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Edward Snowden Requests Pardon

By Anna Ridle - Sep 14, 2016 05:41 PM EDT

Edward Snowden is requesting to be pardoned during Barack Obama’s dwindling days in office, a request that seems unlikely to be met.

Snowden: Google’s Allo isn’t safe

By Ajay Kadkol - May 25, 2016 09:53 AM EDT

Google announced two new messaging apps – the text-based Allo and a video-calling app called Duo. While Google announced that Allo would support end-to-end encryption, that feature will be presented as an option to users, and will not be on by default. This has prompted a negative response from none other than NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.According to Snowden, Google should have activated end-to-end encryption by default. Popular messaging apps such as Telegram, Apple FaceTime, WhatsApp among others have end-to-end encryption turned on by default. Snowden calls it ‘dangerous’ and has stated that the app should be avoided for now.

Threats To User Privacy Forces BlackBerry Out Of Pakistan

By Peter R - Nov 30, 2015 02:50 PM EST

The Canadian company said Pakistan wanted unfettered access to BES servers.

Snowden Accuses Intelligence Agencies Of Hacking Smartphones With One Text Message

By R. Siva Kumar - Oct 09, 2015 08:56 AM EDT

A special crafted message can be texted to your number like any other, yet it is hidden when it arrives to your smartphone, said Snowden.

New Species Of Freshwater Lobster Named After Whistleblower Edward Snowden

By R. Siva Kumar - Aug 27, 2015 09:09 AM EDT

Edward Snowden looks fishy to the US but seems heroic to a German scientist, who has honoured a new crayfish with his name.

Snowden 'Has Blood On His Hands' And His Leaks Forced British Spies To Withdraw From Russia, China

By R. Siva Kumar - Jun 15, 2015 08:59 AM EDT

British PM said that Snowden had done a lot of harm to the US and UK by leaking their documents.

Snowden a "Total Hero" for Sacrificing Life to Reveal NSA Programs, Apple Co-Founder

By R. Siva Kumar - May 28, 2015 08:23 PM EDT

Steve Wozniak marvels that Edward Snowden could have the courage to disclose the NSA's surveillance programs.

Snowden: 'I have to work a lot harder in Russia than at NSA'

By R. Siva Kumar - May 19, 2015 09:53 AM EDT

In Russia, whistleblower Edward Snowden claims that he is getting paid a lot of money but the work is less.

NSA Surveillance Deemed Illegal

By Dustin M Braden - May 07, 2015 06:33 PM EDT

In a victory for the American people, a federal court has ruled that the National Security Agency policy of collecting information on every single phone call and text message made in the United States is illegal.

Airbus to Sue over Industrial Espionage

By Dustin M Braden - Apr 30, 2015 07:37 PM EDT

The French aerospace firm Airbus has said it will seek to file a lawsuit against unknown persons in relation to allegations of industrial espionage by the National Security Agency that have surfaced in the German media.

Snowden To Return If He Gets A Fair Trial

By R. Siva Kumar - Mar 04, 2015 07:35 PM EST

In a book on the former US Intelligence Contractor, Edward Snowden, Russian lawyer explains that Snowden wants to get back to the US.

Snowden: 'When You Collect Everything, You Understand Nothing'

By R. Siva Kumar - Feb 03, 2015 09:53 AM EST

Whistleblower Edward Snowden and journalist Glenn Greenwald addressed high school students at Toronto through a webcam from Russia.

NSA Releases Reports on US Surveillance

By Dustin M Braden - Dec 26, 2014 11:45 AM EST

The National Security Agency has released its quarterly and annual reports on its surveillance practices revealing incidents of illegal misconduct that violated the constitutional rights of US citizens.

The world is on the edge of a US-Russia nuke wipeout war: Chomsky

By R. Siva Kumar - Dec 21, 2014 01:20 PM EST

In an exclusive interview, US intellectual commentator, Noam Chomsky, warns the world of an impending nuclear war threat due to a Cold War between the US and Russia.

New Zealand could be next in surveillance leaks journalist says

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 15, 2014 04:26 PM EDT

With elections just days away, former The Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald has accused the prime minister of New Zealand of approving the mass surveillance of citizens.

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