Edward Snowden Files

The United States filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who in 2013 leaked secret documents about U.S. telephone and Internet surveillance, saying his new book violates non-disclosure agreements.

The NSA declined to comment, citing agency policy "never to comment on our affiliates or personnel issues."

The documents and files were released by a group calling themselves The Shadow Brokers.

US prosecutors on Thursday said they expected to file espionage charges against a private contractor for the National Security Agency suspected of stealing an "astonishing quantity" of classified information.

The full cache of secret documents from former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is being opened to journalists and organizations willing to work with the news organization holding the archive.

Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian government seeking a guarantee he will not be extradited if he visits to accept an award, a literary rights group said on Thursday.

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Saturday criticised Russia - the country that has granted him asylum - calling its crackdown on human rights and online freedom "fundamentally wrong" and said he would prefer not to live in exile.

The Sunday Times reports that MI6, which operates overseas and is tasked with defending British interests, has removed agents from certain countries.

Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in "hostile countries" after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain has been forced to remove some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media reported.

"We're filing suit today on behalf of our readers and editors everywhere," said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, in a statement.

Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency stored emails from journalists working for several large media organisations, according to documents released by former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported.

Technology companies including and AT&T and even rival Apple also filed briefs supporting Microsoft's bid.

The complaint has been filed at a London court by several privacy campaigners.

Edward Snowden does not appear to have taken as much as originally thought from NSA files, The Washington Post reported late Thursday.

The United States filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who in 2013 leaked secret documents about U.S. telephone and Internet surveillance, saying his new book violates non-disclosure agreements.

The NSA declined to comment, citing agency policy "never to comment on our affiliates or personnel issues."

The documents and files were released by a group calling themselves The Shadow Brokers.

US prosecutors on Thursday said they expected to file espionage charges against a private contractor for the National Security Agency suspected of stealing an "astonishing quantity" of classified information.

The full cache of secret documents from former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is being opened to journalists and organizations willing to work with the news organization holding the archive.

Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian government seeking a guarantee he will not be extradited if he visits to accept an award, a literary rights group said on Thursday.

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Saturday criticised Russia - the country that has granted him asylum - calling its crackdown on human rights and online freedom "fundamentally wrong" and said he would prefer not to live in exile.

The Sunday Times reports that MI6, which operates overseas and is tasked with defending British interests, has removed agents from certain countries.

Britain has pulled out agents from live operations in "hostile countries" after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Sunday Times reported.

Britain has been forced to remove some of its spies after Russia and China accessed the top-secret raft of documents taken by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, British media reported.

"We're filing suit today on behalf of our readers and editors everywhere," said Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, in a statement.

Britain's GCHQ eavesdropping agency stored emails from journalists working for several large media organisations, according to documents released by former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, the Guardian newspaper reported.

Technology companies including and AT&T and even rival Apple also filed briefs supporting Microsoft's bid.

The complaint has been filed at a London court by several privacy campaigners.

Edward Snowden does not appear to have taken as much as originally thought from NSA files, The Washington Post reported late Thursday.