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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this file still image taken from video during an interview by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013. (Reuters/Glenn Greenwald/Laura Poitras)
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NSA Director U.S. Army General Keith Alexander, centre, testifies before a US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on recently disclosed NSA surveillance programs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 18, 2013.
Source: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
US spy chief: Plot against Wall Street foiled
Washington, AP—The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the US government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy...Caption:
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook addresses the crowd during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2013 in San Francisco, California June 10, 2013. Source: Reuters/Stephen Lam
Apple details government requests for data
New York, AP—Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from US law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. The company, like some other businesses, had asked the US government to be able to share how many requests it received...Caption:
A UK Home Office Carrier Alert notice about NSA leaker Edward Snowden is seen at an airline check-in counter at Chiang Mai airport in Thailand, Friday, June 14, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Arthit Suriyawongkul
NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
Bangkok, AP—The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret US government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. A travel alert, dated Monday on a Home Office letterhead, said...Caption:
Protesters supporting Edward Snowden, a contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), chant slogans before marching to U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong June 13, 2013. (Reuters/Bobby Yip)