The USA can ban you

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Social media mass surveillance is permitted by law, says top UK official

Charles Farr's statement marks first time government has commented on how it exploits the UK's legal framework to operate mass interception.

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Fisa court grants extension of licence for bulk collection of US phone records

Reauthorisation is fifth since the Guardian revealed existence of Section 215 telephony metadata program in June last year.

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NSA intercepts: ordinary internet users "far outnumbered" legal targets

Washington Post report says half surveillance files collected between 2009 and 2012 belonged to US citizens or residents.

In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are

Files provided by Snowden show extent to which ordinary Web users are caught in the net.

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Germany asks top US intelligence official to leave country over spy row

Move comes in response to two reported cases of suspected US spying in Germany.

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The ultimate goal of the NSA is total population control

At least 80% of all audio calls, not just metadata, are recorded and stored in the US, says whistleblower William Binney – that's a "totalitarian mentality".

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Germany demands public promise from US to end spying

Scheduled talks with John Kerry over Ukraine and Iran to be overshadowed by concerns over recent espionage allegations.

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Merkel doubts whether US will stop spying on Germany

Chancellor: 'We are not living in the Cold War anymore''. German leader refuses to predict score of World Cup final.

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GCHQ has tools to manipulate online information, leaked documents show

Documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal programs to track targets, spread information and manipulate online debates.

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Edward Snowden urges professionals to encrypt client communications

<< Exclusive: Whistleblower says NSA revelations mean those with duty to protect confidentiality must urgently upgrade security.

The NSA whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has urged lawyers, journalists, doctors, accountants, priests and others with a duty to protect confidentiality to upgrade security in the wake of the spy surveillance revelations. Snowden said professionals were failing in their obligations to their clients, sources, patients and parishioners in what he described as a new and challenging world. >>

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Intelligence services "creating vast databases" of intercepted emails

Government told internet surveillance tribunal that gathering material "may be permissible", say human rights groups.

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Public service whistleblowers "treated shockingly", report finds

Report accuses ministers of failing to protect whistleblowers despite their role in exposing a series of major scandals.

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Obama admits CIA "tortured some folks" but stands by Brennan over spying

President Barack Obama on Friday starkly criticised the CIA's past treatment of terror suspects, saying he could understand why the agency rushed to use controversial interrogation techniques in the aftermath of 9/11 but conceding: "we tortured some folks".

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Britain "attempts to censor" US report on torture sites

US Senate report may confirm that Diego Garcia was used for extraordinary rendition after 9/11.

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Senate Republicans to issue minority report on CIA "torture" techniques

Saxby Chambliss: "information gleaned took down Bin Laden". Majority to allege techniques were unnecessary and unhelpful.

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Guantánamo prisoner to publish "harrowing" memoirs

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who has been held in the Cuban prison since 2002 but never charged, will reveal details of sexual humiliation, torture and "living in terror" in Guantánamo Diary.

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UK ambassador lobbied senators to hide Diego Garcia role in rendition

Rights groups claim that top-level talks were part of bid to redact link to Diego Garcia from report.

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US threatened Yahoo with $250,000 daily fine over NSA data refusal

Company releases 1,500 documents from failed suit against NSA over user data requests and cooperation with Prism compliance.

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Edward Snowden: state surveillance in Britain has no limits

Whistleblower and former NSA analyst says UK regulation allows GCHQ snooping to go beyond anything seen in US.

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GCHQ chief accuses US tech giants of becoming terrorists' "networks of choice"

New director of UK eavesdropping agency accuses US tech firms of becoming "networks of choice" for terrorists.

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Facebook, Google and Apple lobby for curb to NSA surveillance

A coalition of the biggest names in consumer technology have backed a US bill that would limit surveillance and prevent bulk email collection.