Tag: snowden

  • Encrypted Email Providers Shutter Services To Protect Users from Government Snoops

    from reason.com: Last week, two companies, first Lavabit (as noted by Scott Shackford) and then Silent Circle, shut down their encrypted email services abruptly and with no warning. Lavabit’s announcement was both cryptic and frightening, with owner Ladar Levison strongly implying that the move came to avoid submitting to government surveillance demands. Silent Circle  CEO…

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  • Has the Gov’t Lied on Snooping? Let’s Go to the Videotape

    from propublica.org: Since Edward Snowden leaked documents detailing the NSA’s sweeping surveillance programs, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was forced to admit that part of his congressional testimony was “erroneous.” Here are six claims about NSA surveillance that have been undermined by recent disclosures. Read the full story: http://propub.ca/nsa-claims

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  • The Truth About Edward Snowden

      from FreedomainRadio.com: Stefan Molyneux discusses the truth about Edward Snowden and breaks down the history, origin, legality, and the terrifying reality of warrantless wiretapping, data collection and government spying.  Sources: http://board.freedomainradio.com/topi…

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  • #NSA spied on Latin America for energy and military intel

    from RT.com: The NSA’s spy program encompasses most countries in Latin America, new cables released by Edward Snowden have confirmed. The data gathered on military affairs and “commercial secrets” has provoked a flurry of furious rhetoric from regional leaders. Brazilian daily, O Globo, which obtained the cables released by former CIA employee Edward Snowden, published…

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  • Snowden reveals Australia’s links to US spy web

    from theage.com.au: Edward Snowden has provided his first disclosure of Australian involvement in US global surveillance, identifying four facilities in the country that contribute to a key American intelligence collection program. Classified US National Security Agency maps leaked by Mr Snowden and published by US journalist Glenn Greenwald in the Brazilian O Globo newspaper reveal…

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