Spy agency captures millions of Yahoo users’ webcam images
In one six-month period in 2008, the British spy agency collected webcam imagery from more than 1.8 million Yahoo user accounts around the world.
View ArticlePeople tweeted wonderfully stupid questions to Edward Snowden’s live webcast
The whistleblower was speaking to a crowd of 3,500 at US festival SXSW.
View ArticleObama proposes to end NSA bulk data collection
Under the proposals, telephone data will stay in the hands of phone companies, while the NSA would require permission from a judge to obtain specific records.
View ArticleColumn: The digital world can support journalism – but who is supporting...
A code and compass is needed to guide journalism through the challenges of going online, writes an NUJ Ethics Council member.
View ArticleGuy pranks his friends by hacking into their webcams
Always feel like, somebody’s watching meeee.
View ArticleA suspected US double-agent has been ‘arrested for spying’ in Germany
It is likely to further strain US-German relations following previous revelations that the NSA spied on Merkel’s phone calls.
View ArticleCriminal proceedings on the table as Germany weighs how to hit back in US...
The row has damaged US-German ties, with no resolution in sight just yet.
View ArticleOpinion: American policy is moving ever further from European interests
Under the Obama administration the NSA has continued to grow and Libya has slipped into chaos, meanwhile relations with Russia are reaching crisis point.
View ArticleUS Bill introduced to end NSA’s bulk collection of phone records
If enacted, the legislation would be the most significant change in the wake of Edward Snowden’s information leaks.
View ArticleSnowden granted three-year residency in Russia, with permission to travel
“In the future Edward will have to decide whether to continue to live in Russia and become a citizen or to return to the United States,” his lawyer said today.
View ArticleNSA cyberwarfare system designed to ‘fire back’ without human clearance
Edward Snowden made the revelations in a comprehensive interview with Wired.
View ArticleThe US threatened Yahoo with a $250,000-a-day fine for not giving data to PRISM
The company challenged the US government on constitutional grounds, but failed and was forced to hand over the US user data.
View ArticleThe NSA targeted an Irish company as part of its data-gathering activities
The latest documents released by Edward Snowden found that the NSA targeted SecurityKISS, a VPN service based in Dublin, using its computer system XKeyscore.
View ArticleBritish and American spies hacked company that makes Irish driving licences
Edward Snowden claims the NSA and GCHQ also targeted SIM cards used by companies including Vodafone and O2.
View ArticleOne dead after attack by two men “disguised as women” on NSA headquarters
One person was shot dead after driving an SUV into the agency’s building.
View ArticleBritish spy agency might be able to tell when you say ‘craic’ or ‘Dublin’ on...
And “Belfast”, and “Seán” and “pub.”
View ArticleThe NSA’s massive collection of people’s phone records is illegal
A US appeals court made the judgement today.
View ArticleThe NSA can’t listen to people’s phone calls – for now
Intelligence officials have warned the development could jeopardise Americans’ safety.
View ArticleEdward Snowden has joined Twitter – guess what’s the one account he follows?
He’s had a few dealings with them in the past.
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