sues NSA to challenge mass surveillance
• TechCrunch - Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• Boing Boing - Wikimedia sues the NSA
• Venture Beat - The Wikimedia Foundation and 8 other organizations sue the NSA and DOJ over mass surveillance
• Engadget - Wikimedia is suing the NSA over its mass surveillance program
• The Verge - Wikipedia is suing the NSA over mass internet surveillance
• PCWorld - Wikimedia sues NSA to stop it from spying on Wikipedia users
• Techdirt - Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Its Mass Surveillance Program
• CBR Online - Wikimedia sues NSA for mass snooping
• National Journal - Wikipedia Is Suing the NSA
• Wall Street Journal (blog) - The Morning Download: Apple Watch Debuts With Business Apps
• International Business Times - Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA, DOJ Over Mass Surveillance Program
• Malaysian Insider - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging surveillance by NSA
• Wall Street Journal - AM Roundup: Wikipedia Challenges NSA Surveillance
• Washington Post - Wikipedia is suing the NSA over online spying
• Business Insider - Wikipedia is going to to sue the NSA over its mass surveillance program
• Zawya - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• Infoworld - Wikimedia sues NSA to stop it from spying on its users
• Tech Week Europe - Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA Over Internet Surveillance
• The Monitor Daily - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Against NSA Surveillance
• ACLU - The NSA Has Taken Over the Internet Backbone. We're Suing to Get it Back.
• ACLU - ACLU Sues NSA to Stop Mass Internet Spying
• Pan Armenian - Wikimedia sues NSA over mass surveillance program
• Medianama - Wikimedia Foundation files lawsuit against NSA over mass surveillance
• Trusted Reviews - Wikipedia is suing the NSA over mass surveillance
• Huffington Post - Wikipedia Is Suing The NSA
• Silicon Republic - Wikipedia sues NSA, says mass surveillance threatens sum of world’s knowledge
• Sputnik News - Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• Neon Nettle - Wikipedia Is About To Sue The NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• The Independent - Wikipedia foundation sues NSA over mass surveillance programme
• Tech News Today - Wikimedia Foundation Set To Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance Program
• Just Security - Wikimedia Sues the NSA
• Bangladesh Daily News - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• GMA Network - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance
• Big News Network - Wikipedia to Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• Business Insider India - Wikipedia is suing the NSA over its mass surveillance program
• JP Updates - Wikimedia, ACLU suing NSA over mass surveillance
• The Sudbury Star - Wikimedia, ACLU suing NSA over mass surveillance
• Fort Erie Times - Wikimedia, ACLU suing NSA over mass surveillance
• Toronto Sun - Wikimedia, ACLU suing NSA over mass surveillance
• The Week - Wikipedia will sue the NSA over mass surveillance
• Buenos Aires Herald - Wikipedia, several organizations file lawsuit against NSA mass surveillance
• ValueWalk - Wikipedia Suing NSA, US Government Over Internet Surveillance
• IT Pro Portal - Wikipedia to sue the NSA over mass surveillance
• CNET - Wikipedia parent sues NSA, DOJ over 'upstream' surveillance
• TechPortal.in - Wikimedia sues NSA for its mass surveillance program
• Baltimore Sun - ALCU files suit against NSA 'upstream' surveillance
• Yibida - Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA Over Spying
• London South East - Wikipedia Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA Surveillance Programme
• Appsoko - Wikimedia Foundation sues NSA to challenge mass surveillance
• Globoble - Wikimedia sues NSA to stop it from spying on its users
• News Power - Wikimedia is suing the NSA over its mass surveillance program
• The Register - Wikimedia hurls sueball at NSA and DOJ over dragnet surveillance
• Politico - Wikimedia sues NSA, DOJ over mass surveillance
• Reason (blog) - Amtrak Is Government, Venezuela Is 'National Security Threat,' Wikimedia Is Suing the NSA: A.M. Links
