News International hit by first civil lawsuit in U.S. for phone hacking--claim filed by a former stunt double for Angelina Jolie.

The post, from Marissa Mayer and the firm's legal head, Ron Bell, said that between December 2012 and May 2013, the firm received between 12,000 and 13,000 requests for user data. "The most common of these requests concerned fraud, homicides, kidnappings, and other criminal investigations."

The aim, said POTUS, is to find a balance between increased security and personal freedom, and that trade-offs had to be made.

In a web chat with Guardian readers, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden gave new details on the ease with which government agents can access phone calls and emails.

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is holding a web chat with Guardian readers and addressed questions about his disclosure to Beijing of American cyberwar efforts in China.

Delegates at the 2009 G20 summit in London had their computers and phones monitored, with Russian president Medvedev's calls to Moscow being targeted. This, remember, is what spies do.

That "Internet of things" might be unsafe: The FDA is warning hospitals that smart medical devices may pose dangerous security risks.

In return, these technology, finance, and manufacturing companies get access to classified intelligence.

The attacks are an attempt to influence how the country's citizens vote in the forthcoming presidential elections, says Google's Eric Grosse, VP for security engineering.