Us Committee On Snowden

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  Edward Snowden Was A 'Disgruntled' Employee: House Committee Report

  A US House committee issued a scathing report on Thursday accusing National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden of lying about his background, feuding with co-workers and leaking secrets that "caused tremendous damage" to US security.

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  Republican-Turned-Democrat Lincoln Chafee Joins 2016 US Race

  Lincoln Chafee, a former US senator and Rhode Island governor who was a longtime Republican before switching to the Democratic Party, launched his 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday.

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  US Senator to Propose Strong Curbs on NSA Bulk Phone Data Collection

  Democratic US Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will introduce the legislation on Tuesday.

• Bill Ending National Security Agency Bulk Data Collection Moving Quickly In US House

  A bill to end the government's bulk collection of telephone records got a unanimous go-ahead on Thursday from a second US congressional committee, but the measure, according to some sources, could actually enhance US surveillance capabilities.

• 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.

• UN committee calls for end to excessive electronic spying

  A U.N. General Assembly committee on Tuesday called for an end to excessive electronic surveillance and expressed concern at the harm such scrutiny, including spying in foreign states and the mass collection of personal data, may have on human rights.

• German, Brazilian UN draft urges halt to excessive spying

  Germany and Brazil circulated a draft resolution to a United Nations General Assembly committee on Friday that calls for an end to excessive electronic surveillance, data collection and other gross invasions of privacy.

• European spy services shared phone data with US: NSA

  European spy services shared phone data with the US National Security Agency and media reports alleging otherwise are "completely false," the NSA's chief told lawmakers on Tuesday.

• Barack Obama orders curbs on NSA spying on UN headquarters: reports

  US President Barack Obama recently ordered the National Security Agency to curtail eavesdropping on the United Nations headquarters in New York as part of a review of US electronic surveillance, according to a US official familiar with the decision.

• White House sees need for 'constraints' on NSA spying

  The White House moved on Monday to reassure US allies and Americans concerned about the sweeping nature of the National Security Agency's surveillance practices by acknowledging that more constraints are needed to ensure that privacy rights are protected.

• US denies Barack Obama was aware of spying on Angela Merkel

  Transatlantic tensions reached boiling point today as Washington sharply denied reports President Barack Obama knew US spies were tapping German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but fresh allegations emerged of mass snooping in Spain.

• US spy agency tested tracking cell phone locations

  The US National Security Agency has tested its ability to collect Americans' cellular telephone location data but does not have a program to collect that information, the NSA's director, General Keith Alexander, said on Wednesday.

• US Navy Yard shooting: security review ordered at naval bases

  The US Navy ordered a review of security at all naval and Marine Corps bases on Tuesday, after a gunman killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard.

• US House rejects effort to curtail surveillance

  The US House of Representatives narrowly beat back an effort to cut funding to National Security Agency programs that scoop up telephone data on millions of Americans.

• China sidesteps allegations on its role to help Edward Snowden escape

  China today sidestepped allegations it orchestrated the departure of former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden from Hong Kong, which infuriated Washington after it had requested his arrest and extradition.