Ex-NSA contractor stole 500 mn pages of sensitive govt recordHe was in possession of a sophisticated software tool which runs without being installed on a computer and provides anonymous internet acce...
21 Oct, 2016, 03.05 PM IST
Edward Snowden death hoax rocks TwitterA hoax tweet claiming that US whistleblower and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden had been found dead had Twitter in a tizzy.
07 May, 2015, 03.37 PM IST
Angela Merkel defends German intelligence cooperation with NSAMerkel defended Germany's BND intelligence agency on Monday against accusations it illegally helped the United States spy on officials and ...
04 May, 2015, 09.20 PM IST
US court renews phone surveillance programmeThe NSA's phone records program needs to be reauthorized by the FISC every 90 days. The current authority expires on December 5.
13 Sep, 2014, 11.11 AM IST
Did the US snoop on India with UPA's help? Congress dismisses reportFormer Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid has denied any such allegations, saying "We don't believe in society that spies on each other.
28 Jul, 2014, 03.28 PM IST
- Snooping row: US promises to deal with it professionally
Asked if the issue figured in his meeting with Jaitley, Burns replied: "We are confining those discussions to diplomatic channels right now...
10 Jul, 2014, 11.02 PM IST
Snooping row: India summons top US diplomatIndia had reacted sharply when the reports of snooping by NSA came to light after revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden last ...
02 Jul, 2014, 12.25 PM IST
National Security Agency collecting millions of faces from web images: ReportAgency officials believe that technological advances could revolutionise the way that the NSA finds intelligence targets around the world.
01 Jun, 2014, 09.04 PM IST
NSA chief: Targets changed behavior after SnowdenRogers strongly condemned Snowden, who after fleeing to Hong Kong accepted an offer of asylum in Russia last year.
13 May, 2014, 04.48 AM IST
US spied on Angela Merkel's predecessor after he opposed Iraq warDocuments leaked by former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden showed that Social Democrat (SPD) chancellor Schroeder ...
05 Feb, 2014, 02.03 PM IST
National Security Agency spies on industry too: Edward SnowdenEdward Snowden alleged that US NSA not only collected massive telephone and Internet communications and spied on foreign leaders, but also ...
27 Jan, 2014, 05.41 PM IST
US National Security Agency spied on Toronto G-20 summit in 2010Canadian authorities allowed the NSA to conduct widespread surveillance during the G-20 summit in 2010 which was attended by PM Manmohan Si...
29 Nov, 2013, 12.42 PM IST
India, Russia concerned over uses of ICT against UN CharterFormer NSA contractor Edward Snowden was granted temporary asylum by Russia after he leaked sensitive data on the surveillance programme.
21 Oct, 2013, 08.17 PM IST
NSA uses social media to map connections of AmericansUS' NSA mines Facebook and other social media profiles, in addition to phone records and email logs, to create maps of activities -- includ...
30 Sep, 2013, 06.18 PM IST
US, UK may have cracked internet privacyIntelligence agencies of the US and UK may have cracked encryption codes protecting emails and banking and medical records of billions arou...
06 Sep, 2013, 07.55 PM IST
To hunt Osama, satellites watched over Pakistan: ReportTop-secret documents provided to The Washington Post by former NSA contractor Snowden, make brief references to the bin Laden operation.
30 Aug, 2013, 07.02 PM IST
Constructive discussion with China on cyber issues: United StatesThe United States and China had constructive discussions on the contentious issue of cyber attacks, a senior US official said.
09 Jul, 2013, 10.40 AM IST