Glenn Greenwald, who exposed NSA surveillance, accuses the UK of being “despotic” after his partner is detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours. Politicians demand answers from police.
Barack Obama says the US is “reassessing” its relationship with Russia because of a number of “emerging differences”, including the temporary asylum of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Britain’s spies receive £100m for sharing information with America’s NSA. We look at how a cold war agreement plus the advent of the web has accelerated the possibilities for spying.
Lindsey Hilsum
Edward Snowden could leave Sheremetyevo airport in the next 24 hours – and thanks to his lawyer, he’ll have a copy of a Dostoyevsky classic tucked under his arm. Will he find any advice in there?
The former American intelligence operative Edward Snowden is still trapped in transit. A previous NSA whistleblower tells Channel 4 News about the “ruthless” government campaign against him.
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former US intelligence contractor, is likely to accept asylum in Venezuela, the journalist who first published his leaked security secrets has said.
The head of the British company accused of bugging the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, tells Channel 4 News the allegation is “utterly ridiculous”.
A diplomatic row is brewing after Bolivian President Evo Morales’s jet is grounded in Vienna to be searched, presumably for Edward Snowden. But Bolivia says officials were refused entry to the plane.
Following claims the US spied on EU offices in Washington, Barack Obama implies European countries also spy on the US, saying “that’s how intelligence services work”.
Germany warns the US that “bugging friends is unacceptable” following reports that US National Security Agency bugged European Union offices.
The United States National Security Agency is accused of bugging European Union offices and monitoring their computer networks according to documents released by Edward Snowden.
The father of the fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden tells NBC television that his son may return to face trial in the US under certain conditions.
After revelations about the extent to which government agencies monitor our online data, the Data Baby and MWR InfoSecurity has a list of hints and tips to help keep your searching private.
As Russia’s President Vladimir Putin confirms the snooping whistleblower Edward Snowden is in the transit area of a Moscow airport, Channel 4 News looks at the odds of where he could go next.
China’s top state newspaper praises Edward Snowden for “tearing off Washington’s sanctimonious mask” and denies claims it helped him escape, as the hunt for the US whistleblower continues.