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Tuesday 27 October 2020
The suit alleges that Snowden published his book without first submitting it to the two government agencies for pre-publication review.
After commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning, should Obama offer a pardon to the whistleblower Edward Snowden?
Edward Snowden has publicly criticised the strategy of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Privacy could become a product purchased by the rich and an unattainable luxury for the poor, writes Maria Helen Murphy.
Irish MEPs voted 6-4 in favour of the resolution, which Snowden himself has called a “game-changer.”
And “Belfast”, and “Seán” and “pub.”
That’s according to Edward Snowden.
Citizenfour is released in the US this month.
“In the future Edward will have to decide whether to continue to live in Russia and become a citizen or to return to the United States,” his lawyer said today.
Under the Obama administration the NSA has continued to grow and Libya has slipped into chaos, meanwhile relations with Russia are reaching crisis point.
The reports have sparked a huge debate in the US on the merits and morality of mass public surveillance.
The US president is expected to roll out only modest changes to the way in which the NSA collects phone and internet information.
The secret operation, codenamed ‘Dishfire’, used the messages to extract data on the location, contact networks and credit card details of mobile users.
FBI boss James Comey said he doesn’t understand how someone who disagrees with the way the US government works could be considered a hero or a whistleblower.
In case you missed it, here is what he fugitive whistleblower had to say in Channel 4′s Alternative Christmas Message.
It’s now 20 years since the British broadcaster began airing its alternative to the Queen’s annual televised address.
The internet company bosses fear that NSA operations have crossed constitutional lines and infringe the privacy of their customers.
The NSA whistleblower says that until he is granted political asylum, he cannot speak out.
British spy chiefs said today that intelligence leaks by Edward Snowden were being used by enemies to change the way they operate.
In an interview with The New York Times, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden says that he did not take any documents with him to Moscow.
The Russian president sat down for a wide-ranging interview, saying it was “ludicrous” that the Syrian government would use chemical weapons.
News reports in Russia claim he has been provided with a document allowing him to cross the Russian border.
The US intelligence leaker has applied for temporary political asylum in Russia with his lawyer discussing more details of the case today.
Everyone’s talking about the abortion legislation passing the Seanad, Magdalene laundries, and Katy French’s inquest.
Everyone’s talking about Lucinda Creighton, drownings and a train crash in Paris.
Human Rights Watch has issued a picture of the US fugitive after he met with rights activists in the Moscow airport where he is based today.
In her most detailed comments on the spying claims made by Edward Snowden, the German chancellor defended the role of secret services in keeping populations safe.
The judge said that the question of where the offence took place is not a minor detail and could have serious consequences.
Nicaragua and Venezuela have also offered asylum to the American – one days after denouncing the rerouting of Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane over Europe amid reports that the fugitive was aboard.
Snowden has been scrambling to evade espionage charges after disclosing a vast US surveillance program to collect phone and internet data.
WikiLeaks it would not be identifying the countries involved “due to attempted US interference” in the Edward Snowden’s asylum applications.
The 30-year-old is believed to be holed up at a Moscow airport looking for a country that will give him safe haven.
Austrian and Bolivian officials are insisting the US leaker was not on President Evo Morales’s jet when it landed overnight.
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Enda Kenny has told the Dáil that the fugitive former NSA employee has written to the Irish embassy in Moscow but this is not sufficient for an asylum application to be considered.
Bolivia and Venezuela have both said that they would consider an asylum application from the NSA whistleblower.
Moscow is refusing to respond to US efforts to have the former NSA contractor handed over.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the sooner Snowden selected his final destination the better for all.
The former National Security Agency employee is reported to be heading for the Cuban capital of Havana before seeking asylum in Ecuador.
Snowden’s latest revelations show the NSA was hacking Chinese mobile phone companies to gather data from millions of text messages.
LIKE ALMOST EVERYTHING this year, Halloween in 2020 will be a bit different from usual.
Large scale fancy-dress parties shouldn’t be happening under Level 5.
One thing we can still do, however, is watch some horror films.
There’s plenty to choose from ranging between the child-friendly to the very scary ones available on streaming platforms and set to be shown on TV in the coming days.
So, this morning we’re asking you: Do you plan to watch some horror films this Halloween?
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