By John Glenday

Renegade NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden has spoken out against an emergency surveillance bill currently being pushed through the British parliament, after voicing reservations about the speed at which the measure is being pushed through parliament and the corresponding lack of public debate.

Speaking to the Guardian from his Moscow bolthole Snowden compared the bill to the controversial Protect America Act, pushed through in the US in 2007 – then justified on the grounds of the increased terror threat.

David Cameron has claimed that the bill is not the thin end of a surveillance wedge but Snowden warned against accepting “new authorities immediately Read full story ›

Source: The Drum