Activists and geeks, standing together, are demonstrating powers beyond the reach of government control.
Barton GellmanWhen the New York Times revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.
Barton GellmanFirst developed as a weapon by the U.S. Army, VX is an oily, odorless and tasteless liquid that kills on contact with the skin or when inhaled in aerosol form. Like other nerve agents, it is treatable in the first minutes after exposure but otherwise leads swiftly to fatal convulsions and respiratory failure.
Barton Gellman