Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who spoke against U.S. surveillance programs, has been given citizenship by Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
Classified documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden reveal that a joint U.S. and U.K. intelligence program has been spying on electronic feeds within Israel's military since 1998.
A federal judge has ruled that the National Security Agency's controversial phone metadata collection is likely unconstitutional and has ordered an immediate stop to the program. Though the decision comes as the NSA's program, in its current form, is set to expire in weeks, the ruling sets an important precedent for privacy rights.
Edward Snowden has not been offered a plea deal by U.S. authorities, even though then-Attorney General Eric Holder said earlier this year that the National Security Agency (NSA) leaker had "spurred a necessary debate" and that a deal was in the realm of the possible.
Snowden joins Twitter Tuesday morning National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden joined Twitter Tuesday morning. Immediately thousands of people started following him.
The Obama administration has been looking into methods to bypass encrypted communications in order to defeat an approach recommended by NSA leaker Edward Snowden and others to protect the privacy of smartphone messages.
Colombia is using its spy agencies to collect vast amounts of data on its own citizens without warrants, the Associated Press said based on a report by the London-based advocacy group Privacy International.
"Homeland" will be taking on real world topics in season 5. See the details here. Although "Homeland" has mostly featured fictitious story lines, the premium cable network Showtime series will now start taking on real-life events that take place on the global stage.
Academy Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning filmmaker Laura Poitras filed a lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. government for allegedly subjecting her to years of targeted harassment and searches by U.S. security agents.
Jeb Bush may be among the strongest Republican contenders in the 2016 White House race but is unlikely to win support from Edward Snowden after he ruled out any "leniency" for the National Security Agency (NSA) leaker.
According to the Sunday Times, Britain has been compelled to pull out agents from live operations in some countries after Russia and China cracked top-secret information contained in files leaked by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, the 31-year old fled to seek protection from Vladimir Putin.
Most Americans support the federal government's bulk collection of telephone metadata first revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden, and they want Congress to reauthorize the program, CNN reported based on a poll it conducted along with the Opinion Research Corporation.
Thanks in large part to Sen. Rand Paul, at midnight on Sunday, the U.S. Senate let the Patriot Act expire, removing key controversial surveillance authorities from the National Security Agency. So what does that mean, and what's next?
The U.S. House of Representatives delivered a clear message on Wednesday when it voted overwhelmingly to end the federal government's phone-metadata collection program revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
The federal government's telephone metadata collection program revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.
