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Iran Executes Man Convicted Of Selling Information On Missile Programme To US
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for the United States by selling the CIA information on the Islamic republic's missile programme, the judiciary spokesman said Tuesday.
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European Human Rights Court Rules Against Britain Over Mass Surveillance
Europe's top rights court ruled Thursday that Britain's programme of mass surveillance, revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden as part of his sensational leaks on US spying, violated people's right to privacy.
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US House Intelligence Panel Unveils NSA Spy Programme Overhaul Bill
The US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said it had introduced a bill on Wednesday to overhaul a National Security Agency surveillance program to better protect Americans' privacy.
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Chinese Fighters Buzz U.S. Surveillance Plane, Underlining Strategic Mistrust
Two Chinese fighter jets have buzzed a U.S. spy plane that sniffs out nuclear radiation while flying over the East China Sea, underlining Beijing's discomfort with American surveillance in its neighborhood.
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Families Who Provided Shelter To Snowden In Hong Kong Seek Asylum In Canada
Three families who helped shelter former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak of information about surveillance programmes have asked Canada for asylum, their lawyer said on Friday.
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WikiLeaks Exposes Alleged CIA Hacking Programme
The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released Tuesday by WikiLeaks.
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Smartphones Can be Hacked With Just 1 Text, Says Edward Snowden
British spies can hack into phones remotely with a simple text message and make audio recordings or take photos without owners knowing, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday.
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US Senate Blocks Bill to Extend 'Patriot Act' Surveillance Programmes
Legislation to extend for two months a program in which spy agencies sweep up vast amounts of data about Americans' telephone calls was blocked in the US Senate early today, adding to uncertainty about the future of the program.
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US NSA's Phone Spying Programme Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court
The court said the Patriot Act did not authorise the National Security Agency to collect Americans' calling records in bulk.
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US Lawmakers Seek to End Spies' Mass Collection of Phone Data
Seeking to tighten control of a programme exposed by Snowden, legislation was introduced in both the House of Representatives and Senate.
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Fugitive Ex-US Spy Edward Snowden in Talks on Returning Home, Says Lawyer
A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said today the fugitive former US spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programmes was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
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Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance: report
Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programmes run by their U.S. counterpart denounced by European governments, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.
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United States allegedly spied on presidents of Brazil, Mexico, says report
The US National Security Agency spied on the communications of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico, a Brazilian news programme reported, a revelation that could strain US relations with the two biggest countries in Latin America.
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French prosecutor investigates US Prism spying scheme
The Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday it had launched a preliminary investigation into the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance programme after French rights groups complained it was snooping on citizens' emails and phone calls.
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Edward Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell, sources say
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden began downloading documents describing the US government's electronic spying programmes while he was working for Dell Inc in April 2012, almost a year earlier than previously reported, according to US officials and other sources familiar with the matter.
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Iran Executes Man Convicted Of Selling Information On Missile Programme To US
Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for the United States by selling the CIA information on the Islamic republic's missile programme, the judiciary spokesman said Tuesday.
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European Human Rights Court Rules Against Britain Over Mass Surveillance
Europe's top rights court ruled Thursday that Britain's programme of mass surveillance, revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden as part of his sensational leaks on US spying, violated people's right to privacy.
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US House Intelligence Panel Unveils NSA Spy Programme Overhaul Bill
The US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said it had introduced a bill on Wednesday to overhaul a National Security Agency surveillance program to better protect Americans' privacy.
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Chinese Fighters Buzz U.S. Surveillance Plane, Underlining Strategic Mistrust
Two Chinese fighter jets have buzzed a U.S. spy plane that sniffs out nuclear radiation while flying over the East China Sea, underlining Beijing's discomfort with American surveillance in its neighborhood.
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Families Who Provided Shelter To Snowden In Hong Kong Seek Asylum In Canada
Three families who helped shelter former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak of information about surveillance programmes have asked Canada for asylum, their lawyer said on Friday.
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WikiLeaks Exposes Alleged CIA Hacking Programme
The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released Tuesday by WikiLeaks.
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Smartphones Can be Hacked With Just 1 Text, Says Edward Snowden
British spies can hack into phones remotely with a simple text message and make audio recordings or take photos without owners knowing, former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said on Monday.
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US Senate Blocks Bill to Extend 'Patriot Act' Surveillance Programmes
Legislation to extend for two months a program in which spy agencies sweep up vast amounts of data about Americans' telephone calls was blocked in the US Senate early today, adding to uncertainty about the future of the program.
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US NSA's Phone Spying Programme Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court
The court said the Patriot Act did not authorise the National Security Agency to collect Americans' calling records in bulk.
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US Lawmakers Seek to End Spies' Mass Collection of Phone Data
Seeking to tighten control of a programme exposed by Snowden, legislation was introduced in both the House of Representatives and Senate.
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Fugitive Ex-US Spy Edward Snowden in Talks on Returning Home, Says Lawyer
A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said today the fugitive former US spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government's mass surveillance programmes was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
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Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance: report
Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programmes run by their U.S. counterpart denounced by European governments, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday.
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United States allegedly spied on presidents of Brazil, Mexico, says report
The US National Security Agency spied on the communications of the presidents of Brazil and Mexico, a Brazilian news programme reported, a revelation that could strain US relations with the two biggest countries in Latin America.
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French prosecutor investigates US Prism spying scheme
The Paris prosecutor's office said on Wednesday it had launched a preliminary investigation into the U.S. National Security Agency's Prism surveillance programme after French rights groups complained it was snooping on citizens' emails and phone calls.
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Edward Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell, sources say
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden began downloading documents describing the US government's electronic spying programmes while he was working for Dell Inc in April 2012, almost a year earlier than previously reported, according to US officials and other sources familiar with the matter.
