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German chancellor calls Obama over alleged US spying of her phone
By Michelle Fitzsimmons published
White House denies currently spying on Angela Merkel's communications but never speaks of past actions.
New bill looks to rein in some of NSA's most controversial spying practices
By JR Bookwalter published
Spy agencies square off with Congress over proposed reforms that would prevent phone record data collection and more.
Google chairmain won't 'pass judgement' on government spying
By Michael Rougeau published
Google's Eric Schmidt says "it's the nature of our society" for spying, like we've seen at the NSA, to take place.
Mark Zuckerberg on gov's handling of NSA scandal: 'I think they blew it'
By Michelle Fitzsimmons published
The Facebook founder didn't shy away from being critical of the U.S. government and its failure to balance security with freedom.
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.
US gov. to publish transparency report, not good enough for Microsoft and Google
By Lily Prasuethsut published
Chief spy promises transparency, bigwig tech companies say it's only a 'good start.'
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.
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