• Global Post - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• NDTV - Wikipedia to File Lawsuit Challenging Mass Surveillance By National Security Agency
• Authorlink - PEN Joins ACLU Lawsuit to Stop Mass Internet Spying – 2015
• Huewire - Wikimedia Foundation is suing the NSA over Mass Surveillance Program
• Gizmodo India - Wikipedia Just Joined The List Of Pissed-Off Organizations Suing The NSA
• Syracuse - Wikipedia sues NSA, DOJ: 'Stop spying' on users with mass 'upstream' surveillance
• Belfast Telegraph - Wikipedia sues NSA over mass surveillance programme
• Al Jazeera - Wikipedia to sue NSA over online surveillance
• Paste Magazine - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Against NSA
• Smithsonian - Why’s Wikimedia Suing the NSA?
• RT.com - Wikipedia sues NSA, DoJ over mass surveillance
• RAPSI - Wikimedia sues NSA over upstream mass surveillance
• Channel EYE - Wikimedia sues the NSA
• Middle East Post - Wikimedia sues NSA over surveillance
• Demanjo News - Wikimedia Foundation sues the NSA, looking to end the mass surveillance program
• Saint Louis Post-Dispatch - ACLU, Wikimedia file lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance
• The Inquirer - Wikimedia Foundation sues the US government over privacy
• CBS News - Wikipedia suing NSA over spying
• N4GM - Wikimedia foundation files a lawsuit against NSA to challenge mass surveillance
• The Washington Times - Wikipedia suing NSA, DOJ over mass-surveillance program
• NBC News - Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• US News and World Report - Wikipedia Sues Over NSA Internet Surveillance
• NY Observer - The ACLU and Wikipedia are Suing the NSA
• CIO - The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, March 10
• McClatchy - Wikipedia joins lawsuit over NSA surveillance program
• The News Ledge - Wikipedia Wants its Phones Tapped. Lawsuit Filed Challenging NSA Surveillance
• Re/code - Wikimedia and ACLU Team Up to Challenge NSA Data Collection Program
• Fast Company - It's On: Wikimedia Sues The NSA
• SDTimes - The Linux Code of Conflict, the TechHire Initiative, and Wikimedia’s lawsuit against the NSA—SD Times news digest: March 10, 2015
• Buzzfeed - Wikipedia Says It Is Suing The NSA For Spying On Its Users
• Pando Daily - ACLU, Wikimedia Foundation, others sue NSA over mass surveillance
• MSN - Wikimedia suing NSA over mass surveillance program
• Hackbusters - Wikimedia Foundation Files Suit Against NSA and DOJ
• PC Magazine - Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Surveillance
• Gizmodo - Wikipedia Just Joined the List of Pissed-Off Organizations Suing the NSA
• Inquisitr - Wikipedia Sues NSA To Stop Mass Surveillance Program Used To Spy On Internet Users
• Free Republic - Wikimedia Launches Suit Against NSA, DoJ
• Before It's News - Wikipedia Wikimedia sues NSA over surveillance
• Conservative Read - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• Town Hall - Wikipedia to Sue the NSA
• Guardian Liberty Voice - Wikipedia to File NSA Suit
• The New American - ACLU Suing NSA on Behalf of Wikipedia and Other Groups
• Panteres - Wikipedia: Wikimedia sued NSA
• Enterprise Security Today - Wikimedia, Other Orgs Sue the NSA
• Hot Air - Wikipedia files lawsuit against the NSA
• The Hill - House Dems hail 'courage' of Wikipedia NSA lawsuit
• New York Daily News - Wikimedia files lawsuit against NSA to challenge its mass surveillance program
• Billboard - Wikimedia vs NSA: ACLU Files Lawsuit to End Spy Agency's 'Upstream Surveillance'
• Newsfactor - Wikimedia, Other Organizations Sue NSA over Net Monitoring
• Slate - Wikimedia Is Suing the NSA and DOJ Over Their Mass Surveillance Operations
• Mediaite - Wikipedia Files Lawsuit Against NSA
• San Francisco Business Times - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and the bad business of NSA-inspired ‘chilling effects’
• Stuff - Wikipedia joins lawsuit against NSA's mass surveillance
• Dazed - Wikipedia is planning to sue the NSA
• HiFi Public - Wikimedia Foundation To Sue NSA And Department Of Justice
• Quartz - Quartz Daily Brief—Asia edition—Wikipedia sued the NSA, Europe cut credit card fees, Sony talked PS4 in China, GPS gone horribly wrong
