Partner of Journalist Responsible for Reporting on NSA Leaks Was Held at London Airport

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com David Miranda, the partner of the journalist who exposed the NSA’s surveillance program through records from Edward Snowden, found himself detained at a London airport for nine hours, The New York Daily News reports. Miranda lives in Brazil with journalist Glenn Greewald, whose reports on NSA surveillance has stirred controversy around the…

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Microsoft Helped NSA, FBI Access Personal User Information

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Microsoft Corp has helped U.S. intelligence service intercept users’ communication, Reuters reports. The software company also permitted the NSA to circumvent email encryption to gain access to users. The information comes from documents released to the Guardian by NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Among the communication collected was conversations on Skype, an online…

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WikiLeaks Hints That NSA Leaker Snowden Is on Verge of Being Granted Asylum

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com NSA leaker Edward Snowden may soon be granted asylum, and the “obvious choice” is Venezuela, WikiLeaks hinted Wednesday, the USA Today reports. If true, that would end weeks of an international stalemate that left Snowden in legal limbo at a Moscow airport. WikiLeaks, which has advocated for Snowden’s asylum, tweeted on Wednesday:…

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British Newspaper to Generate More Stories About Surveillance Breaches from NSA Whistleblower

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A reporter involved with exposing the federal government’s massive surveillance programs said more “significant revelations” are ahead, Fox News reports. The Guardian writer Glenn Greenwald said the British newspaper will be releasing stories based on documents from 29-year-old former government contractor, Edward Snowden, who faces decades in prison. “We are going to…

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