Germany German Chancellor Merkel testifies on NSA spy scandal German Chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted to technical and organisational errors pertaining to the 2013 NSA spying scandal, but denies knowing the extent of US-German cooperation in the affair unti 16/02/2017
USA Whistleblowers - Heroes or traitors? Telling truth about power is a risky business, with exile or worse for those who blow state or commercial secrets. Often seen as heroes by the public, the states they expose more often than not consid 18/01/2017
Russia NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden granted extended stay in Russia Russia extends NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's residency visa to 2020. 18/01/2017
USA Trump team confirms advisor's call with Russian envoy Claims that Michael Flynn spoke several times to Russia's ambassador as the US imposed sanctions has fuelled queries on Trump's Kremlin links. 14/01/2017
USA Opinion - Head for the Bunkers? In August 2015, I tweeted that if Donald Trump were to be elected President of the United States, we would have to “head for the bunkers.” There we are. 16/12/2016
world news 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. 06/10/2016
world news 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. 04/10/2016
United Kingdom Pardon Snowden campaign launched Edward Snowden campaigners have launched a push for a pardon by the US president. 14/09/2016
world news 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 03/07/2015
France 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 03/07/2015
Germany 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 02/07/2015
USA 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. 30/06/2015
USA '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 24/06/2015
USA 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. 02/06/2015
USA USA 'Freedom Act' spying programme explained US intelligence services’ sweeping surveillance powers, controversially exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, expired on Monday (June 1). The 01/06/2015
USA 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 01/06/2015
USA 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 01/06/2015
USA 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 23/05/2015
USA 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 14/05/2015
Germany 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 04/05/2015
Germany 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. 29/04/2015
Russia 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 31/07/2014
world news 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 09/01/2014
USA 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 07/08/2013