• Consumerist - Wikimedia, Amnesty International, Others Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• Radio New Zealand - NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups
• Upstart - Wikipedia boss Jimmy Wales and the bad business of NSA-inspired ‘chilling effects’
• CBC - NSA mass surveillance targeted in lawsuit by ACLU and Wikimedia
• ZDNet - Wikipedia, Amnesty sue US spy agencies over online snooping
• Deutsche Welle - Wikimedia sues NSA over mass surveillance
• FindLaw (blog) - Wikimedia Lawsuit: NSA Is Illegally Spying on Americans
• techPresident - First POST: Failures
• Associations Now - Citing User Privacy Concerns, Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA
• BizTek Mojo - Wikimedia and ACLU Sue National Security Agency, Challenge Upstream Mass Surveillance Program
• FCW - FOIA scorecard, an NSA lawsuit, USPTO's new director and more
• BuzzPo - Wikipedia To Sue the NSA
• First Look Media - Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Dragnet Internet Surveillance
• International Association of Privacy Professionals - Wikipedia Sues NSA; CIA Tried To Break Apple Security
• Next Power Up - Wikimedia Foundation Is Suing The NSA
• Big Think - Wikimedia Foundation Challenging NSA 'Upstream' Surveillance
• The Blaze - Wikimedia Among Nine Groups Suing the NSA for ‘Tapping Directly Into the Internet Backbone’
• Yahoo! Tech - NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
• NextGov - Wikipedia Is Suing NSA
• Myfoxny.com - Wikipedia sues over government snooping
• 21st Century Wire - Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Its Illegal Online Spying and Data Harvesting
• Virginia Gazette - ACLU: Snowden proved NSA Internet spying harms Americans
• KVNU - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Against NSA
• IBNLive - Wikimedia files lawsuit against NSA's mass snoop-ops
• NDTV - Wikimedia, Rights Groups Sue NSA Over Mass Surveillance Programs
• The Times - Wikipedia sues US for web snooping
• Food World News - Wikipedia Lawsuit: NSA And US Justice Department Sued Over Mass Surveillance
• Urban Christian News - Wikimedia Foundation Files Lawsuit Against NSA Over Surveillance
• Tech Times - Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA Over Mass Internet Surveillance
• SMN Weekly - Wikimedia Foundation sue NSA for unlawful surveillance practice
• IT Pro - Wikimedia accuses NSA and US DoJ of stifling freedom of speech
• Naked Security - Wikimedia joins forces with others to sue NSA, DOJ over mass surveillance
• Christian Science Monitor - Wikimedia sues NSA over mass surveillance
• International Business Times UK - Wikimedia sues NSA over Prism mass surveillance
• TweakTown - Wikipedia is suing the NSA over its mass surveillance of the Internet
• CBS Local - Wikipedia Files Federal Suit Against NSA For 'Upstream' Mass Surveillance Program
• South China Morning Post - Lawsuit filed by Wikipedia operator over US government surveillance
• Westfield Republican - ACLU: Snowden proved NSA Internet spying harms Americans
• Purdue Exponent - Wikipedia founder visits Purdue, speaks on net neutrality
• Art News - Art+Feminism's 2015 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Adds 334 Articles on Female Artists
• US News and World Report - ACLU: Snowden proved NSA Internet spying harms Americans
• WHDH-TV - Human rights, media groups sue NSA over web surveillance
• Mpelembe - Wikimedia files lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance
• News Examiner - Wikipedia is suing the NSA. “By tapping the backbone of the Internet, the NSA is straining the backbone of democracy.”
• Irish Times - Wikipedia group sues NSA over surveillance claims
• AOL On - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA Mass Surveillance
• TeleSur - Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance, Privacy Violations
• Voices of Liberty - LAWSUIT: Wikipedia Wants NSA Spying Shut Down
• Awassa Marketing - Wikimedia Foundation to file suit against National Security Agency, US Department of Justice to challenge government's mass surveillance program–@Reuters
• End News & Eagle - Human rights, media groups sue NSA over web surveillance
• SEO Exceed (blog) - Wikipedia is suing the NSA over mass internet surveillance
• Mpelembe - Wikimedia files lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance

