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Edward Snowden Says He Does Not Expect Pardon From Barack Obama
Edward Snowden says he does not expect a pardon from US President Barack Obama which would spare the fugitive whistle-blower from a toughened approach when Donald Trump takes power.
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Fugitive Edward Snowden Urges US President Barack Obama To Pardon Him
US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden called on President Barack Obama to pardon him, saying in comments published Tuesday it had been morally "necessary" to shine a light on mass surveillance.
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Long-Stalled Cybersecurity Bill Poised For US Approval
Legislation designed to fight cyber threats appeared poised for congressional passage following several failed attempts, with the White House on track to prevail despite objections from privacy activists.
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US Businesses Lobby Obama on China Tech Protectionism Concerns
19 US business lobbies prodded Obama to raise the issues faced by the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
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US Spying Went Beyond Angela Merkel, Ministers Targeted: Report
New documents released by WikiLeaks show that the United States did not just tap German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone but also eavesdropped on several ministers, the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Wednesday.
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Leaked Documents Show US Widened Internet Spying: Report
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the US government has widened the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic in the hunt for hackers, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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US Senate Fails to Extend NSA Spy Program
The legal authority for US spy agencies' collection of Americans' phone records and other data was set to expire at midnight on Sunday after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.
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'Handful of Senators' Blocking Surveillance Reforms, Says US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama warned on Friday that surveillance powers used to prevent attacks on Americans could lapse at midnight on Sunday unless "a handful of senators" stop standing in the way of reform legislation.
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US to Purge Intel on Foreigners After Five Years
US spy agencies will expunge intelligence on foreigners gleaned from phone or email intercepts after five years, unless it has security value, according to a policy review released on Tuesday.
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Privacy Panel Defends NSA Foreign Data Sweep
An independent privacy review board on Wednesday defended the National Security Agency's vast foreign intelligence data sweep efforts, despite objections from civil liberties activists.
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US House Poised to Pass Curbs on NSA Surveillance
The U.S. House is poised to take the first significant step to change the National Security Agency's bulk collection of American phone records, responding to the outrage that followed former NSA analyst Edward Snowden's revelations of the practice last year.
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Bill to Overhaul NSA Data Collection Clears Hurdle in US Congress
A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance a bill that would end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records, one of the most controversial spy programs revealed a year ago by former contractor Edward Snowden.
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Runaway spy Edward Snowden is surprise guest on Vladimir Putin phone-in
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US spy agency contractor who leaked details of US intelligence eavesdropping, made a surprise appearance on a TV phone-in hosted by Vladimir Putin on Thursday, asking the Russian president if his country also tapped the communications of millions.
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Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald urge caution of wider government monitoring at Amnesty event
Edward Snowden and reporter Glenn Greenwald, who brought to light the whistle-blower's leaks about mass US government surveillance last year, appeared together via video link from opposite ends of the earth on Saturday for what was believed to be the first time since Mr Snowden sought asylum in Russia.
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US National Security Agency records all calls in targeted foreign nations: report
The US National Security Agency has created a surveillance system that is recording all the phone calls in an undisclosed foreign country, allowing it to play back any conversation up to 30 days later, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
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Edward Snowden Says He Does Not Expect Pardon From Barack Obama
Edward Snowden says he does not expect a pardon from US President Barack Obama which would spare the fugitive whistle-blower from a toughened approach when Donald Trump takes power.
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Fugitive Edward Snowden Urges US President Barack Obama To Pardon Him
US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden called on President Barack Obama to pardon him, saying in comments published Tuesday it had been morally "necessary" to shine a light on mass surveillance.
-
Long-Stalled Cybersecurity Bill Poised For US Approval
Legislation designed to fight cyber threats appeared poised for congressional passage following several failed attempts, with the White House on track to prevail despite objections from privacy activists.
-
US Businesses Lobby Obama on China Tech Protectionism Concerns
19 US business lobbies prodded Obama to raise the issues faced by the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
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US Spying Went Beyond Angela Merkel, Ministers Targeted: Report
New documents released by WikiLeaks show that the United States did not just tap German Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone but also eavesdropped on several ministers, the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Wednesday.
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Leaked Documents Show US Widened Internet Spying: Report
Documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the US government has widened the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international Internet traffic in the hunt for hackers, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
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US Senate Fails to Extend NSA Spy Program
The legal authority for US spy agencies' collection of Americans' phone records and other data was set to expire at midnight on Sunday after the US Senate failed to pass legislation extending the powers.
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'Handful of Senators' Blocking Surveillance Reforms, Says US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama warned on Friday that surveillance powers used to prevent attacks on Americans could lapse at midnight on Sunday unless "a handful of senators" stop standing in the way of reform legislation.
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US to Purge Intel on Foreigners After Five Years
US spy agencies will expunge intelligence on foreigners gleaned from phone or email intercepts after five years, unless it has security value, according to a policy review released on Tuesday.
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Privacy Panel Defends NSA Foreign Data Sweep
An independent privacy review board on Wednesday defended the National Security Agency's vast foreign intelligence data sweep efforts, despite objections from civil liberties activists.
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US House Poised to Pass Curbs on NSA Surveillance
The U.S. House is poised to take the first significant step to change the National Security Agency's bulk collection of American phone records, responding to the outrage that followed former NSA analyst Edward Snowden's revelations of the practice last year.
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Bill to Overhaul NSA Data Collection Clears Hurdle in US Congress
A U.S. House of Representatives committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to advance a bill that would end the National Security Agency's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records, one of the most controversial spy programs revealed a year ago by former contractor Edward Snowden.
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Runaway spy Edward Snowden is surprise guest on Vladimir Putin phone-in
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US spy agency contractor who leaked details of US intelligence eavesdropping, made a surprise appearance on a TV phone-in hosted by Vladimir Putin on Thursday, asking the Russian president if his country also tapped the communications of millions.
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Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald urge caution of wider government monitoring at Amnesty event
Edward Snowden and reporter Glenn Greenwald, who brought to light the whistle-blower's leaks about mass US government surveillance last year, appeared together via video link from opposite ends of the earth on Saturday for what was believed to be the first time since Mr Snowden sought asylum in Russia.
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US National Security Agency records all calls in targeted foreign nations: report
The US National Security Agency has created a surveillance system that is recording all the phone calls in an undisclosed foreign country, allowing it to play back any conversation up to 30 days later, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
