Edward Snowden files set for wider release
The move could vastly increase the disclosures from Snowden, who fled the United States with a trove of documents detailing vast surveillance programs by the NSA and other intelligence agencies from around the world.
May 17, 2016, 03:21 AM IST
Shocking! Methods that terrorists are adopting to avoid surveillance!
Just the though of terrorist cells active in the country sends shudders down the spine! You will be shocked to know that to what extent terrorist operative groups go to evade surveillance of their communication by investigative agencies in the country.
Apr 11, 2016, 09:48 AM IST
Snowden: Would return to US with guarantee of fair trial
Speaking via Skype from Russia, Edward Snowden tells an audience of supporters in New Hampshire that he is willing to be extradited to the United States if the federal government could guarantee he would get a fair trial.
Feb 21, 2016, 11:38 AM IST
Twitter users back Apple in fight with US over iPhone access
Edward Snowden and others on Twitter rallied on Wednesday in support of Apple Inc`s opposition to a U.S. court order to help federal investigators by unlocking an iPhone used by one of the shooters in December`s deadly attack in San Bernardino, California.
Feb 18, 2016, 12:35 PM IST
NSA ends mass phone surveillance programme
The US National Security Agency (NSA) on Sunday ended its mass phone surveillance programme and replaced it with a focused and targeted domestic surveillance programme.
Nov 29, 2015, 14:13 PM IST
Facebook reports spike in government requests for data
Government access to personal data from telephone and web companies has become a contentious privacy issue since Edward Snowden revealed surreptitious surveillance programs.
Nov 12, 2015, 09:39 AM IST
Blackberry,Tata unit tie up for secure communications system
This high-end communication security solution is aimed at government departments.
Oct 06, 2015, 23:12 PM IST
UK hacked routers in Pak to identify terrorists: Edward Snowden
Britain secretly obtained vast amounts of communications data from Pakistan to identify terrorists by hacking into routers in the country made by an American firm, according to US whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Oct 06, 2015, 18:20 PM IST
UK spies can hack smartphones: Edward Snowden
Snowden claimed that GCHQ used a series of interception tools called "Smurf Suite".
Oct 06, 2015, 14:09 PM IST
Snowden: I'd go to prison to return to US
The former NSA contractor flew to Moscow two years ago, and faces US charges that could land him in prison for up to 30 years.
Oct 06, 2015, 02:29 AM IST
Edward Snowden gets 47GB of Twitter notifications
Edward Snowden may have found the excitement around his joining Twitter flattering, but that has actually left him flabbergasted.
Oct 03, 2015, 23:16 PM IST
US whistleblower Snowden draws crowd with Twitter debut
Edward Snowden has come in from the cold - on Twitter.
Sep 29, 2015, 23:16 PM IST
Joseph Gordon-Levitt secretly met Snowden before biopic role
"500 Days of Summer" star Joseph Gordon-Levitt says he secretly met Edward Snowden, the former government contractor, who leaked classified information, before taking on the role in Oliver Stone's "Snowden".
Sep 20, 2015, 08:41 AM IST
'CIA sought to hack Apple iPhones from earliest days'
CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Mar 10, 2015, 19:31 PM IST
Govt monitoring big concern among Indian net users: Survey
In Mexico, 83 percent Internet users have expressed similar concern.
Nov 26, 2014, 23:10 PM IST
WhatsApp messages get end-to-end encryption
An online privacy tool endorsed by Edward Snowden is being used to protect WhatsApp messages from snooping by encrypting them as they travel the Internet.
Nov 19, 2014, 09:19 AM IST
US threatened Yahoo with huge fine over surveillance
US authorities threatened to fine Yahoo USD 250,000 a day if it failed to comply with a secret surveillance program requiring it to hand over user data in the name of national security, court documents have showed.
Sep 12, 2014, 09:47 AM IST
Vodafone report sparks global surveillance debate
Telecommunications company Vodafone's report on government surveillance of its customers in 29 countries reveals more than first meets the eye and is raising questions from Dublin to Delhi about how much spying on email and telephone chats happens in secret.
Jun 08, 2014, 02:05 AM IST
Vodafone says govts have direct access to eavesdrop in some countries
Vodafone, the world`s second-biggest mobile phone company, said government agencies in a small number of countries in which it operates have direct access to its network, enabling them to listen in to calls.
Jun 06, 2014, 15:28 PM IST
