The USA can ban you

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David Cameron had advance warning of Miranda detention, No 10 confirms

Prime minister drawn into controversy surrounding treatment of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald's partner.

Theresa May urged to answer questions over David Miranda detention

Labour demands statement from May explaining who authorised detention of Guardian journalist's partner.

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David Miranda's lawyers threaten legal action over 'unlawful' detention

Partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald seeks return of equipment seized during nine-hour interrogation at Heathrow.

David Miranda was not given any reason for detention, say lawyers

Law firm hired by the Guardian says Glenn Greenwald's partner was denied interpreter and was not even allowed a pen.

David Miranda lawyers’ letter to the Home Office

Legal team demands return of Glenn Greenwald's partner's items that were seized at Heathrow airport.

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Theresa May had advance notice of David Miranda detention at Heathrow

Home secretary confirms Met briefed her before but denies she directed actions, saying police had 'operational independence'.

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[VIDEO] Alan Rusbridger: I would rather destroy the copied files than hand them back to the NSA and GCHQ

The Guardian's editor reveals why and how the newspaper destroyed computer hard drives containing copies of some of the secret files leaked by Edward Snowden. The decision was taken after a threat of legal action by the British government, that could have stopped the reporting on the extent of American and British state surveillance revealed by the document.

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Miranda's rights: how Europe can learn from Latin America's independence

Brazil's action over the detention of Glenn Greenwald's partner shows South American nations no longer toe Washington's line.

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The commentariat on David Miranda's detention

Pundits react to news that the Brazilian partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald was detained under UK anti-terrorism law.

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Snowden NSA files: US and UK at odds over security tactics as row escalates

White House says it would be 'difficult to imagine' US authorities adopting GCHQ tactic of demanding destruction of hard drives.

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David Miranda's detention had no basis in law, says former lord chancellor

Lord Falconer, who helped introduce Terrorism Act 2000, criticises home secretary's backing of police action at Heathrow.

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So the innocent have nothing to fear? After David Miranda we now know where this leads

The destructive power of state snooping is on display for all to see. The press must not yield to this intimidation.

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NSA illegally collected thousands of emails before Fisa court halted program

Declassified court ruling from 2011 found government 'disclosed substantial misrepresentation' of data collection program.

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Surveillance secrecy: the legacy of GCHQ's years under cover

Signals intelligence has always been regarded in Whitehall as acutely sensitive, writes Richard Norton-Taylor.

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NSA surveillance revelations: US's political debate absent in Britain

US politicians have been careful to separate arguments about Snowden's leaks from right of free press to report them.

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David Miranda's lawyers apply for interim injunction over seized data

Lawyers for partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald to present case for injunction at high court on Thursday.

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Coalition battle looms over anti-terror laws after Greenwald partner detention

Theresa May rejects Nick Clegg move for revisions to Terrorism Act 2000 as David Miranda seeks data injunction.

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Theresa May attacked for comments on critics of David Miranda's detention

Ex-director of public prosecutions speaks out after home office say opponents of Miranda's detention are 'condoning terrorism'.

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UK terror law watchdog promises rapid report on David Miranda detention

- David Anderson promises 'snapshot report'.

- QC asks to speak to officials who advised home secretary.

- Miranda's lawyers win partial court victory over data.

- Met police launch criminal investigation.

David Miranda wins partial court victory over data seized by police

- Court restricts authorities 'inspecting, copying or sharing' data.

- Met launches criminal inquiry after analysing data.

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Lavabit founder: 'My own tax dollars are being used to spy on me'

Since shuttering his email service, which was used by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Ladar Levison has been stuck in a Kafkaesque legal battle – and that's about all he can say.

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US surveillance guidelines not updated for 30 years, privacy board finds

Privacy watchdog points out in letter to intelligence chiefs that rules designed to protect Americans are severely outdated.

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NSA analysts deliberately broke rules to spy on Americans, agency reveals

Inspector general's admission undermines fresh insistences from president that breaches of privacy rules were inadvertent.

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Guardian partners with New York Times over Snowden GCHQ files

Some of Edward Snowden cache shared with US paper after 'climate of intense pressure' from UK government.