Thursday 20 March 2014

New Zealand media bury fresh Snowden revelations - World Socialist Web Site

New revelations by whistleblower Edward Snowden, further exposing the New Zealand government’s involvement in the global spying activities of the US National Security Agency (NSA) have been buried by the country’s political and media establishment."



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​Tech giants knew about data collection, says NSA’s top lawyer — RT USA

The top lawyer for the National Security Agency told a civil liberties oversight board on Wednesday that US technology companies were fully aware of the surveillance agency’s data collection – knowledge which the firms have vigorously denied having."



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Australian minister concedes `no breakthrough` with Jakarta

"Jakarta: Australia's Defence Minister conceded Wednesday during a visit to Jakarta there was still no "breakthrough" in improving relations with Indonesia which have been damaged by a row over spying. "



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