Stories about: mass surveillance  

Snowden has done his best to avoid the media this year, but things are going to change

The whistleblower didn't really have any other choice to get the information out

Intelligence chiefs said several times that the program helped stop terrorist plots

The US president discussed the recommendations given by the NSA review panel

New reports could cause a lot of diplomatic trouble for the U.S. and the U.K.

Nine more countries are marked as partners of the NSA

Vladimir Putin also praised Snowden, whom he believes to be fighting a noble cause

Keith Alexander requested the documentary that has everyone talking about propaganda

Snowden tops the 2013 Global Thinkers list, makes rare statement

They are also providing plenty of help with collecting and analyzing data

They consider mass surveillance as a means to void fundamental human rights

The National Security Agency continues to defend its spying programs

Online privacy is important, he says, but so is hunting the bad guys

A new report indicates that the FRA is one of NSA's trusted partners

That sums up to about 2 trillion records per year

No court orders would be needed if the law passes

Gathering with family over holidays must be difficult for NSA employees