The USA can ban you

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Fears over NSA surveillance revelations endanger US cloud computing industry

Companies say they could lose billions as customers become wary about their data being turned over to US authorities.

Email service used by Snowden shuts itself down, warns against using US-based companies

Edward Snowden: 'Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, Apple, and the rest of our internet titans must ask themselves why they aren't fighting for our interests the same way'.

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Obama publishes legal background to surveillance – but much is still unclear

Declassified 'white papers' describe justification for bulk collection of phone records under Patriot Act.

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NSA loophole allows warrantless search for US citizens' emails and phone calls

Exclusive: Spy agency has secret backdoor permission to search databases for individual Americans' communications.

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Apple, Google and AT&T meet Obama to discuss NSA surveillance concerns

Silicon Valley companies concerned at effect on business as revelations over US government spying spread more widely.

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Lavabit is defunct – so what's a fan of secure email to do now?

The extremely secure email service used by Edward Snowden has closed – with the owner implying he is under pressure to release user data. So where should you turn now for encrypted email?

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The NSA is turning the internet into a total surveillance system

Now we know all Americans' international email is searched and saved, we can see how far the 'collect it all' mission has gone.

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Michael Hayden, Bob Schieffer and the media's reverence of national security officials

The former NSA director is held up by the Face the Nation host as an objective authority when he is everything but that.

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Germany denies phone data sent to NSA used in drone attacks

German intelligence agency criticised for sending large quantities of mobile phone metadata to the NSA and GCHQ.

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Intelligence committee withheld key file before critical NSA vote, Amash claims

Republican who led Congress revolt against surveillance insists members did not see document before 2011 Patriot Act vote.

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If Obama wanted an 'open debate' on NSA spying, why thwart one for so long?

The president asks us to trust him on government surveillance, yet his administration constantly denigrates critics as unpatriotic.

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How much data the NSA really gets

The NSA claims it 'touches' only 1.6% of internet traffic – doesn't sound a lot. In fact, that's practically everything that matters.

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Angela Merkel launches re-election bid amid cacophony of spying scandal

German voter outrage over revelations from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden remains unknown quantity in September poll.

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NSA under renewed fire after report finds it violated its own privacy rules

Revelations that NSA collected records it was not permitted to acquire pile further pressure on intelligence chief James Clapper.

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NSA revelations of privacy breaches 'the tip of the iceberg' – Senate duo

Leading critics of NSA Ron Wyden and Mark Udall say 'public deserves to know more about violations of secret court orders'.

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Glenn Greenwald's partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours

David Miranda, partner of Guardian interviewer of whistleblower Edward Snowden, questioned under Terrorism Act.

Glenn Greenwald - Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation

The detention of my partner, David Miranda, by UK authorities will have the opposite effect of the one intended.

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Amnesty International condemns detention of Glenn Greenwald's partner

Questioning at Heathrow of Guardian journalist's partner shows terrorism law 'can be abused for petty, vindictive reasons'.

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Terrorism law watchdog calls for explanation of Miranda detention

David Anderson QC becomes latest figure to question treatment of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner.

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White House was given 'heads-up' over David Miranda detention in UK

US says it did not sanction holding Glenn Greenwald's partner at Heathrow, but was told his name was on passenger list.

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David Miranda: 'They said I would be put in jail if I didn't cooperate'

Partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald gives his first interview on nine-hour interrogation at Heathrow airport.

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David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face

As the events in a Heathrow transit lounge – and the Guardian offices – have shown, the threat to journalism is real and growing.