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Justin Elliott

Justin Elliott has been a reporter with ProPublica since 2012, covering politics with a focus on money and influence. He was previously a reporter at Salon.com and TPMmuckraker and news editor at Talking Points Memo.

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Justin Elliott Justin Elliott has been a reporter with ProPublica since 2012, covering politics with a focus on money and influence. He was previously a reporter at Salon.com and TPMmuckraker and news editor at Talking Points Memo. He was also a fact-checker at Mother Jones. Justin's GnuPG/PGP key is available on the Ubuntu keyserver. The key ID is 2C353E48 and the fingerprint is 2305 FAB2 8F0D DEA1 FB4D 176A BDE5 0826 2C35 3E48 Articles Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is a ‘Trade Secret’ June 26, 11:38 a.m. The charity is fighting our public records request for information on how it raised and spent money after the superstorm. House Adopts Amendment to Bar NSA From Meddling With Encryption Standards June 20, 12:17 p.m. The measure was inserted into a defense appropriations bill and approved on a voice vote. N.Y. Attorney General Pressed Red Cross on Post-Sandy Spending, Then Retreated May 27, 11:40 a.m. The office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sought details on how the charity spent donations after the super-storm, but the information was never released. House Committee Puts NSA on Notice Over Encryption Standards May 23, 4:55 p.m. Amendment would remove requirement that the National Institute of Standards and Technology consult with the NSA on encryption standards After Pledge of Sunlight, Gov. Cuomo Officials Keep Their Email in the Shadows May 5, 9:53 a.m. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo entered office promising unprecedented transparency, but his aides' use of email offers quite a different picture Long After Sandy, Red Cross Post-Storm Spending Still a Black Box April 11, 10:46 a.m. Donors gave $312 million after the storm, but it’s not clear how exactly the money was spent. State Department Finally Releases List of ‘Special Government Employees’ Jan. 30, 2:22 p.m. The department revealed the names following scrutiny last year on Clinton aide Huma Abedin. Judge on NSA Case Cites 9/11 Report, But It Doesn’t Actually Support His Ruling Dec. 28, 2013, 12:35 p.m. A new ruling supporting the NSA's metadata surveillance program points to the 9/11 report as evidence for the necessity of such a program. Except the 9/11 report doesn’t contain the evidence the judge says it does. Presidential Panel to NSA: Stop Undermining Encryption Dec. 18, 2013, 7:43 p.m. A panel of experts appointed by President Obama says the U.S. government should get out of the business of weakening technology used to secure communications. World of Spycraft: NSA and CIA Spied in Online Games Dec. 9, 2013, 7:59 a.m. Snowden documents show intelligence agencies conducting surveillance and grabbing data in virtual worlds. Who Are State Dept’s 100 “Special Government Employees”? It Won’t Say Nov. 13, 2013, 9:58 a.m. Earlier this year Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin drew scrutiny for working at the State Department and a consulting firm at the same time. The agency is mum on who else had such an arrangement. Special Government Employees Lists Nov. 5, 2013, 5:35 p.m. Claim on “Attacks Thwarted” by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence Oct. 23, 2013, 8:59 a.m. The agency, President Obama, and members of Congress have all said NSA spying programs have thwarted more than 50 terrorist plots. But there’s no evidence the claim is true. How the NSA’s Claim on Thwarted Terrorist Plots Has Spread Oct. 23, 2013, 8:59 a.m. A review of official statements shows the NSA has been inconsistent about how many plots have actually been thwarted by spying programs and what the role they actually played. Despite a lack of evidence, Congress and the media have rushed to repeat the most extreme version of the NSA’s claims. Government Standards Agency “Strongly” Suggests Dropping its Own Encryption Standard Sep. 13, 2013, 2:07 p.m. The decision follows revelations about the NSA’s covert influence on computer security standards. From Russia With PR Sep. 12, 2013, 10:43 a.m. Commentaries published on CNBC.com and the Huffington Post were written by seemingly independent professionals but placed on behalf of the Russian government by its PR firm, Ketchum. Johns Hopkins and the Case of the Missing NSA Blog Post Sep. 9, 2013, 6:58 p.m. The university, which works closely with the NSA, apologizes to a professor after he was asked to remove his post. What NSA Transparency Looks Like Aug. 20, 2013, 12:55 p.m. Disclosures by the spy agency about violations of privacy rules have been almost entirely redacted. NSA Says It Can’t Search Its Own Emails July 23, 2013, 12:39 p.m. In response to a public records request, the super-snooping spy agency says it doesn’t have the technology. Does the NSA Tap That? What We Still Don’t Know About the Agency’s Internet Surveillance July 22, 2013, 1:41 p.m. In a secret effort, the National Security Agency appears to be vacuuming up large swathes of the Internet. 1 2 3 > Last »