Spy games: Inventor of World Wide Web accuses West of hypocrisySir Tim Berners-Lee has lashed out at Western governments, calling them hypocritical for spying on the internet while reproaching other oppressive nations for doing the same; adding that the revelations may change the way people use computers.
NSA collected US email records in bulk for more than two years under ObamaThe Obama administration for more than two years permitted the National Security Agency to continue collecting vast amounts of records detailing the email and internet usage of Americans, according to secret documents obtained by the Guardian.
EU agrees on bank-failure rules to avoid bailoutsBRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union has struck a deal on rules establishing who will pay for bank bailouts in the future without taxpayers having to foot the bill. The agreement reached by the EU’s 27 finance ministers after seven hours of negotiations early Thursday is an important step toward establishing Europe’s so-called banking union with the goal of restoring financial and economic stability to the recession-hit bloc.
“While other forms of activism can feel like begging for crumbs, bringing an issue before a judge can make things happen. It can change the world.” – Jay Fenello
“You know the NSA has gone too far when Germany, the country that brought us the Gestapo, is complaining about their tactics.” – Jeff Justice