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Google now encrypting data to deter NSA snoops
By Chris Smith published
Google has been encrypting information flowing around its data centres to ward of prying government eyes.

UK gov forced newspaper to destroy hard drives housing NSA leak information
By Heather Frank published
Guardian editor calls government posturing 'pointless symbolism' in the digital age.

More NSA fallout as websites shut up shop over snooping
By J McGregor published
Popular tech and law analysis blog, Groklaw, has shut down because of recent revelations about online privacy.

Google reportedly testing Drive encryption to thwart government spying
By Matt Swider published
Cloud-based files remain vulnerable to government spying, but Prism-like programs could be thwarted in the future.

French officials claim spying allegations 'hardly resemble reality'
By Luke Brown published
France condemned the NSA's Prism program, but that didn't stop the country from supposedly spying on its residents.

Prism fallout: EU to investigate US and UK surveillance operations
By Chris Smith published
The European Parliament will launch a full inquiry amid 'grave concerns' over controversial spying programs

'Worse than the US': UK spy agency implicated in latest leak
By Chris Smith published
Updated The Government Communications Headquarters is reportedly sharing data collected via fibre-optic cables with the NSA.

Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg speak out on PRISM, say they never heard of it
By Michelle Fitzsimmons published
We received official company statements yesterday, but today both CEOs addressed the NSA program personally.
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