Tag: Edward Snowden

• Tuesday, September 10th 2013 - 01:06 UTC

  The US and UK spy agencies have managed access to all major smart-phones says Der Spiegel

  

  According to a report in the German news weekly Der Spiegel, the United States National Security Agency, NSA is able to crack protective measures on iPhones, BlackBerry and Android devices, giving it access to users’ data on all major smart-phones.

• Monday, September 9th 2013 - 01:45 UTC

  US and UK intelligence cracked encryption codes and security protocols, claims Snowden

  

  US and UK intelligence have reportedly cracked the encryption codes protecting the emails, banking and medical records of hundreds of millions of people. Disclosures by leaker Edward Snowden allege the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK's GCHQ successfully decoded key online security protocols.

• Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 02:36 UTC

  Brazil to probe telecom companies for possible sharing of info with US spies

  

  Brazil will probe telecommunications companies to see if they illegally shared data with the United States National Security Agency after it was found the US had been spying on President Dilma Rousseff. Brazil’s government has accused the US of lying about the NSA’s activities in the country.

• Tuesday, August 20th 2013 - 01:07 UTC

  UK espionage next in the list of revelations, anticipates Greenwald

  

  Journalist Glenn Greenwald, who broke news on former security contractor Edward Snowden’s allegations of U.S. surveillance programs, said he will publish revelations on U.K. intelligence after his partner was detained in London.

• Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:15 UTC

  Assange says Americans have a debt of gratitude with leaker Snowden

  

  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Americans owe US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden a debt of gratitude because his leaks prompted President Barack Obama to promise an overhaul of secret surveillance.

• Saturday, August 10th 2013 - 02:38 UTC

  Kerry arrives in Brazil on Tuesday to try and iron out strained relations over US spying

  

  The government of President Dilma Rousseff will raise the issue of US spying on Brazilian companies and individuals next week when US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Brazil.

• Friday, August 9th 2013 - 04:06 UTC

  Der Spiegel exposes US and German spy agencies work hand in hand

  

  Code name Bad Aibling. The US spy agency according to US whistle blower Snowden, worked hand in hand with Germans spy agency BND (BundesNachrichtenDiens) This is the result of an investigation by one of Germany's oldest and most established magazine “Der Spiegel”

• Monday, August 5th 2013 - 18:14 UTC

  Mercosur complains to Ban Ki-moon on US global espionage and EU affront towards Bolivia’s Evo Morales

  

  Mercosur foreign ministers warned UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the serious implications which the United States global espionage system represents for the international community, during a Monday midday meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.

• Friday, August 2nd 2013 - 02:51 UTC

  US ‘extremely disappointed’ with Russian asylum to leaker Snowden

  

  White House officials say they are “extremely disappointed” by Russia’s decision to grant asylum for one year to Edward Snowden, who is accused of leaking U.S. government secrets. Officials are deciding how to respond.

• Monday, July 22nd 2013 - 06:29 UTC

  Mercosur chair not interested in restoring normal relations with US

  

  Venezuela says it's ending talks with the United States to restore normal relations because Washington's UN ambassador-designate criticized its human rights record. Venezuela currently holds the chair of Mercosur.