Snowden Nominated for Nobel Prize, Europe Moves Away From NSA, Surveillance 'Reform' Revolves Around Useless Figures (Update: Head of GCHQ Steps Down!)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2014-01-29 18:29:27 UTC
- Modified: 2014-01-29 19:43:24 UTC
Summary: Change is coming from Internet hacktivism, leaks, and dissemination of important information about those with extraordinary power and/or wealth
Nobel for Peace
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Two Norwegian politicians say NSA whistleblower's actions have led to a 'more stable and peaceful world order'
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Edward Snowden was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian politicians, including a former government minister, for contributing to transparency and global stability by exposing a U.S. surveillance program.
Europe
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In the wake of the recent ARD inter€view with Edward Snowden, here are my com€ments on RT yes€ter€day about the NSA’s involve€ment in indus€trial espi€on€age...
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It is difficult to imagine how a significant rift in trans-Atlantic relations could emerge without the involvement of Germany, the European Union’s most populous, financially solvent and politically powerful member.
It continues to host tens of thousands of American troops on its soil, and with its impeccable capitalist credentials, track-record of dutiful political decision-making, enviable manufacturing base and ability to criticize English-speaking nations in their own language, Germany is always able to make a good case for its views on the international stage.
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The exposure of US National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance practices by whistle-blower Edward Snowden has resulted in UK businesses worried about privacy removing their data from US hosting providers and moving it back to British servers.
That's according to Lawrence Jones, CEO of internet hosting company UKFast, whose customers include the NHS and British Cycling. He says British firms want to store data in Britain in order to prevent the US government from snooping on customer information.
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AT&T Inc Chief Executive Randall Stephenson met with several European officials last week to discuss the U.S. spying scandal, which is affecting the telecommunications company's business, he said on Tuesday.
Some European reports had speculated that Stephenson's meetings in Europe were focused on AT&T ambitions to buy Vodafone Group Plc.
Surveillance Through "Apps"
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Developer Rovio today denied handing over user information to U.S. and U.K. officials, suggesting that any leaked data is coming from third-party ad networks, not Rovio.
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Mobile phone applications such as the game Angry Birds are being used by British and American spy agencies to gain access to users' personal data, leaked documents reveal.
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Security experts explain how the NSA and GCHQ may be harvesting data from smartphone apps like Angry Birds
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As part of its latest reporting on leaked NSA documents, the New York Times did not properly redact a PDF that listed the name of a National Security Agency employee who prepared the document as well as a target of the program.
The Times published Monday the latest revelation stemming from leaks supplied by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, that US spy agency and its UK cohort, GCHQ, have the ability to harvest sensitive personal data from phone apps that transmit users' data across the web, such as the extremely popular Angry Birds game.
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This app follows you while you shop—and it needs a clearer privacy policy.
"Transparent" Mass Surveillance
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The U.S. president also called for patent reform and for faster broadband in schools
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Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Yahoo and LinkedIn win a battle against the NSA, but the war is far from over
Effective Reaction
Update (Just in)
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Britain announced Tuesday that the head of GCHQ, the secret eavesdropping agency that has come under scrutiny following leaks by former US analyst Edward Snowden is to stand down.
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