A bipartisan privacy board that was appointed by President Obama following the disclosures made by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has released a report (PDF) that says the security agency’s Internet spying is legal and constitutional.
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Snowden Says He Was ‘Trained As A Spy’ In NBC Interview
Seeking to correct what he calls “misleading” statements about his work for U.S. government agencies, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden says he “was trained as a spy” and worked for several in a new interview with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams.
House Passes Restrictions On NSA’s Collection Of Phone Records
The House passed a measure to end the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records, approving a scaled-back version of legislation that was prompted by leaks from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.
Obama Lays Out His Plan To Have Telecoms Store Call Data
President Obama announced Thursday that he has decided “the data should remain at the telephone companies.”
Obama Meets With Tech CEOs About Privacy
For the second time in recent months, President Obama welcomed a cadre of tech CEOs to the White House to talk about data privacy.
Google Says It’s Beefed Up Encryption Because Of NSA Revelations
Google announced on Thursday that it has beefed up its security in response to reports that the National Security Agency was scooping up data from its servers.