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US could soon end mass phone surveillance program exposed by Snowden

On March 5, 2019 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

The US government might put an end to the controversial NSA phone surveillance program Edward Snowden exposed by the end of 2019. Republican congressional national security adviser Luke Murry revealed during a Lawfare podcast that Congress might not…
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NSA has yet to fix security holes that helped Snowden leaks

On July 29, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Edward Snowden's success in leaking NSA data was chalked up in part to the agency's own security lapses, so you'd think that the agency would have tightened up its procedures in the past five years… right? Apparently not. The NSA Inspector Genera…
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NBC: Russia ‘considers’ sending Snowden back to US

On February 11, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

A report by NBC News cites unnamed US intelligence sources claiming that Russian officials are deliberating a handover of Edward Snowden as a "gift" to the Trump administration. Since leaking information on the NSA's "PRISM" surveillance, the former…
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NSA whistleblower Snowden, CNN’s Zakaria face off over encryption

On May 2, 2016 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

A debate on whether the government should have lawful access to encrypted communications and devices saw former NSA contractor Edward Snowden duking it out with CNN host Fareed Zakaria.

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Edward Snowden op-ed celebrates ‘power of an informed public’

On June 5, 2015 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

It’s been about two years since we first discussed the NSA plan for “bulk metadata” monitoring of phone calls. At the heart of that information and so many revelations since, is Edward Snowden, the man who leaked documents to Glenn Greenwald and Laur…
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