Obama meets heads of Twitter, Facebook and Apple to discuss NSA spying
The internet company bosses fear that NSA operations have crossed constitutional lines and infringe the privacy of their customers.
View ArticleNSA powers have ‘gone too far’ says White House panel
The mass collection of private phonecalls should be stopped, the review says.
View ArticleEdward Snowden declares “mission accomplished” on leaks
The former NSA contractor has given his first in-person interview since arriving in Russia in June.
View ArticleEdward Snowden to deliver Channel 4′s Alternative Christmas Message
It’s now 20 years since the British broadcaster began airing its alternative to the Queen’s annual televised address.
View Article‘Privacy matters’: Here’s Edward Snowden’s Alternative Christmas Message
In case you missed it, here is what he fugitive whistleblower had to say in Channel 4′s Alternative Christmas Message.
View ArticleUS judge rules NSA phone surveillance lawful
The issue could well end up in the Supreme Court.
View ArticleFBI director says he is baffled that Snowden is called a hero
FBI boss James Comey said he doesn’t understand how someone who disagrees with the way the US government works could be considered a hero or a whistleblower.
View ArticleUS telecom companies reluctant to collect phone records for fear of lawsuits
It’s estimated that it would cost $60 million to move the records for the NSA program to phone providers
View ArticleNY Times reporter fighting order to reveal his CIA sources
James Risen says he is willing to go to jail to protect those who gave him information.
View ArticleNSA using radio waves to access 100,000 offline computers
The technology has been used to monitor the Chinese Army, Mexican police and drug cartels, and trade institutions inside the European Union.
View ArticleAndroid-powered Blackphone aims to be first privacy-focused smartphone
The two companies behind it say that the phone will be unlocked and ready to pre-order at the end of February.
View ArticleMore Snowden revelations: NSA collected almost 200 million texts a day
The secret operation, codenamed ‘Dishfire’, used the messages to extract data on the location, contact networks and credit card details of mobile users.
View ArticleObama to unveil NSA data collection reforms
The US president is expected to roll out only modest changes to the way in which the NSA collects phone and internet information.
View ArticleObama clips NSA’s wings but bulk collections will continue
The NSA will now have to seek court orders to access data on specific targets, but will continue to collect massive amounts of data.
View ArticleMSNBC cuts off politician mid-sentence to cover Justin Bieber’s arrest
This news anchor is clearly a Belieber.
View ArticleUS and UK security agencies target Angry Birds and co for user data
Tracking a smartphone’s apps could reveal its settings, what documents it had downloaded, and in some cases, the owner’s political alignment or sexual orientation.
View ArticleHead of Britain’s ‘eavesdropping agency’ to step down
Iain Lobban is to leave GCHQ later this year after nearly six years as its director.
View ArticleEdward Snowden has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
A letter from the Norwegian minister who nominated him said that he he has contributed to revealing “the extreme level of surveillance by nations”.
View ArticleEU takes role of “honest broker” and pushes for less US control of the internet
The European Commission has set out a number of proposals to change the way the internet is run globally and reduce the level of control the US has over it.
View ArticleIs the US spying on hundreds of leading Germans? ‘No comment, but…’
… US spy agencies would continue to “gather information about the intentions of governments”.
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