Will Sweden Grant Edward Snowden Asylum?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 3, 2014 Edward Snowden was granted the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel Prize," in the Swedish Parliament on Monday for leaking information about the National Security Agency's surveillance program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Laura Poitras Tells Jon Stewart How She Persuaded Edward Snowden to Be Filmed

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 19, 2014 The "Citizenfour" documentary filmmaker stopped by "The Daily Show" on Monday for a captivating interview in which she discussed how Edward Snowden first got in touch with her and what the repercussions of the whistle-blower's courageous acts have been. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Just How Closely Do the NSA and U.S. Companies Work Together?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2014 Documents describe “contractual relationships” between NSA and US companies, as well as undercover operatives at some U companies . Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden Reportedly Will Be Played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Oliver Stone’s Biopic

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Sep 22, 2014 Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has agreed to take the lead role in "The Snowden Files," a film about the NSA whistle-blower directed by progressive filmmaker Oliver Stone, according to Variety. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden: The NSA’s Passing Americans’ Private Data to a Secret Israeli Military Organization

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2014 The whistle-blower recently told journalist James Bamford that the National Security Agency is sharing the details of Americans' phone calls and emails, including names and other sensitive data, with an Israeli military group called Unit 8200. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Digital Privacy

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Sep 6, 2014 Dig deeper

What Hackers Did to Celebs? The NSA’s Been Doing That to All of the U.S. Instead of Predicting ISIL

Juan Cole / Truthdig Sep 4, 2014 There has been a lot of justifiable outrage about the invasion of privacy of celebrities and the posting of their private, nude photos at 4Chan by hackers who apparently got into their cloud accounts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NSA and Naked Celebs

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NSA

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Does the NSA Have Another Snowden on Its Hands?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 6, 2014 Government officials suspect another whistle-blower is leaking documents from the National Security Agency to The Intercept; the left's concern with ideology over beauty may be destroying art; meanwhile, Toledo, Ohio's water contamination may finally change Republicans' attitudes toward the environment. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden: ‘The World Is Much More Unpredictable and Dangerous’ Than George Orwell’s ‘1984’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 19, 2014 "If I end up in chains in Guantanamo," the NSA whistle-blower tells The Guardian's Alan Rusbridger and Ewen MacAskill in a must-see interview, "I can live with that." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pandora’s Terminal

John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune Jul 13, 2014 Dig deeper