National Security Agency (NSA)
After release of whistleblower Reality Winner, now attention on Assange, Hale and Snowden
Winner was released for good behavior while in prison and will continue to remain under transitional custody for the remainder of her sentence. Meanwhile, activists and journalists are calling for attention to cases against Julian Assange, Daniel Hale and Edward Snowden
US spied on its close allies in Europe including Germany and France with the help of Danish secret service
A detailed report on Denmark’s role in the American project to spy on its close allies was published in several European media on Sunday confirming the revelation made by whistle blower Edward Snowden’s in 2013
Multiple privacy violations by FBI raise concern in US
Despite finding multiple “widespread violations” through backdoor searches by the FBI, the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has certified the agency’s surveillance program