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Communications Data Bill Public Consultation Closes
Now it's up to the Joint Committee to carry on scrutinising the controversial draft Snooper's Charter>
BBC Under Fire For Secret Use Of RIPA Surveillance Powers
Broadcaster just one of many publicly-funded firms keeping schtum about use of RIPA
Skype Surveillance Claims Denied
Architecture changes haven't harmed privacy, says Skype
Brit Firm Implicated In Bahrain Activist Cyber Spy Attacks
British organisation is implicated in a cyber spy campaign that appears to be going after activists in Bahrain
ICO Orders Council To Stop Spying On Cab Passengers
Southampton Council wanted to record video and audio in every city cab
UK Government Faces Lawsuit Over Surveillance Technology Exports
Snooping gear has gone to Syria, Iran and Egypt, and Privacy International isn't happy
Home Office Defends ‘Snooper’s Charter’ At Westminster
Home Office officials tell a Parliamentary Committee why they want our communications data
Syrian Spying Tool DarkComet Killed
Remote access tool killed by its creator, but the Syrian government may still be using it
Apple Sends Out Spy Planes To Challenge Google Maps
iOS 6 will feature “Google on steroids”, according to reports
Anti ‘Snooper’s Charter’ Petition Gets Over 155,000 Signatures
People are getting behind petitions against the Communications Data Bill
Govt ‘Massively Retreating’ From Black Boxes Of Snooper’s Charter
TechWeekEurope understands the Home Office is "retreating massively" from installing black boxes in ISPs to watch over people's communications
‘Snooper’s Charter’ Becomes Draft Bill In Queen’s Speech
Plans to allow GCHQ to watch over all of the UK's communications data are formalised in the Queen's Speech
MPs: GCHQ Snooping Law Makers Are Tech Idiots
Conservative and Lib Dem MPs bash other politicians' knowledge over the tech aspects of proposed controversial surveillance laws
Want to Avoid GCHQ Snooping? It’s As Simple As Using Skype
The myriad ways people can hide their web activity makes the government's overbearing legislation absurd, says Tom Brewster
Anonymous Claims Home Office Website Takedown
The hacking collective Anonymous claims to have successfully launched a denial-of-service attack on the Home Office's website, and promises more attacks on British government sites
Nick Clegg Promises Safeguards In Web Surveillance Legislation
Deputy PM says surveillance plans will be open to debate but ensures safeguards over any monitored data
Home Secretary Defends Phone And Internet Surveillance Proposals
Theresa May claims tracking communications will help crack down on paedophiles and terrorists
Government Internet Surveillance Measures Slammed
Government plans to monitor people's web and email use are heavily criticised.
ZTE Cuts Business In Iran After Spy Kit Embarassment
ZTE partners want to know if the company shipped their gear to the Iran
ZTE Sold Surveillance Equipment To State-Owned Iranian Telco
ZTE reportedly signed a deal in 2010 to provide broad monitoring equipment to Iran
Cisco Touts Virtualised Video Surveillance On UCS
Cisco Systems is virtualising its Video Surveillance software, integrating it into the UCS converged platform
Hactivists Plot Satellite System To Bypass Web Censorship
So called hacktivists are considering an outlandish plan to launch their own satellites to create a free space-based Internet, immune to censorship
French Firm Supplied Gaddafi’s Internet Spying Kit
French social media publisher OWNI claims Amesys provided dissident-surveillance equipment to Libya
Hague Pressured Over Iranian Phone Tracking Tools
A British company with links to Wiliam Hague, sold mobile phone tracking software to Iran