world news 06/10/2016 New security breach at the NSA as contractor is arrested A National Security Agency contractor in the US has been arrested and charged with taking top secret information.
world news 04/10/2016 Yahoo "complies with NSA and FBI requests to scan customers' emails" - reports Yahoo is said to have built a custom-made software program to scan all of its clients’ incoming emails on behalf of the US government.
United Kingdom 14/09/2016 Pardon Snowden campaign launched Edward Snowden campaigners have launched a push for a pardon by the US president.
world news 03/07/2015 New reports of US spying on German government officials German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that new allegations of US spying on senior German government officials’ telephones need to be
France 03/07/2015 WikiLeaks: France says 'Non' to Assange asylum request An asylum plea from Julian Assange has been rejected by France. “My life is in danger,” the WikiLeaks founder wrote in Le Monde newspaper on Friday
Germany 02/07/2015 Wikileaks: Top German officials targeted by NSA A new chapter has opened in the NSA spying scandal in Germany with fresh revelations that the US agency spied on top German officials. Wikileaks
USA 30/06/2015 WikiLeaks: NSA spied on French ministers and business too The online whistleblower, which alleged last week that the US spy agency had bugged recent French presidents, now claims that finance ministers and top companies were targeted too.
USA 24/06/2015 'Le snooping': WikiLeaks claim US spied on 3 French presidents French President François Hollande has said his country “will not tolerate” any acts which threaten the security of France. The president issued the
USA 02/06/2015 USA Freedom Act passed by Senate and signed by President Obama, limiting NSA surveillance The US Senate has passed the USA Freedom Act putting an end to the mass collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency.
USA 01/06/2015 USA 'Freedom Act' spying programme explained US intelligence services’ sweeping surveillance powers, controversially exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, expired on Monday (June 1). The
USA 01/06/2015 US spying powers suspended after Senate setback The US National Security Agency (NSA) has temporary lost its authority to collect bulk phone records. The surveillance programme made public by
USA 01/06/2015 US Senate fails to act over controversial surveillance laws The US Senate has failed to reach a deal over extending anti-terrorist laws that let its security services collect phone data. It means the law known
USA 23/05/2015 US Senate blocks blocks measure to extend surveillance bill The US senate has blocked a measure to extend spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records. The vote of 54 to 45 failed to reach the
USA 14/05/2015 US Congress takes first step against massive data collecting by NSA US Congress has moved a step closer to introducing the USA Freedom Act after the House of Representatives approved the bill. If passed by the Senate
Germany 04/05/2015 Merkel defends BND amid NSA spy scandal The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made her first public comments on a spying scandal that has gripped the nation for weeks. The country’s
Germany 29/04/2015 Turning a blind eye? Germany alleged to have helped NSA spy on Europe German tabloid Bild claims Berlin not only knew about, but assisted with US spying within Europe dating back to 2008.
Russia 31/07/2014 Edward Snowden: after one year in Russia, what now for the NSA whistleblower? July 31, 2014 marks one year since NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was granted political asylum in Russia. The former National Security Agency
world news 09/01/2014 Snowden to testify to European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee A European Parliament committee has voted in favour of allowing whistlebower Edward Snowden to testify to the chamber in a special hearing. The
USA 07/08/2013 Greenwald promises plenty more Snowden leaks to come The American journalist who published documents leaked by US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has said he still has tens of thousands of
