Tag: Edward Snowden
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Snowden’s memoir to be published on United States’ Constitution Day
Seven years ago, the intelligence contractor for the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden decided to leak top-secret documents which set off a massive debate on violation of citizens' privacy
August 2, 2019 -
Google’s ‘Chat’ service a precious gift to cybercriminals: Amnesty
'Chat' will be without end-to-end encryption, which is a way of scrambling digital data so that only the sender and recipient can see it
April 22, 2018 -
Aadhaar data breach: Snowden comes out in support of journalist, paper
American whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday came out in support of the The Tribune newspaper and its reporter Rachna Khaira after an FIR was registered against them for their news report on Aadhaar data breach. Former United States government contractor, in a tweet wrote: “The journalists exposing the #Aadhaar breach deserve an award, not an investigation. If …
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January 9, 2018 -
Hong Kong rejects asylum for refugees who sheltered Snowden
The Hong Kong lawyer for a group of refugees who sheltered former NSA contractor Edward Snowden four years ago says the southern Chinese city's immigration department has rejected their asylum requests. Robert Tibbo said on Monday immigration officials denied the applications by the four adults and three children, in what he said is retaliation for …
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May 15, 2017 -
‘Governments snooping on you on internet, phones’
Internet and mobile phones, smart and otherwise, may have made communications and information access to information instant but also leave users vulnerable to surveillance from state agencies, warns a British journalist who had a role in publicising both Julian Assange and Edward Snowden's explosive revelations of US government secrets. But Guardian journalist Luke Harding admits …
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January 23, 2017 -
‘Governments snooping on you on internet, phones’
Internet and mobile phones, smart and otherwise, may have made communications and information access to information instant but also leave users vulnerable to surveillance from state agencies, warns a British journalist who had a role in publicising both Julian Assange and Edward Snowden's explosive revelations of US government secrets. But Guardian journalist Luke Harding admits …
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January 23, 2017 -
Snowden sends strong anti-surveillance message to Trump
In a clear message to US President-elect Donald Trump, the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that government surveillance programmes will create “vulnerabilities” for social media users. “The same technologies that are being used to connect us, to tie us together, to let you listen to this right now, are also …
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December 14, 2016 -
Snowden sends strong anti-surveillance message to Trump
In a clear message to US President-elect Donald Trump, the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that government surveillance programmes will create “vulnerabilities” for social media users. “The same technologies that are being used to connect us, to tie us together, to let you listen to this right now, are also …
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December 14, 2016 -
Snowden loses final Norway appeal for no-extradition pledge
Norway’s supreme court on Friday rejected a final appeal by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden to secure assurances he would not be extradicted to the US should he travel to Norway to collect an award. Just as was the case in an original lawsuit and the subsequent appeal to a lower court in Oslo, the supreme …
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November 25, 2016 -
Snowden hits back at House report terming him ‘disgruntled employee’
WikiLeaks whistleblower and former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden hit back on Friday at a House Intelligence Committee report that described him as a "disgruntled employee" and not a "principled whistleblower". Snowden mocked the committee’s findings on Twitter, challenging several points. "The claim I "doctored performance evaluations?" This one is amazing: I reported …
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September 16, 2016 -
‘Snowden should return to US, face charges’
US Intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden, who is currently living in Russia on a political asylum, would be offered due process of law, but he should first return to the country and face charges, the White House has said. Snowden, 33, the former intelligence contractor with the US National Security Agency (NSA) would be offered due …
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September 13, 2016 -
Alicia Keys’ song to feature in Mira Nair’s ‘Queen of Katwe’
Grammy Award-winning singer Alicia Keys’ new song "Back to life" will feature in Mira Nairs upcoming film Queen of Katwe. Walt Disney Studios has partnered with the 15-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist Keys on the studio’s upcoming film release Queen of Katwe" which will open in India on October 7. The announcement was made on …
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September 1, 2016 -
Guardians of the Galaxy to be in next ‘Avengers’: Vin Diesel
Actor Vin Diesel has confirmed that he and his fellow Guardians of the Galaxy will appear in "Avengers: Infinity War". The 49-year-old "Furious 7" star, who will lend his voice to Groot in the upcoming superhero film "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2," revealed that the extraterrestrial tree creature (Groot) will be in the third …
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August 20, 2016