Ryan Gallagher Explained

Ryan Gallagher
Birth Name:Ryan Gallagher
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Occupation:Journalist
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh (MSc)

Ryan Gallagher is a Scottish investigative journalist. He writes about security and civil liberties for Bloomberg News, and previously worked for The Intercept reporting on classified documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.[1] He has previously worked for The Intercept, The Guardian, Slate, and the Financial Times.[2] [3]

In August 2014, Gallagher revealed the existence of ICREACH, an NSA search engine that he alleged is "the largest system for internally sharing secret surveillance records in the United States."[4] [5] [6] In March 2014, with Glenn Greenwald, he revealed a joint NSA and British Government Communications Headquarters program to infect millions of computers with malware,[7] a report that prompted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to personally call U.S. President Barack Obama to complain.[8] [9] [10]

In 2013, Gallagher was threatened by a private security contractor while working on a story exposing the use of facial recognition technology at the Statue of Liberty in New York.[11] [12] [13]

He is listed on the New America Foundation's website as a Future Tense Fellow under a program that seeks "to bring exceptionally promising new voices and ideas into the nation's public discourse."[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryan Gallagher – The Intercept – First Look Media . . 27 October 2014 .
  2. Web site: Gold . Hadas . Hadas Gold. Gawker's John Cook to First Look . . 3 March 2013 .
  3. Web site: Beaujon . Andrew . First Look adds more journalists, plans to launch first publication next week . . 6 February 2014 .
  4. Web site: Gallagher . Ryan . The Surveillance Engine: How the NSA Built Its Own Secret Google . . 25 Aug 2014 .
  5. Web site: Winter . Michael . NSA built 'Google-like' search engine to share data . . 25 Aug 2014 .
  6. Web site: Pullam-Moore . Charles . Google-like NSA search engine implemented to learn about civilians . . 25 Aug 2014 .
  7. News: Gallagher. Ryan. How the NSA Plans to Infect 'Millions' of Computers with Malware. 27 October 2014. The Intercept. 12 March 2014. Greenwald, Glenn. Glenn Greenwald.
  8. Web site: Holpuch . Amanda . Mark Zuckerberg: US government surveillance is a threat to the internet . . 13 March 2014 .
  9. Web site: Byers . Alex . Mark Zuckerberg calls Obama after NSA report . . 13 March 2014 .
  10. Web site: Pagliery . Jose . Mark Zuckerberg calls Obama to complain about NSA . . 14 March 2014 .
  11. Web site: Pinto . Nick . Will There Be Face-Recognition Surveillance at the Statue of Liberty? . . 1 May 2013 .
  12. Web site: Doctorow . Cory . Rumored Statue of Liberty face-recognition supplier harasses and threatens journalist . . 30 April 2013 .
  13. Web site: Cushing . Tim . Private Security Contractors Try To Shut Down Journalist Using Legal Threats And Claims Of Harassment . . 30 April 2013 .
  14. Web site: New America Fellows . . 27 October 2014 .

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