Obama reins in NSA but spying will continue
President Barack Obama curtailed the reach of the NSA but said bulk data collection must go on to protect America from terrorists.
Obama may curb NSA phone record access
US president Barack Obama is expected to restrict NSA access to Americans’ phone records and rein in spying on foreign leaders
US to appeal surveillance ruling
Lawyers are asking the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington to overturn a federal judge’s ruling that threatens the NSA’s surveillance practices.
Apple says never worked with NSA on iPhone hacks
Apple has never worked with the NSA and is unaware of efforts to target its smartphones, the company has stated
Snowden supporter claims apartment and PC tampered with
An American internet activist and supporter of whistleblower Edward Snowden says someone broke into his apartment and tampered with his computer
No better protection for US than spying, says NSA chief
NSA chief says he knows of no better way to protect the US from foreign threats than with spy programs that collect information from around the world.
Snowden hopes for greater transparency from governments
Former US national security contractor Edward Snowden hopes his leaks of classified documents will lead to greater transparency by governments
Global authors demand UN bill of digital rights to protect privacy
More than 500 authors have signed a petition to the United Nations which claims mass state surveillance is violating basic freedoms.
Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting: researcher
Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September’s G20 Summit, according to research by FireEye
Spies worry over "doomsday" cache stashed by ex-NSA contractor Snowden
British and US intelligence officials say they are worried about a “doomsday” cache of highly classified, heavily encrypted material they believe former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has stored on a data cloud.
NATO launches large-scale cyber-security exercises
NATO has launched its largest-ever cyber exercises to practise warding off massive, simultaneous attacks
Google warns of 'splinter net' fallout from U.S. spying
Search giant Google warned that U.S. spying operations risk fracturing the open Internet into a “splinter net” that could hurt American business.
Hackers expose weak cyber-defense in Asia
A rash of website hackings in the Asia-Pacific has exposed weak cyber defences which must be improved to help the region deal with more sophisticated and sinister threats
Finland says government's data network hit by severe hacking
Finland’s foreign minister said foreign intelligence agents had carried out large-scale hacking into government communications
NSA intercepts international Google, Yahoo traffic
The NSA has tapped directly into communications links used by Google and Yahoo to access huge amounts of email and other user information