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The United States revoked his passport in 2013, leading to Snowden being stranded in a Moscow airport for weeks after arriving from Hong Kong, aiming to reach Ecuador. (Image: AP)

Snowden receives Russian passport, takes citizenship oath

03 Dec 2022 10:19 AM
Twitter Inc.’s network stayed online, with Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey tweeting his endorsement of Signal as a suitable WhatsApp alternative and amplifying Snowden’s urging of his followers to move away from the Facebook-owned app. (Bloomberg)

Millions flock to Signal and Telegram after Facebook outage

Signal’s focus on privacy has made it a favorite for secure communications
05 Oct 2021 11:27 AM
Snowden fled the United States and was given asylum in Russia after he leaked a trove of secret files in 2013 to news organizations that revealed vast domestic and international surveillance operations carried out by the NSA.

Trump to ‘take a look’ at pardoning whistleblower Snowden

US authorities for years have wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges brought in 2013
16 Aug 2020 10:35 AM
Snowden, who once worked for the CIA in addition to the NSA, has been living in Russia since leaking thousands of classified documents to the press in 2013 which revealed the scope of US government surveillance after 9/11. (Photo: File)

'I wrote a book': US whistleblower Edward Snowden's memoir coming out next month

It is being published globally by Macmillan Publishers.
02 Aug 2019 12:30 PM
Snowden denounced Ecuador's decision to withdraw asylum from Assange. (Photo:AP)

'Dark moment for press freedom': Edward Snowden reacts to Assange arrest

Snowden fled to Russia in 2013 after leaking thousands of classified documents to media about the US government's surveilance activities.
11 Apr 2019 5:19 PM
Edward Snowden. (Photo: AP)

Surveillance Capitalism: Datafied citizens

Data analysis makes us viewable and knowable, and thus manageable, for both authorities and businesses at unprecedented levels.
02 Apr 2019 3:18 AM
To doubt if one individual can change the world is to accept defeat. Uncritically submitting oneself to tech giants, who seek to control the world, is to submit to sophisticated slavery.

Computers and authority: Defeatism, enemy of freedom

Fighting a battle when the odds are against you requires a lot of courage and a strong moral conviction.
29 Jan 2019 2:09 AM
Mass surveillance system would look like Aadhaar as it creates systemisation of society, Edward Snowden said. (Photo: File | AFP)

Govt must slap penalty on those misusing Aadhaar data: Edward Snowden

Snowden said if Indian govt was serious about implementing Aadhaar, it must ensure 'criminal penalty' against those misusing data.
19 Aug 2018 11:29 AM
T-shirts on sale in Moscow with Putin as Captain America.

President Putin a polarising figure

Putin would sweep a poll of foreign journalists and fans because the World Cup has been a silky smooth affair for all of them.
15 Jul 2018 1:23 AM
Snowden had spoken on the same issue earlier this month, saying, 'It is the natural tendency of government to desire perfect records of private lives. History shows that no matter the laws, the result is abuse.' (Photo: File | AP)

Not FIR but awards for journalists exposing Aadhaar breach: Edward Snowden

Snowden said if the govt were truly concerned for justice, they would be reforming policies that destroyed privacy of a billion Indians.
09 Jan 2018 9:59 AM
On Thursday UIDAI termed The Tribune report titled 'Rs 500, 10 minutes, and you have access to billion Aadhaar details' a case of misreporting. (Photo: AFP)

No matter the laws, result is abuse: Edward Snowden on Aadhaar data leak

The UIDAI on Thursday said the Aadhaar data including biometric information is fully safe and secure.
05 Jan 2018 3:39 PM
The software was developed with the Freedom of Press Foundation and the Guardian Project. (Representative Image)

Edward Snowden unveils phone app, Haven, to spy on spies

Snowden says it’s an open-source tool designed for human rights activists and other people at risk.
25 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) (Photo: AP)

Russian president offers Comey political asylum in acerbic remarks

Putin granted asylum to Snowden after he leaked details of US surveillance programmes.
15 Jun 2017 8:31 PM
Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden hits out at Hong Kong

The impoverished Philippine and Sri Lankan refugees helped Snowden evade authorities in 2013 by hiding him.
19 May 2017 1:22 AM
US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden. (Photo: AP)

Hong Kong rejects asylum to refugees who helped Edward Snowden

Snowden hid in Hong Kong for 2 weeks in June 2013 after leaking papers revealing extensive US govt surveillance.
15 May 2017 4:58 PM
(Representational image)

US spy agency abandons controversial surveillance technique

The decision came despite the insistence of US officials in recent years that it was both lawful and vital to national security.
29 Apr 2017 10:04 AM
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. (Photo: File)

Families who provided shelter to Snowden in Hong Kong seek asylum in Canada

The families -- three Sri Lankan adults, a Filipina, and three stateless children -- have had long-pending asylum claims in Hong Kong.
12 Mar 2017 11:44 AM
Edward Snowden, a whistelblower who leaked details of US surveillance on phone and interenet communciation

Android/iOS are what got hacked, not apps/encryption: Snowden on CIA hacking tools

Apple has promised to rapidly address any identified vulnerabilities, Samsung and Microsoft has offered to look into the matter
09 Mar 2017 9:40 AM
US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden. (Photo: AP)

Snowden's lawyer says Russia has no legal reason to extradite him to US

The US report claimed that Russia was considering extraditing Edward Snowden as a gift to Donald Trump.
11 Feb 2017 4:22 PM
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden. (Photo: File)

Russia says Snowden can stay two more years

Snowden has been living in exile in Russia since 2013, where he ended up after spending weeks in the transit area of Moscow's airport.
18 Jan 2017 1:59 PM

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