Edward Snowden

China says it's hard to resume cyber security talks with U.S.

Resuming cyber security cooperation between China and the United States would be difficult because o...

Oct 19, 2014 11:15 AM EDT

NSA reviewing deal between official, ex-spy agency head

The U.S. National Security Agency has launched an internal review of a senior official’s part-time...

Oct 17, 2014 05:24 PM EDT

Brazil's Neves would improve ties with United States: adviser

Brazilian presidential challenger Aecio Neves would seek to repair ties with the United States and f...

Oct 12, 2014 05:07 AM EDT

Twitter sues U.S. Justice Department for right to reveal surveillance requests

Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday, intensifying its battle with fe...

Oct 07, 2014 08:30 PM EDT

Somali-American man faces sentencing in Oregon bomb plot

A Somali-American man convicted of trying to blow up a Christmas tree lighting celebration in Oregon...

Oct 01, 2014 09:28 AM EDT

New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs

Documents released by the U.S. government show it views an executive order issued in 1981 as the bas...

Sep 30, 2014 01:10 AM EDT

Next U.S. attorney general faces daunting national security challenges

At a time when heightened fears of government surveillance coincide with growing anxiety about globa...

Sep 27, 2014 01:22 AM EDT

German opposition asks top court to order Snowden testimony in Berlin

German opposition lawmakers appealed to the Constitutional Court to oblige the government to bring e...

Sep 26, 2014 11:26 PM EDT

U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges

Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially b...

Sep 25, 2014 08:41 PM EDT

North Korea says imprisoned American tried to become 'second Snowden'

An American recently sentenced to six years hard labor by a North Korean court pretended to have sec...

Sep 20, 2014 01:15 AM EDT

Governments pressure Google for more user information

Google Inc said it was facing increasing pressure from governments around the world to reveal user i...

Sep 15, 2014 10:44 PM EDT

U.S. agency urged to yank vetting firm contract

U.S. lawmakers have urged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to withdraw a $190 million borde...

Sep 06, 2014 03:55 AM EDT

Appeals court grills U.S. lawyer on NSA phone collection

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday grilled an Obama administration lawyer about the legality of the con...

Sep 02, 2014 10:55 PM EDT

Appeals court rejects Lavabit bid to lift Fourth Circuit sanctions

US Court of Appeals had refused to overturn a district court ruling against secure mail service prov...

Apr 16, 2014 11:06 PM EDT

SXSW conference tackles real implications of oversharing information on social media

The South by Southwest Interactive will be hosting talks about privacy issues in social media, and w...

Mar 07, 2014 01:25 PM EST

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