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Panama Papers: Source Discloses Motive, Says Govt Should Protect Legitimate Whistleblowers

Ade Adewale — Fri, 06 May 2016 20:34:46 +0000

Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ), one of Germany’s most reputable newspapers, said on Friday that the source of millions of documents leaked to the German newspaper from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca had sent them a manifesto, saying his motivation was the “scale of injustices” the papers revealed. The source had never before publicly stated why he [...]

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Snowden sees ‘turning point’ in NSA reforms

Ade Adewale — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:40:11 +0000

Fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said Tuesday he sees a "turning point" in the surveillance reform plans unveiled by the White House and Congress. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked documents which…

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Google Follows Snowden’s Advice, Encrypts All Gmail Messages

Ade Adewale — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:34:49 +0000

Whether you think former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is a hero or a traitor, at the very least you now know that the National Security Agency has expanded the scope of its surveillance of American citizens quite a bit. The government…

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NSA: Snowden does disservice to whistleblowers

Ade Adewale — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:45:16 +0000

The deputy head of the NSA spying agency accused fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Thursday of displaying "amazing arrogance" in revealing US eavesdropping techniques. NSA deputy director Richard Ledgett argued that Snowden, hailed…

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Online Protests Against the NSA Take Shape Today

Ade Adewale — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:56:11 +0000

Anger at the United States Government and the NSA’s surveillance practices hasn’t diminished much since former contractor Edward Snowden leaked documents last summer. Today, over 5,000 companies and organizations like Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, the…

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DOJ Says Company That Vetted Snowden Faked 665,000 Background Checks

Ade Adewale — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:03:26 +0000

When we last checked in on USIS, the contracting firm which large parts of the federal government and the intelligence community used to conduct background checks on employees (including Ed Snowden), we noted that it had been caught falsifying reports…

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US Congress relishes greater role in NSA reforms

Ade Adewale — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:54:02 +0000

US lawmakers were poised Friday to seize a chance to take the initiative in reforming America's vast digital surveillance network, after President Barack Obama opened the door to them. Under pressure after fugitive intelligence contractor Edward Snowden…

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President Obama to unveil NSA reforms, response to Snowden

Ade Adewale — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:34:12 +0000

President Barack Obama will Friday announce plans to stop the National Security Agency hoarding hundreds of millions of telephone call records, among reforms to US surveillance programs exposed by Edward Snowden. A senior US official, speaking ahead…

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National Security Agency Grabs and Stores Millions of Text Messages Per Day

Ade Adewale — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:16:16 +0000

The document collection leaked by Edward Snowden continues to bear fruit; a collaborative investigation between The Guardian and the UK’s Channel 4 News has revealed that the U.S. government’s National Security Agency (NSA) is collecting millions…

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Snowden Leaks: NSA Can Spy on Computers Not Connected to the Internet

Ade Adewale — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:08:20 +0000

The deluge of details regarding the NSA’s surveillance tactics shows no sign of abating, as yet another document leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden has made its way into the pages of the New York Times. According to the report, the NSA has…

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European Parliament committee approves Edward Snowden hearing

Ade Adewale — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:34:20 +0000

A European Parliament committee approved plans Thursday to hear US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose revelations about snooping on EU leaders has sparked uproar against Washington. Parliament's Civil Liberties committee voted 36 in favour…

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Snowden urges end to mass surveillance in UK Christmas message

Adewale A. — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 17:28:22 +0000

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden will call on citizens to work together to end mass surveillance when he delivers a Christmas Day broadcast to Britain, the Channel 4 television network said on Tuesday. In his first television appearance since claiming…

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Obama says Snowden leaks caused ‘unnecessary damage’

Adewale A. — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:02:53 +0000

President Barack Obama said Friday he welcomed a debate on the role of the National Security Agency, but that leaks by Edward Snowden had caused "unnecessary damage" to US intelligence capabilities. Obama refused to be drawn at a year-end press conference…

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