Tag: Prism

• Friday, July 26th 2013 - 05:48 UTC

  US global spy dragnet and PRISM confirmed in narrow vote at the Lower House

  

  The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to continue collecting data on US phone calls, in the first legislative move on the program. In a 205-217 vote, lawmakers rejected an effort to restrict the National Security Agency's (NSA) ability to collect electronic information.

• Monday, June 10th 2013 - 22:01 UTC

  Ex-CIA employee leaked info “to protect basic liberties for people around the world”

  

  An ex-CIA employee has said he acted to “protect basic liberties for people around the world” in leaking details of US phone and internet surveillance. Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the UK's Guardian newspaper.

• Friday, June 7th 2013 - 07:43 UTC

  US spy chief admits collecting internet information but only targets ‘non-US persons’

  

  US spy chief James Clapper has admitted the government collects communications from internet firms, but says the policy only targets “non-US persons”. The director of national intelligence was responding to articles about an alleged secret programme, Prism.

• Friday, June 7th 2013 - 03:25 UTC

  Major tech companies involved in US controversy over ‘security vs privacy’

  

  Major tech companies including Apple Inc, Google and Facebook Inc said they do not provide any government agency with “direct access” to their servers, contradicting a Washington Post report that they have granted such access under a classified data collection program.