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Attacks on the Press | Ethiopia, Kenya, Syria

Attacks on the Press: A Moving Target

Your cellphone allows authorities to locate you and uncover your sources. By Danny O'Brien

(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)

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February 14, 2013 12:05 AM ET | | Also in Français, العربية
Tags: Al-Jazeera, Amber Lyon, FinSpy, Imprisoned, Internet, Issa Saharkhiz, Jean-Pierre Perrin, Journalist Security, Killed, Marie Colvin, Matthew Cole, Melissa Chan, Mozilla, Nokia Siemens Networks, Rémi Ochlik, SaferMobile, Ushahidi
CPJ Journalist Security Blog | USA

CIA case highlights need for digital security

By Frank Smyth/Senior Adviser for Journalist Security
Ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou has pleaded guilty to leaking information to a journalist. (AP/Cliff Owen)

Few cases better underscore the need for digital security among journalists. On Tuesday, ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou pleaded guilty to leaking the identity of another CIA operative to Matthew Cole, a journalist formerly with an ABC News investigative team. In a 2007 interview with ABC, Kiriakou became the first CIA official to confirm that waterboarding had been used on Al-Qaeda suspects.

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October 24, 2012 1:49 PM ET |
Tags: ABC News, Al-Qaeda, CIA, David H. Petraeus, Email, John Kiriakou, Journalist Security, Matthew Cole, Richard Esposito, Scott Shane, The New York Times

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