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A man uses his phone to read updates about former American NSA contractor Edward Snowden answering users' questions on Twitter.

To see the changes Edward Snowden wrought, just look at your smartphone

Technology

Edward Snowden’s biggest legacy may not come from changed laws or powers — it may just be the way that the debate over privacy has forced big companies like Apple and Google to safeguard its customers’ information in more ways.

Edward Snowden

Orwellian threats caused the New York Times to spike a story on NSA spying way back in 2004

Global Politics
Edward Snowden

Orwellian threats caused the New York Times to spike a story on NSA spying way back in 2004

Global Politics
President Obama

President Obama proposes limits on NSA surveillance, but does the world buy it?

Global Politics
The World

Obama limits US spying on the anniversary of Eisenhower’s warning about the military-industrial complex

Conflict & Justice
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Global Scan

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, described as Egypt’s version of Daily Show host Jon Stewart, found himself without a TV network after his show was pulled by his own network last week, with no sign he’d be allowed back on. Plus, the Philippines are reeling after the strong storm to make landfall ever recorded slammed into the island nation. Those stories and more in today’s Global Scan.

NSA Spying Protest

Ten talking points the NSA uses to justify its spying

Global Politics

If you hear a US official invoke 9/11 or say the phrase “connect-the-dots” to defend spying done by the NSA, chances are good those lines were suggested by the NSA.

The flag on the US embassy is pictured next to the Reichstag building, seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag. A German newspaper said on Sunday that President Barack Obama knew his intelligence service was eavesdropping on Angela Merkel a

What will it take to curb the NSA’s spying? Political courage, says an expert

Global Politics

In the 1970s after Watergate, the Senate held hearings that showed the NSA had been spying on citizens. And Congress enacted laws to control it. Journalist Tim Weiner says that’s the type of openness the US needs now.

The World

Eavesdropping on America: James Bamford’s ‘The Shadow Factory’

Global Politics

If the National Security Agency (NSA) is listening to your phone calls and reading your emails, would you want to know about it?

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