Military sonar has been connected to mass strandings of whales.

A hidden microphone was found in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Amnesty International condemned US attempts to stop Snowden from gaining asylum, and says that no country should return Snowden to the US because he might be subject to inhumane treatment.

In addition, Amnesty said that Snowden's "crimes" consisted of revealing violations of human rights and that they must not be prosecuted at all.

Stores are using mannequins with cameras to track customers.

I think there should be laws to limit the ways stores watch their customers. Security cameras should be allowed only if their recordings are not available on the Internet and are deleted within 2 weeks unless there is an incident or court order to justify checking them.

In Venezuela, a recording, supposedly of government-aligned journalist Mario Silva in conversation with a Cuban agent, describes alleged corruption and infighting in the government.

However, Silva says the conversation did not occur, and the recording was faked by editing snippets of other conversations.