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Fake Mobile Towers Spy On UK Phone Users
British mobile users revealed to be under survelliance from police and other forces using fake mobile phone towers
Yahoo To Face Lawsuit For Email Spying
American judge orders Yahoo to face class-action lawsuit for alleged snooping of people's emails
NSA Data Collection Ruled Illegal By US Court
American appeals court rules bulk collection of phone records by NSA is illegal, but program still continues
Airbus Looks To Sue NSA Amidst Spying Allegations
French aerospace giant filing lawsuit after documents emerged in German press implicating the NSA in European industrial spying
Lebanese Hackers Behind Volatile Cedar Spy Campaign
Hackers linked to Lebanese political group are behind a 'well managed' espionage campaign, warns researcher
Gemalto Hack Probe Confirms US, UK Spy Link
Gemalto's 'thorough investigation' concludes GCHQ and the NSA was probably behind 'sophisticated intrusion'
Secretive UK Court Declares GCHQ Mass Surveillance Program Unlawful
GCHQ was operating illegally for at least seven years between 2007 and 2014
NSA Reform Proposals Slammed As ‘Pitiful’
New proposals governing NSA data collection don't go far enough, campaigners complain
Huawei Denies Spying; Fights Internal Fraud With Confession Program
Elusive Huawei boss uses World Economic Forum at Davos to prove firm's transparency
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
UN Resolution Warns of ‘Intrusive’ Digital Spying
Privacy concerns highlighted by UN Committee in wake of mass surveillance and data interception revelations
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?
Police Using Loopholes To Spy On Texts, Voicemail And Emails – Report
UK police forces are accessing people's stored communications without their knowledge, according to an investigation
Surveillance Protesters Picket GCHQ
Britain's top secret eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, faces a weekend of protests by privacy campaigners
‘Hand Over Your Source Code’, Russia Tells Apple And SAP
“To prove you are not spies, we require your source code”, Russia tells Apple and SAP
BlackBerry Buys Secusmart – The Firm That NSA-Proofed Merkel’s Phone
Secusmart secured Angela Merkel's BlackBerry against NSA snooping. Now BlackBerry wants to offer that more widely
Snowden Calls For Development Of Anti-Surveillance Kit
Edward Snowden calls on the tech industry to develop anti-surveillance products in wake of NSA spying
NSA Spying Helps Security, Says US Privacy Watchdog
Privacy watchdog says the NSA spying has improved America's cyber security, but there are still concerns
US China Cyber Initiative Withers After Hacking Charges
Joint cyber crime initiative stalls after the US levels hacking charges at Chinese army personnel
Germany Drops Verizon After NSA Spying Furore
German government cancels Verizon Communications contract in the wake of the NSA spying row
EU Data Watchdog Calls For Snooping Protection
European citizens need better protection from state-sponsored spying, warns top EU watchdog
Vodafone Delivers On Promise To Reveal State Snooping
Vodafone carries out its threat and discloses information about government snooping requests
Google Glass Spyware Risk Revealed
The potential of the Google Glass device to be used for snooping has been revealed by researchers with a proof of concept called Malnotes
FreedomPop ‘Snowden Phone’ To Tackle Privacy Concerns
FreedomPop launches a fully encrypted smartphone dubbed the Privacy Phone, to counter NSA snooping
Angela Merkel Proposes Secure European Communications Network
Pan-European network would help improve data security following recent NSA snooping allegations
Google Asks Congress To Revise Privacy Laws
Google asks US Congress to revise American privacy laws and takes part in "The Day We Fight Back" campaign, in the wake of revelations of NSA surveillance
Chancellor Merkel Warns UK And US On Surveillance
Merkel says snooping “sows distrust” amongst allies in address to German parliament
NSA Trawls Crash Data For App Vulnerabilities – Report
The NSA reportedly monitors data from application crashes in order to pinpoint vulnerabilities