GCHQ

ISPs From Around The World File Legal Complaint Against GCHQ

Seven communications providers say the British intelligence agency is damaging their business

10 years ago

EU Data Watchdog Calls For Snooping Protection

European citizens need better protection from state-sponsored spying, warns top EU watchdog

10 years ago

Government Has ‘Secret Policy’ To Intercept Facebook, Google And Twitter

Charles Farr statement reveals how the government could legally intercept people's social network data by separating internal and external comms

10 years ago

GCHQ To Share ‘Classified’ Cyber Threat Data With Businesses

Secretive agency looking at ways of opening up to boost the UK economy

10 years ago

Vodafone Delivers On Promise To Reveal State Snooping

Vodafone carries out its threat and discloses information about government snooping requests

10 years ago

UK Charity Files Complaint Against GCHQ, Alleges Human Rights Violations

According to Privacy International, GCHQ’s intrusive malware operations violate articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights

11 years ago

GCHQ Names Robert Hannigan As New Boss

A Foreign Office Mandarin has been named as the new chief of Britain's eavesdropping service, GCHQ

11 years ago

Ex-GCHQ Head And David Blunkett Call For Spying Transparency

Former Home secretary David Blunkett and ex-director of GCHQ Sir David Omand both say the intelligence agency should be more…

11 years ago

NSA Automates Cyber Crime Techniques For Mass Hacking

Snowden leaks show NSA wanted to ramp up its hacking efforts with automation

11 years ago

Nick Clegg Launches A Review Of GCHQ Accountability

Deputy Prime Minister says a universally despised intelligence agency cannot protect the country

11 years ago

GCHQ Could Have Been Watching Your Webcam Feed

Snowden documents suggest GCHQ was collecting millions of images of law-abiding citizens obtained directly from their webcams during online chats…

11 years ago

Snowden Leak: NSA And GCHQ Targeted WikiLeaks And Pirate Bay

WikiLeaks website visitors have their IP addresses scooped up by British snoops, fresh leaks show

11 years ago

Snowden Leak: GCHQ Targeted Anonymous With DoS Attacks

GCHQ attacked Anonymous with DoS attacks, knocking IRC chat rooms offline, whilst scaring members away by sending warning messages

11 years ago

Cryptography Legend Quisquater: No Proof I Was Targeted By NSA Or GCHQ

Jean-Jacques Quisquater tells TechWeek media reports his machine was hacked by GCHQ or NSA snoops were "premature"

11 years ago

Chancellor Merkel Warns UK And US On Surveillance

Merkel says snooping “sows distrust” amongst allies in address to German parliament

11 years ago

Head Of GCHQ Sir Iain Lobban To Leave By The End Of 2014

The Foreign Office says move not connected to criticism of data collection practices

11 years ago

NSA And GCHQ Spy On Targets Using Leaky Mobile Apps

Angry Birds likely one of many mobile apps being exploited by the NSA and GCHQ in their mass spying efforts

11 years ago

Snowden: NSA Collects 200m Texts A Day And GCHQ Can See Them Too

GCHQ has access to NSA Dishfire database of texts and phone numbers, according to leaked documents

11 years ago

Man Jailed For Refusing To Reveal USB Password

Syed Hussain, already serving time for helping to plot attacks against UK targets, got another four months

11 years ago

NSA And GCHQ Targets World Of Warcraft And Xbox Live – Snowden

British and US agents search video games for intelligence, according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden

11 years ago

Microsoft Considers Encryption To Protect Customers From Government Spies

The company is worried its data centres might have been tapped by the NSA

11 years ago

Snoops Scared Of Snowden Doomsday Stash

Secret Snowden docs have intelligence officials fretting

11 years ago

Edward Snowden Duped Workmates For Passwords – Report

NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden reportedly used the login details of his workmates to access sensitive data

11 years ago

Sir Tim Berners-Lee Hits Out At GCHQ Snooping

Inventor of the World Wide Web slams the Internet snooping practices of the NSA and GCHQ

11 years ago

Apple Opens Up About Snooping Requests

Better late than never...Apple finally reveals the snooping requests it has received from various governments

11 years ago

Privacy Group Complaint Says Telecoms Giants ‘Colluded’ With GCHQ Snooping

BT, Verizon and Level 3 amongst those included in a Privacy International complaint with the OECD

11 years ago

Human Rights Groups Urge Cameron To Rethink GCHQ Snooping Reaction

Cameron's reaction to GCHQ's snooping has eroded the freedoms of the press and ignored threats to civil liberties, open letter…

11 years ago

German Journalists Urged To Avoid Google And Yahoo

German journalist union advises its members to avoid Google and Yahoo services after NSA snooping allegations

11 years ago

Intelligence Committee To Probe GCHQ Snooping Powers

ISC looking into balance between security and privacy after explosive Snowden leaks

11 years ago

BT, GCHQ And Cyber Cops Concocting Cyber Security Challenge Final

BT, GCHQ and Britain's cyber police all hoping their efforts will land them with some hot new security talent

11 years ago