edward-snowden

Cord Jefferson · 07/03/13 06:19PM

As nations continue arguing over who might take in American fugitive Edward Snowden, the Ecuadorian embassy in London claims it discovered a bug hidden in ambassador Ana Alban's office.

The Washington Post Is a Bitter, Jealous Little Newspaper

Hamilton Nolan · 07/02/13 09:53AM

The Washington Post, the pre-Politico newsletter of choice for The Political Establishment, has the worst opinion section in America. Today, they once again prove why: the paper, which helped to break the NSA Prism spying story, editorializes that the U.S. government must stop Edward Snowden from leaking any more of that awful news.

Taylor Berman · 07/01/13 08:09PM

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on helping Edward Snowden travel to Moscow from Hong Kong: “It was a mistake on our part.

Is Spying Okay?

Hamilton Nolan · 07/01/13 02:19PM

In the aftermath of the revelations about the NSA's secret spying programs, there is plenty of anger to go around. American citizens are pissed that they were spied on. European governments are pissed that they were spied on. Nobody, it seems, is happy with being spied on. So why is spying such an accepted institution?

Secrecy Is the Problem

Hamilton Nolan · 06/26/13 12:11PM

Some people say that Edward Snowden is a hero because the secret NSA spying program that he exposed was ripe for abuse. Other people say Edward Snowden is a villain, because the program seemed to be well-run and lawful. Both of these positions are grounded in fantasy. Nobody knows whether the government's power was abused; it's a secret. That's the problem. That's the point.

Max Read · 06/25/13 09:59AM

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is—as many have reported—in the "in transit" zone of Sheremetyevo Airport, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms, and Russia won't extradite him. If you're heading through Sheremetyevo, drop us a line at tips@gawker.com!

Ed Snowden's Great Escape: An Annotated Guide

Max Read · 06/24/13 02:32PM

On Sunday morning, Edward Snowden boarded an Aeroflot flight in Hong Kong, landing in Moscow more than 13 hours later. We think. The truth is, no one's quite sure where the NSA leaker is—Moscow? Havana? Quito? Reykjavik? (He's not on Aeroflot Flight 180, we know that much.) But we can reconstruct his movements—and speculate where he's headed.

Gabrielle Bluestone · 06/23/13 12:49PM

U mad? Lawmakers are blasting Russia for allowing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to land in Moscow. Snowden is rumored to be headed next to Ecuador, the South American country currently sheltering Wikileaks' Julian Assange. The US also just got around to revoking Snowden's passport.