NSA: Snowden took docs from internal site
Former security contractor Edward Snowden was able to obtain secret documents revealing a massive US spying effort from the National Security Agency's internal website, US officials said according to a report on Wednesday. Ref. Source 8
Germany should 'protect' Snowden, says Greenwald:
"Germans should ask themselves why their government is acting this way and they should ask their government to ultimately protect the basic liberties of Mr Snowden effectively," Greenwald said. Ref. Source 3
Snowden leak: NSA secretly accessed Yahoo, Google data centers to collect information:
Despite having front-door access to communications transmitted across the biggest Internet companies on Earth, the National Security Agency has been secretly tapping into the two largest online entities in the world, new leaked documents reveal. Ref. Source 2
Did Snowden use other NSA workers' passwords?
Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden used login credentials and passwords provided unwittingly by colleagues at a spy base in Hawaii to access some of the classified material he leaked to the media, sources said. Ref. Source 6
Australian politicians are refuting the latest Snowden leaks
Documents released earlier today which appear to show a spy agency offering to share information about Australian citizens are unverified, Attorney-General George Brandis has told The Senate. Ref. Source 9