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Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 16:40
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 16:44
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 18:58
by Pedro-NF
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'.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 18:59
by Pedro-NF
[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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 19:02
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 19:03
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 20 Aug 2013, 23:05
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 21 Aug 2013, 04:23
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 21 Aug 2013, 04:26
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 01:04
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 01:05
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 01:06
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 01:07
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 01:08
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 19:32
by Pedro-NF
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'.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 19:32
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 22 Aug 2013, 21:34
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 20:56
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 20:57
by Pedro-NF
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.
Re: The USA can ban you
Posted: 23 Aug 2013, 20:59
by Pedro-NF
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.