Dutch

• Spits - Fittie: Wikipedia klaagt NSA aan
• NOS - Wikipedia sleept inlichtingendienst NSA voor de rechter
• NU.nl - Wikipedia klaagt NSA aan om internetsurveillance

French

• Le Monde - La Fondation Wikimedia porte plainte contre la NSA
• Le Figaro - Wikipédia porte plainte contre la NSA
• La Tribune - Pourquoi Wikipédia porte plainte contre la NSA

German

• Spiegel - Verletzung der Nutzerrechte: Wikipedia-Stiftung verklagt NSA
• Frankfurter Allgemeine - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Zeit Online - Wikipedia-Stiftung verklagt die NSA
• Stern - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Focus - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Stuttgarter Zeitung - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Der Standart - Wikipedia klagt gegen NSA
• N24 - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Heimat Zeitung - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Sueddeutsche - Geheimdienste- Internet: Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• RP Online - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• NTV - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Westfalen Blatt - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Swiss Info - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen Massenüberwachung der NSA
• Blick - Wikipedia klagt gegen Massenüberwachung
• Admin Magazin - Wikimedia verklagt NSA
• Tiroler Tageszeitung - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen Geheimdienst NSA
• Thurgauer Zeitung - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Web.de - Wikipedia-Stiftung klagt gegen NSA
• Heise Online - NSA-Skandal: Wikimedia verklagt US-Geheimdienst

Italian

• Il Post - Wikimedia ha fatto causa alla NSA

March 11

English

• The Times of India - Wikipedia is suing NSA over internet surveillance
• New Kerala - Wikipedia sues NSA seeking end to mass surveillance program
• Pulse Nigeria - Online encyclopedia sues over mass surveillance
• defenseWeb - U.S. NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
• TechFrag - Wikimedia Sues NSA For Breaching ‘Privacy’ And ‘Freedom Of Expression’ Rights Of Its Users
• Poynter - ACLU's NSA lawsuit claims that all Americans are potential plaintiffs
• Occupy - ACLU With Wikipedia Sue NSA Over Online Surveillance
• CNET - Wikipedia parent sues to stop NSA's massive surveillance effort
• New Zealand Herald - Wikipedia suing NSA over spying
• Prensa Latina - Spying of USA Government Against Wikipedia Exposed
• Daily Times (Pakistan) - Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• Law360 - Wikipedia-Led Group Sues NSA Over Online Surveillance
• Computing - NSA sued by Wikipedia parent group over mass surveillance
• Democracy Now! - Wikipedia, HRW Join Other Groups in Challenge to NSA Surveillance
• Popular Resistance - ACLU, Wikimedia & Others Sue NSA To Take Back The Internet
• Computerworld - Wikimedia fights for fundamental right to privacy, sues NSA over mass surveillance
• Sierra Leone Times - NSA to be sued by Wikimedia for mass surveillance
• Inland Empire News - Wikimedia sues NSA over surveillance
• CBS Local DC - Wikipedia Files Federal Suit Against NSA For ‘Upstream’ Mass Surveillance Program
• Red Orbit - Wikipedia suing NSA over spy program
• Reuters - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by U.S. NSA, co-founder says
• Sygneca - Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA And DOJ Over Mass Surveillance
• FindLaw - Wikimedia Sues NSA, DOJ Over Internet Surveillance
• FileHippo News - Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• The New American - Wiki Lawsuit Highlights NSA's All-Inclusive, Unconstitutional Spying
• Computerworld - Wikimedia fights for fundamental right to privacy, sues NSA over mass surveillance
• Sci-Tech Today - Wikimedia, Other Organizations Sue NSA over Net Monitoring
• CBS Local Baltimore - ACLU Sues NSA; Says They're Cyberspying
• Bullfax - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by NSA: Jimmy Wales
• Ournet News - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by US NSA: Jimmy Wales
• San Francisco Chronicle - Human rights, media groups sue NSA over web surveillance
• Baltimore Sun - Amid suit over NSA snooping, some users question Wikipedia's encryption
• Forbes - How Do Wikimedia Employees Feel About The Suit Against The NSA?
• eTeknix - Wikipedia Sues the NSA
• Central Penn Business Journal - US: Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA
• Progressive Radio Network - Wikimedia vs. NSA: Major Lawsuit Challenges Government Surveillance of US Citizens
• KMBZ - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Against NSA
• Sputnik - NSA Surveillance Program Violates Privacy, Freedom of Expression - Watchdog
• Wired - WIRED Awake: 10 must-read articles for 11 March
• Talk Radio News - Wikipedia suit challenges NSA spying
• California Telegraph - Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and the bad business of NSA-inspired 'chilling effects'
• Eceonomic Times - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by US NSA, co-founder Jimmy Wales says
• Conscious Life News - Wikipedia is Suing the NSA For Their Surveillance of US Citizens
• Orlando Echo - NSA to be sued by Wikimedia for mass surveillance
• Beaver Countain - Wikimedia joins civil rights groups in lawsuit against NSA internet spying
• Courthouse News Service - Nix 'Upstream' Spying, Wiki & Others Tell Court
• The Star - US NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
• VPN Creative - Wikipedia Sets Up to Sue NSA
• amNY - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by U.S. NSA, co-founder says
• IT Security News - Wikimedia joins forces with others to sue NSA, DOJ over mass surveillance
• CIO Asia - Wikimedia sues NSA to stop it from spying on its users
• Asia Today - Wikimedia Foundation to sue NSA over mass surveillance programme
• Relevanza - Wikipedia suing NSA, challenging mass surveillance
• Yahoo! - Wikimedia files lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance
• MSN - Wikimedia files lawsuit challenging NSA mass surveillance
• Free the Future - Wikipedia vs. NSA: Wikimedia Suing NSA Over Mass Surveillance
• USA Today - Why Wikimedia is suing to shield users from NSA surveillance
• First Look - Wikipedia Sues NSA Over Dragnet Internet Surveillance

