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Poll reveals US apathy to NSA reform
For all the attention generated by the controversy over Edward Snowden's disclosures of US spying operations, much of the American public has paid little attention to the details of the policy debate over government surveillance, polls show. Ref. Source 2
Russia will continue to extend asylum to intelligence leaker Edward Snowden and won't send him back to the United States, said Alexy Pushkov, the head of the foreign affairs committee in the Duma.
It will be up to Snowden to decide if he wants to go back, he said. Pushkov's remarks came at a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, today.
In an online chat Thursday, Snowden said that returning to the U.S. Is the best resolution, but unfortunately not possible in the face of current whistle-blower protection laws. Ref. CNN
NSA spied on Copenhagen UN climate summit - Snowden leak:
The US National Security Agency spied on the communications conducted by other governments before and during the 2009 United Nations climate negotiations conference held in Copenhagen, according to a report based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Ref. Source 9
1.1 million Brazilians petition government to give Edward Snowden asylum:
Edward Snowden is a popular guy in Brazil. The NSA leaker received 1.1 million signatures in a petition that aims to convince its president to grant him asylum. Ref. Source 8