NSA

President Barack Obama says the United States is following legal channels on how to bring National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden back to the U.S. He says the administration is working with other countries to make sure "the rule of law is observed."

The former government intelligence contractor who says he revealed that the National Security Agency collects Americans' phone records and Internet data from U.S. communications companies has been charged with espionage and theft of government property.

The National Security Agency can keep copies of intercepted communications from or about U.S. citizens if the material contains significant intelligence or evidence of crimes.

In light of the NSA scandal that has had the nation up in arms recently, internet users have been looking for a more anonymous way to surf the web.

A top House lawmaker says those who want to harm the U.S. are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. surveillance programs.

This is the pivotal question of our time. Do we sacrifice our cherished right to privacy for the comfort of knowing we’re being protected from terrorism? Those who are on the side of privacy say that the government’s “data mining” targets millions of innocent civilians amassing phone records and possibly internet transactions in order to find the “needle in the haystack” threat of terrorism... Rea

The director of the National Security Agency says surveillance programs have disrupted or helped disrupt dozens of terrorist attacks.

Do you think it's okay for the government to review phone records and emails as part of an effort to prevent a future terror attack?

The Senate Republican leader says the National Security Agency programs are legal and subject to rigorous oversight as he questioned the motivation of the private contractor who leaked information about the surveillance operations.

The White House on Thursday defended the National Security Agency's need to collect telephone records of U.S. citizens, calling such information "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats."