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Threat-Sharing Cybersecurity Bill Gets Public Airing
Proposed law to allow American companies to share cybersecurity threats with government, without being sued
Top European Court Mulls Over Facebook Data Sharing Case
June will see the decision by the top European court on the data sharing agreement between the US and Europe
Google’s Schmidt Predicts US Government Defeat Over Encryption
The tech industry will win fight against governments over the use of encryption on devices, says Eric Schmidt
GCHQ Licensed To Hack Phones And Computers
Licensed to spy. GCHQ permitted to hack into computers and phones, even with no national security concerns
Facebook Still Being Squeezed By Government Data Requests
Facebook reports global rise in government demands for user data, also updates community standards banning buttocks
EU To Model New Security Force On British Counter-Terrorism Unit
Plans for a Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being considered to tackle Jihad John and his pals
China Hits Back At Obama Over Software Backdoors
The war of words escalates between America and China over its demand for a backdoor in foreign software
Gemalto Hack Probe Confirms US, UK Spy Link
Gemalto's 'thorough investigation' concludes GCHQ and the NSA was probably behind 'sophisticated intrusion'
Google: FBI Wants To Hack Every Device On The Planet
Google warns US government it will fight proposals to allow “remote access” to every computer and device
Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful
GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014
The UK Government Has Now Spent £10M On Julian Assange
Govwaste.co.uk cash-ticker edges past the £10,000,000 mark, calls Assange's forced asylum a farce
NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’
New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain
Google To Change Privacy Policy, ICO Confirms
Google agrees to alter its UK privacy policy after escaping a fine by Information Commissioner
China Demands Technology Firms Hand Over Source Code
Protectionism or national security? China demands foreign firms hand over source code for inspection
Google Secretly Gave WikiLeaks Data To US Government
Incident happened almost three years ago but gag order on Google kept the search giant silent
Kim Dotcom Targets Skype With Encrypted Chat Rival
Fugitive millionaire delivers on promise of encrypted rival to Skype to stop government snoops
Britain And USA To Stage Cyber War Games
“Shall we play a game?” The UK and US are to launch cyber attacks on the City of London and Wall Street
China Cracks Down On 50 ‘Violating’ Websites
Cyberspace Administration of China says sites breached policies on pornography and political news
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
Sir Tim Berners-Lee Warns Of Erosion Of Web Freedoms
Founder of the World Wide Web warns that the web is becoming less free and more unequal
Spy Agency GCHQ Launches New Code-Making App
Can the notorious snooping bureau inspire the future defenders of cyber space?
UN Resolution Warns of ‘Intrusive’ Digital Spying
Privacy concerns highlighted by UN Committee in wake of mass surveillance and data interception revelations
Home Office Set To Introduce New Data Surveillance Plan
Measures to be introduced this week will require ISPs to retain IP address data and make it available to police upon request
Amnesty International Launches Anti-Spying Tool To Combat State Snooping
Want to know if a government has been spying on your computer? Amnesty offers a detection tool
WhatsApp Turns On End-To-End Encrypted Texts
Fully encrypted Whatsapp messages a potential terrorist tool or just protection from GCHQ/NSA spying efforts?
Has NASA Developed The Ultimate Spy Drone?
The perfect spy drone? NASA invents a drone that simply disappears or decomposes away if it crashes
Xiaomi To Move International User Data Out Of China
Xiaomi prepares for international expansion by trying to ease privacy concerns
Drones Will Benefit But Do Pose Risk, Report Warns
Drones are set to become increasingly popular and will deliver benefits, but there are security, privacy and safety risks
BBC To Publish List Of ‘Forgotten’ Links
Stories were removed by Google under the EU's controversial 'Right to be Forgotten' law