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Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 02, 2013 15 Comments

The Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has since early June been reporting on leaked documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, told a Brazilian television program Sunday that the NSA read emails of the Presidents of Brazil and Mexico. From NBC News: Glenn Greenwald told Globo...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on September 01, 2013 6 Comments

Edward Snowden and the NSA debate seem to have lost some significant momentum on Twitter in light of the current discussion about what the US will or won't be doing about the situation in Syria. Business Insider noticed that Syria Tensions Have Knocked The NSA Spying...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 26, 2013 6 Comments

It might not help you figure out what's really behind those redacted portions of documents the NSA chooses to release. But if you've ever been annoyed by those entire pages blacked out from view, at least you can poke some fun at it on your own...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 25, 2013 5 Comments

NSA leaker Edward Snowden - speaking through The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald - has now alleged that the UK government intentionally leaked information to the media with the purpose of justifying the government's claim that Snowden's leaked documents could present a danger to the public’s safety...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 20, 2013 15 Comments

Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger revealed Monday that security experts with the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) entered the Guardian's building weeks ago and oversaw the destruction of hard drives containing documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. In a post published at The Guardian, Rusbridger...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 19, 2013 32 Comments

Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald warns that he will publish many more documents about the British government's surveillance activities, after his partner was detained and questioned at a London airport this weekend. From Reuters (via Huffington Post): "I will be far more aggressive in my reporting from now....

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 18, 2013 21 Comments

The partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald was detained and questioned for nine hours on Sunday at Heathrow airport in London as he was returning home to Rio de Janeiro.  Authorities ultimately released him, but not before confiscating several pieces of his electronics equipment. From The...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 16, 2013 15 Comments

The Washington Post released a detailed report last night, stating that the NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year.  The report is based on documents shared earlier with the outlet by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, and it presents a clearer picture of precisely...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 05, 2013 58 Comments

Why the sudden and hysterical terror alerts causing shutdown of U.S. Embassies in the Middle East and worldwide concern? This may be the reason, via ABC News: The senior U.S. official said there is concern about devices that could be implanted inside the body of a terrorist. “We...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on August 01, 2013 6 Comments

NSA leaker Edward Snowden has left Sheremetyevo Airport after receiving his paperwork today approving temporary asylum in Russia. https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/362904185357860864 From the NY Times: After a month holed up in the transit zone of Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Edward J. Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted by the United...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 31, 2013 17 Comments

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander was met with both heckling and applause at the Black Hat  information security conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday. Ever since the leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden thrust the agency's domestic surveillance policies into the limelight...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on July 24, 2013 8 Comments

Edward Snowden will remain in the transit zone of a Russian airport for now, despite earlier news reports today that he'd received clearance to leave. A lawyer for Snowden arrived at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Wednesday, carrying a large paper bag as he walked past a...

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