Dutch

• Standaard - Wikipedia dient klacht in tegen NSA
• Telegraaf - Wikipedia klaagt geheime dienst NSA aan

Finnish

• Iltalehti - Sota internetistä alkoi: Wikipedia haastoi NSA:n oikeuteen

Italian

• La Repubblica - Wikipedia, Amnesty e altre Ong portano la Nsa in tribunale

March 12

English

• The REM - WikiMedia sues NSA/Department of Justice for violating privacy of users
• RT - 'We have proof': Wikipedia co-founder says NSA targeted organization
• Deccan Herald - Stop spying on Wikipedia users
• Bharat Press - Wikipedia feels ‘focused’ by NSA, co-founder says
• IBNLive - Wikipedia specifically targeted for upstream surveillance by the NSA, says Wikimedia co-founder Jimmy Wales
• Patheos (blog) - Wikipedia sues the National Security Agency
• Tech News Today - Wikipedia Co-founder Jimmy Wales Feels Positive They Will Win The Case Against NSA
• TechFact - NSA targeted the Organization, 'We Have Evidence': Says Wikipedia Co Founder Jimmy Wales
• Ride The Lightning - Wikimedia Joins Others Suing NSA and DOJ Over Surveillance
• The Herald - Regulator says pensions freedom brings inevitable risks
• Yahoo 7 News - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by NSA, co-founder says
• The Kirk Show - ‘We have proof’: Wikipedia co-founder says NSA targeted organization
• Firstpost - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by US NSA, says co-founder Jimmy Wales
• Freedom Tube - Wikimedia Foundation sues NSA over surveillance–Video
• Watchdog - Wikipedia vs. NSA: Wikimedia suing NSA over mass surveillance
• Inferse - Wikimedia drags NSA to court for overdoing PRISM practices
• The Star Online - Wikipedia feels 'targeted' by US NSA, co-founder says
• Arab American News - NSA sued by Wikimedia, rights groups over mass surveillance
• Wopular - The Wikimedia Foundation Believes It Can Win Its Case Against The Nsa Because It Has Evidence That Mass Surveillance Had Caused
• NewsFeeding - Wikipedia vs. NSA: Wikimedia suing NSA over mass surveillance
• WHIO - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA Mass Surveillance
• AOL.ca - Wikimedia Files Lawsuit Challenging NSA Mass Surveillance
• ForceChange - Support Wikimedia's Fight Against NSA Surveillance

March 13

English

• Just Security - Why Wikipedia is Suing the NSA

March 15

English

• NPR - An 'Upstream' Battle As Wikimedia Challenges NSA Surveillance

March 16

English

• Express VPN - Wikimedia Foundation & rights groups sue NSA over mass surveillance

March 17

English

• The Brock Press - Wikimedia files suit against NSA over internet spying and collecting personal information
• Techrail - Wikimedia Sues NSA Over Mass Spying, and it matters