Rights Group Will Sue US Government over Wiretapping

After the US Government granted amnesty to the telecoms that helped it illegally spy on American citizens, the Electronic Frontier Foundation turned its attention to the government itself. What did the government...

Refusing to be silenced

"On July 24, about 100 people gathered in Baltimore for a forum to stand up against a long-term spying operation conducted by the Maryland State Police against anti-death penalty and antiwar activists. The...

Think Your Internet Provider Might Be Spying On You? Just Check Our List

Thanks to Contentinople for finding this story.  "Ever wonder which ISPs and portals are collecting and storing your surfing data? Thanks to a Congressional committee, you can find out. The House Committee on...

Reporters booted from conference for hacking

"With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.But in a case of reporters spying on other reporters, three journalists working for the French...

Russia and Uk in new spying row

In another bilateral event, Russia and UK debate over the activities of a British diplomat. Moscow accuses Chris Bowers, the acting director of UK Trade and Industry, as another British spy in Russia....

Iran sentences Iranian 'Israeli spy' to death

An Iranian death sentence, with the title of Gabriel García Márquez's novel "Chronicle of a Death Foretold". " A Tehran court sentenced an Iranian man to death on charges of spying for Israel, the Iranian...

The Immunity Deal

"Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a breakthrough compromise yesterday on a bill that would dramatically revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Most significantly, the draft...

Chavez promises to reform controversial spying law (Updated)

UPDATES:  On Tuesday 10 June 2008, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revoked the controversial spying law amid civil society pressure. This morning Caracas highways and some bridges were decorated with frogs...

Did Deutsche Telekom Spy on Journalists and Board Members?

As if their shitty service wasn't bad enough, not to be outdone by the American telecommunications giants and their illegal wire tapping, Deutsche Telekom thought it'd do some spying of it's own..,."German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom stands accused of having...

Venezuela discusses spying and intelligence services

Caracas, Venezuela, 4 May 2008. In the last few days, Venezuelan society has been debating the merits of a newly enacted decree-law on intelligence service and social spying. This legislation deals...

Arlen Specter Demands Spy Probe... in NFL

US Senator Arlen Specter is up in arms over alleged spying in the National Football League, but nationwide illegal wiretapping doesn't seem to show up on his radar. Way to keep your eye on the ball, Sen....

Finland at Centre of Russian Surveillance Efforts

"Good" old times are back. During the cold war Finlad was a busy place for spies from both side. I just wonder, if Finland is that important and suitable today as it was 20 years ago. Or is it just old habit, or is the infrastructure for spying still the most suitable...

Russia holds TNK-BP employee for ‘spying’

This is hardball, Russian style..."The diplomatic row between Russia and the UK threatened to spill over into the business sector on Thursday after Russia’s security service said it had detained an employee of...

Jail the Journalists!

That seems to be the DOJ position. Where is the NYTimes on this?  Why aren't they writing more about it?"Ever since the President's illegal warrantless eavesdropping program was revealed by the New York...

If your spouse spies on your web surfing...?

"Anonymous writes: I am soon to be a single mother. My soon to be ex-husband and I owned a computer store. I only have a working knowledge of computers; he was very good at it. When he left the house, he still was able to enter the PC, and I think he installed a keylogger...

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