The USA can ban you

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Obama's rogue state tramples over every law it demands others uphold

For 67 years the US has pursued its own interests at the expense of global justice – no wonder people are sceptical now.

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NSA accused of spying on Brazilian oil company Petrobras

Accusations that NSA is conducting intelligence-gathering operations that go beyond its core mission of national security.

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Is Tor's Anonymous Internet Still Secure?

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'FLYING PIG' Soars Over Internet Privacy Protections

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The NSA's next move: silencing university professors?

A Johns Hopkins computer science professor blogs on the NSA and is asked to take it down. I fear for academic freedom.

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NSA shares raw intelligence including Americans' data with Israel

- Secret deal places no legal limits on use of data by Israelis.

- Only official US government communications protected.

- Agency insists it complies with rules governing privacy.

NSA and Israeli intelligence: memorandum of understanding – full document

Top-secret document shows how intelligence being shared with Israel would not be filtered in advance by NSA analysts to remove US communications.

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Ex-MI6 deputy chief plays down damage caused by Snowden leaks

Nigel Inkster's comments contrast with claims made by officials that disclosures have seriously damaged UK security.

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Zuckerberg: US government 'blew it' on NSA surveillance

Facebook CEO joins Yahoo's Marissa Mayer in saying the US did 'bad job' of balancing people's privacy and duty to protect.

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Obama's NSA surveillance review panel did not discuss changes, attendees say

Pair say meeting was dominated by tech firms' interests and session did not broach the topic of changes to data collection.

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Time to tame the NSA behemoth trampling our rights

From leaks and Fisa court papers, it's clear the NSA is a bloated spying bureaucracy out of control. It can't be reformed by insiders.

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Green leader says major parties 'rolled over' on NSA and GCHQ scandal

Natalie Bennett tells party conference Tories, Lib Dems and Labour have wilted in face of Edward Snowden revelations.

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Google's Eric Schmidt says government spying is 'the nature of our society'

Tech giant's executive chairman calls for greater transparency but declines to 'pass judgment' on spying operations.

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Fisa judge: Snowden's NSA disclosures triggered important spying debate

Dennis Saylor orders government to review rules on surveillance and says further declassification would protect court's integrity.

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After Edward Snowden's revelations, why trust US cloud providers?

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... -computing

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Inside the mind of NSA chief Gen Keith Alexander

A lavish Star Trek room he had built as part of his 'Information Dominance Center' is endlessly revealing.

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Beat the FBI: How to Send Anonymous Email Without Getting Caught

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Brazilian president postpones Washington visit over NSA spying

Dilma Rousseff snubs Barack Obama, saying planned visit cannot take place 'in the absence of a timely investigation'.

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Fisa court: no telecoms company has ever challenged phone records orders

Judge says requests for mass customer data have not been challenged 'despite the mechanism for doing so'.

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John Cusack: Will Eric Holder guarantee NSA reporters' first amendment rights?

The US attorney general vows not to prosecute journalists, but his criminalisation of whistleblowers undermines that assurance.

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Phone companies remain silent over legality of NSA data collection

Leading phone firms refuse to say why they have not challenged Fisa court orders that compel them to hand over customers' data.