Former us spy agency contractor
HRW: Obama's NSA reforms not enough
Human Rights Watch says there is no proof that the gathering of information has made a difference.
The US president also banned all spying on close allies of the United States through the programme.
An official said Obama believes the bulk data program is important to counter terror threats.
NSA says it was the Europe who did the spying, and then handed data to America.
The report cited a document which formed part of papers obtained from Edward Snowden.
A German newspaper is reporting that Barack Obama has been spying on Angela Merkel since 2010.
Citizens march in Washington to protest US government online surveillance exposed by Edward Snowden.
United States spying operations are likely to dominate a meeting of EU leaders.
France says the NSA collected tens of thousands of French telephone records.
US spying on Petrobras is likely to further complicate the tension between the United States and Brazil.
Meanwhile, the US has announced it will declassify documents about the NSA.
Apple, Google, Facebook and several NGOs sent a letter pushing the Obama administration.
Fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Friday broke weeks of silence.
Minister Iris Varela believes this will help prevent the CIA from spying on them.
A journalist says the whistleblower hasn't given a clear sign of when he will travel.
Edward Snowden’s revelations will make it difficult for the US to confront China about cyber-attacks.
Bolivia joins Venezuela and Nicaragua in offering the former US spy asylum.
US whistle-blower and fugitive Edward Snowden has requested asylum from at least 20 countries.
The former spy contractor said the US was illegally persecuting him for revealing electronic surveillance.