Category: current affairs
VW admits 11 mn cars have pollution cheating device – Yahoo News
As the United States opened a criminal investigation into Volkswagen, chief executive Martin Winterkorn offered his “deepest apologies” for the scandal which threatens to tarnish Germany’s pristine industrial reputation.
Source: VW admits 11 mn cars have pollution cheating device – Yahoo News
Brazil’s top court bans corporate political financing
Source: (dead link – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20150917/lt–brazil-campaign-finance) Brazil’s top court bans corporate political financing
Germany hands over citizens’ metadata in return for NSA’s top spy software | Ars Technica UK
Spies keen to use XKeyscore program, less keen to tell German government or citizens.
Source: Germany hands over citizens’ metadata in return for NSA’s top spy software | Ars Technica UK