Edward Snowden
Putin grants Edward Snowden Russian citizenship
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin on Monday granted Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who exposed massive surveillance by the US National Security Agency on Americans and then sought refu...
Snowden warns of Web giants' 'irresistible power'
[LISBON] Technology has given internet giants "irresistible power" when they work in concert with governments, whistleblower Edward Snowden told the Web Summit that opened in Lisbon on Monday.
Snowden says he would return to US if he can get a fair trial
[WASHINGTON] Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor living in Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance programme, has said he would like to return ...
Canada grants asylum to woman who sheltered Snowden in Hong Kong
[TORONTO, Canada] A woman who helped Edward Snowden hide in Hong Kong after his leaks exposed US global surveillance programmes arrived on Monday in Canada with her daughter, where they were granted a...
Snowden lashes out at Hong Kong for rejecting refugees
[HONG KONG] Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden hit back at the Hong Kong government Thursday for rejecting the protection bids of a group of refugees who sheltered him while he was hiding out in th...
NSA contractor charged with stealing secret data
[WASHINGTON] The FBI has arrested a National Security Agency contractor on charges of stealing highly classified information and is investigating possible links to a recent leak of secret hacking tool...
Snowden was a "disgruntled" employee: House committee report
[WASHINGTON] Edward Snowden was a "disgruntled employee" and not a "principled whistleblower," according to a report from Congress released Thursday, which comes amid mounting pressure for a president...
EU and US launch controversial internet privacy deal
[BRUSSELS] The European Union on Tuesday launched a controversial deal with the United States aimed at curbing government spying on European citizens' personal internet data.
Quest by 'rageful guy' to pry out US government secrets
WHEN reporter Jason Leopold, 45, gets ready to take on the United States government, he psychs himself up by listening to heavy metal bands Slayer and Pantera.
US House passes bill to end NSA's collection of telephone data
THE US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to end the National Security Agency's (NSA) dragnet collection of telephone data from Americans, a controversial programme revealed in 2013 by former...
