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Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden: Repor
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 26 (ANI): Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden, who was given asylum in the country after he made sensational claims about a US mass surveillance program back in 2013, according
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Publisher of Snowden's new book not to pay him any profits until April 1,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Oct 31 (Sputnik/ANI): A US court has said that the publisher of whistleblower Edward Snowden's Permanent Record memoir has committed not to pay him any profits from the sales of the new book until April 1, 2020.
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'Facebook is spying on you', reminds Edward Snowden
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
California [USA], August 2 (ANI): NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden who made headlines after revealing the US' mass surveillance program back in 2013 has now claimed that it is not just the government spying on the citizens, but also some of the most widely used online sites.
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Edward Snowden calls Assange's arrest ' dark moment for press freedom'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 11 (ANI): Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Thursday called Wikileaks co-founder Julias Assange's arrest a 'dark moment for press freedom.'
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Snowden criticizes indictment of Assange over unspecified documents
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden on Saturday voiced his concern over the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the basis of unspecified documents. He has been charged in the United States
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Twitter testing end-to-end encrypted messaging: Report
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [United States], May 8 (ANI): Twitter is reportedly testing a new feature on its Android app that makes messaging secure with end-to-end encryption.
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Snowden slams Trump's CIA pick over 'black site'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington DC [United States], Mar 14 (ANI): Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden on Tuesday slammed the Trump administration over picking Gina Haspel as head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Snowden hails reporter who exposed flaws in UIDAI system
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 09 (ANI): American whistleblower Edward Snowden on Tuesday came out in support of a national daily reporter, who has been booked for exposing alleged flaws in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) system.
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Snowden hints India's Aadhaar open for abuse
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan. 05 (ANI): A day after the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) denied that there was any breach of the Aadhaar database, American whistleblower Edward Snowden said on Friday that the Aadhaar database conceived and introduced by the Indian government can als
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Putin against Snowden's extradition to US
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 17 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday asserted that the country will not extradite U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden to the U. S.
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Putin mocks Comey, says he is welcome to seek asylum in Russia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K], June 15 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has made a satire remark on fired FBI director saying he is following the footsteps of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and therefore James Comey is welcome to seek asylum in Russia.
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Snowden's lawyer rubbishes reports on Russia's possible extradit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Feb 12 (ANI): Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee Edward Snowden's lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, has termed media reports on Russia considering to send his client back to the United States as "speculations."
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