national security agency

EU alarm over US spying claim

Martin Schulz, the head of the European Parliament, has demanded "full clarification" from the US over a report that key…

11 years ago

US and Ecuador talks on Edward Snowden’s bid for asylum

US Vice-president Joe Biden has talked to Ecuador's leader Rafael Correa by phone about fugitive Edward Snowden's bid for asylum.…

11 years ago

Barack Obama rules out barter for Edward Snowden

President Barack Obama has said there will be no "wheeling and dealing" as part of extradition attempts against whistleblower Edward…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden did not cross Russian border, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has had no involvement in the travel plans of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden case: US criticizes Russia and China after fugitive left Hong Kong for Moscow

Secretary of State John Kerry has said US would be "disappointing" if Russia and China had helped fugitive Edward Snowden evade…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden books in to capsule hotel in Moscow airport as he asks Ecuador for asylum

Edward Snowden is set to fly from Moscow to Ecuador where he will seek asylum, WikiLeaks has revealed. Whistleblower Edward…

11 years ago

Julian Assange trying to broker Iceland asylum for Edward Snowden

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is trying to arrange a deal that would see US surveillance programme leaker Edward Snowden granted…

11 years ago

Apple discloses details of data requests from US authorities

Apple has decided to publish details of data requests from the US authorities. Apple is the latest tech firm to…

11 years ago

Yahoo had refused to join PRISM spying program but was forced by secret court

It was revealed that Yahoo's top lawyers had a courtroom showdown with the National Security Agency after it had demanded…

11 years ago

Facebook and Microsoft reveal US government data requests

Facebook revealed today that it received 9,000-10,000 requests for user data from US government entities in the second half of…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden: CIA leaker banned from flying to UK

The British government has warned airlines not to allow Edward Snowden, an ex-CIA employee who leaked secret US surveillance details,…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden case: FBI head Robert Mueller pledges action over leaks

FBI Director Robert Mueller says the US is taking "all necessary steps" to hold Edward Snowden responsible for exposing secret…

11 years ago

EU demands clarification on US data snooping

The European Union is demanding assurances that Europeans are not having their rights infringed by a massive US surveillance programme.…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden says he acted to protect basic liberties for people around the world

Ex-CIA employee Edward Snowden has said he acted to "protect basic liberties for people around the world" in leaking details…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden faces strong risk of extradition from Hong Kong to US

Edward Snowden, the former CIA contractor who has identified himself as the source of leaks about the US National Security…

11 years ago

Edward Snowden: Former CIA technical worker identified as NSA PRISM leak source

Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks…

11 years ago

How NSA has tapped its own citizens

Set up by President Harry S. Truman in 1953, the National Security Agency (NSA) is the eyes and ears of America…

11 years ago

Barack Obama defends NSA’s PRISM data-mining program and phone spying

President Barack Obama delivered a passionate defense on Friday of National Security Agency (NSA) programs that secretly acquire information about…

11 years ago

James Clapper defends Prism and phone surveillance

James Clapper, director of US National Intelligence, has strongly defended government surveillance programmes after revelations of phone records being collected…

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