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Activists ask US court to stop phone record collections by government – report

Activists for American civil liberties groups made a request to a federal court in New York to declare law, allowing the National Security Agency to collect phone records, unconstitutional.

10:32 15.07.2015

Attorney General of Germany says no tangible evidence on Merkel’s NSA wiretap

The Supreme Court of Germany has yet to uncover any tangible evidence supporting the claim that Chancellor Angela Merkel phone was tapped by American intelligence services, according to Attorney General of Harald Range.

15:27 11.12.2014

News of the World ex-editor released from jail early

The former editor of the British tabloid, News of the World, Andy Coulson, who was sentenced to 18 months for tapping into the phones of the royal family, has been released after five months in prison, RIA Novosti reports this Friday.

14:16 21.11.2014

NSA says reports about eavesdropping on American citizens are exaggeration

Media reports suggesting that nine out of ten surveillance targets are ordinary Internet users are an exaggeration, an NSA press spokesperson told RIA Novosti.

10:06 08.07.2014

Germany launches criminal investigation into Merkel’s NSA wiretap - report

The Attorney General of Germany Harald Range will conduct a criminal investigation into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by the US National Security Agency, German daily Local writes on Wednesday.

13:58 04.06.2014

US senator sues Obama over NSA surveillance

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against US President Barrack Obama and various other high-ranking officials over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance activities.

17:45 13.02.2014

PACE committee to invite Snowden, US officials to speak on mass surveillance

A committee within the Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to invite NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to its headquarters in April to debate mass surveillance and whistleblowing with US officials.

17:14 29.01.2014

European Parliament to hold videoconference with Snowden- source

The European Parliament is planning to hold video conference with fugitive NSA analyst Edward Snowden, concerning the US spying on European citizens.

12:48 06.12.2013

Russia to raise US, EU human rights issues during OSCE session

Russia intends to raise questions regarding the observation of human rights in the US and EU, including with reference to wiretapping, during an upcoming session of Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

13:49 02.12.2013

German lawmakers want Snowden to testify on NSA scandal - report

In the aftermath of revelations of US surveillance carried out against German Chancellor Angela Merkel, lawmakers from Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) have reportedly urged the imperative that fugitive whiste-blower Edward Snowden should come forward with a testimony.

11:58 30.10.2013

NSA monitored phone conversations of 35 world leaders – report

The US National Security Agency monitored the phone calls of 35 world leaders, reveals a classified document from whistleblower Edward Snowden.

10:40 25.10.2013

Georgian police to destroy illegal video footage of citizens

The Georgian Interior Ministry began the destruction of illegal recordings of the private lives of citizens made during the previous administration's reign.

16:52 05.09.2013

US lawmakers defeat amendment to limit phone spying

A legislation aimed at substantially curbing the federal government’s ability to collect information about Americans’ phone calls failed to pass the US House of Representatives on Wednesday, Washington Post reported.

10:05 25.07.2013

Prosecutors protest against court dismissal of illegal tapping case - report

The Prosecutor General's Office has appealed against the Moscow City Court's refusal to hear a high-profile case of the illegal tapping of telephones belonging to business leaders, lawmakers, journalists and high-ranking officials in 2006.

10:56 15.07.2013

Snowden says Microsoft collaborates with NSA - report

US software giant Microsoft has closely cooperated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) by allowing secret services to bypass company’s own encryption codes and gain access particularly to Outlook and Skype among other programs, The Guardian reported citing documents from Edward Snowden.

09:56 12.07.2013

Google Russia CEO denies giving US authorities direct access to servers

Google does not provide any US government agencies or any other country's agencies with direct access to its servers, and any statements to the contrary are false, Kommersant business daily reports on Wednesday.

11:22 19.06.2013

Russia not overly concerned with G20 summit wiretapping case - Foreign Ministry

The Russian delegation that is attending the G8 summit in the United Kingdom is not overly concerned about the alleged tapping of the Russian representatives' phones at the G20 summit in 2009.

18:34 18.06.2013

Former FSB director thinks UK special services could tap Medvedev's phones

Former FSB Director Nikolai Kovalyov, currently a member of the State Duma Security Committee, believes that foreign politicians and officials who took part in two G20 summit meetings in London in 2009 could have their computers monitored and their phone calls intercepted.

14:31 17.06.2013

Russia may consider granting Snowden political asylum

Russia may consider former CIA agent Edward Snowden's request for political asylum if he will make an official request, says presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

12:52 11.06.2013

Icelandic MP vows to assist NSA leak source in seeking asylum

Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir has come out in support of self-proclaimed NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, vowing in a statement issued on behalf of the International Modern Media Institute (IMMI) to offer assistance and advice in his reported efforts to seek asylum in the Nordic country.

19:28 10.06.2013