In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots
But Edward Snowden’s revelations had lasting impact, advancing privacy protections in Europe and America and accelerating use of encryption
Framing coronavirus as a security threat is not the only possible approach
Snowdon’s book tells the world about his work for the US government, and how he grew disaffected with what they were up to
Social and surveillance states underline the need for inclusive tech
Vanessa Rodel and her daughter arrived in Toronto on Monday night after years of harassment in Hong Kong
The indictments are an important step in the effort to determine what happened during the 2016 US elections
With Christopher Wylie’s help, Carole Cadwalladr revealed how Cambridge Analytica scooped up data from millions of Facebook users in the US.
An intelligence agency may still break into software companies to backdoor their software, and probably will.
The former US spy agency contractor believes democratic checks and balances are losing ground to authoritarianism.
China’s new satellite could change how we communicate, creating messages that disappear when someone tries to hack into them.
A pioneer of electronic music, Jean-Michel Jarre has roused crowds, yet at the root of the genre lies a political dimension, he says.
“I used to work for the government. Now I work for the public”
The screening of the documentary about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden at SA’s Encounters documentary film festival is timely.
Whistleblowers can now send us tip-offs via afriLeaks, a secure and anonymous method of leaking information to the M&G.
A study has found that surveillance efforts aimed at thwarting terrorist attacks have undermined press freedom – and broader democratic rights.
The British government is being sued for monitoring activities exposed by Edward Snowden, but it maintains that it operates within the law.
The United States is polarised over whether newspapers that exposed the extent of the NSA’s spying network should be lauded or condemned.
The internet has changed from an apathetic space into a political battlefield. Alistair Fairweather recaps on Julian Assange’s take on this.
Edward Snowden has warned of the dangers posed by a loss of privacy in a message broadcast to Britain on Christmas Day.
After Edward Snowden’s open letter, Brazil says it’s not considering granting asylum to him as the country has not received a formal request.
US and UK intelligence agents have been posing as Orcs and Elves to snare terror suspects online.
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger had no problem justifying the press’s freedom to inform the public about mass surveillance.
Parliaments, tech leaders and privacy activists are working to bring the surveillance complex to heel.
Britain’s Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has told Parliament that less than 1% of information leaked by Edward Snowden has been published.
Brazil, which hotly denounced US surveillance of its leaders, itself spied on US officials as well as on Russia, Iran and Iraq a decade ago.
Spy agencies in Europe are carrying out mass surveillance of online and phone traffic in collaboration with Britain, according to leaked documents.
Google and Yahoo! are fuming over revelations that the agency intercepted their users’ records.
US security leaker Edward Snowden is set to start a job providing technical support at a major Russian website, says his lawyer.
The fallout from the Edward Snowden saga is starting to affect global trade relationships.
In a meeting with the US secretary of state, France has demanded an explanation of the latest revelations about a controversial US spying programme.
The National Security Agency has mapped some Americans’ "social connections that can identify their associates".