surveillance

Germany's Chief of Intelligence Agency Faces a Sudden Dismissal

Germany’s head of foreign intelligence agency will be stepping down from his position earlier than...

Apr 27, 2016 11:00 AM EDT

US Justice Department faces lawsuit filed by Microsoft Corp over data requests

Tech Giant, Microsoft Corp. has started a legal battle against the US Justice Department regarding t...

Apr 15, 2016 12:10 PM EDT

European Court rules mass surveillance infringes basic human rights

European Court of Human Rights ruled in a Hungary case that mass surveillance law infringes the righ...

Jan 24, 2016 10:17 AM EST

US tech companies criticize British expanded-surveillance bill; Prime Minister David Cameron defends it won’t violate citizens’ privacy

US tech companies is against UK's Investigatory Powers Bill that would require all tech companies to...

Dec 23, 2015 04:16 AM EST

Apple says against opening encrypted data for Britain

Apple is opposed to a new British law it says would require it to provide authorities with access to...

Nov 11, 2015 09:57 PM EST

U.S. Admiral says his South China Sea surveillance flight 'routine'

A top U.S. Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China S...

Jul 20, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

NSA's phone spying program ruled illegal by appeals court

A U.S. spying program that systematically collects millions of Americans' phone records is illegal, ...

May 07, 2015 06:21 PM EDT

Nemtsov's friends ask: where were the police when he was shot?

Last week, when Boris Nemtsov was shot dead as he walked across a bridge next to the Kremlin, it too...

Mar 06, 2015 05:29 PM EST

U.S. flies most advanced surveillance plane from Philippines

The United States has begun flying its most advanced surveillance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, out o...

Feb 26, 2015 09:12 AM EST

U.S. police struggle to uncover threats on social media

U.S. law enforcement agencies are a long way from being able to effectively track threats of the kin...

Dec 26, 2014 08:38 AM EST

No proof so far that NSA bugged Merkel's phone: prosecutor

Germany's top public prosecutor said an investigation into suspected tapping of Chancellor Angela Me...

Dec 12, 2014 02:11 AM EST

Spying techniques exposed by Snowden not unlawful: UK watchdog

British spies did not break laws guaranteeing human rights when they used mass monitoring techniques...

Dec 06, 2014 01:29 AM EST

Germany, Brazil push the U.N. to be tougher on digital spying

Germany and Brazil are pushing the United Nations to be tougher on spying by beefing up an earlier U...

Nov 07, 2014 09:53 AM EST

U.S. probing Standard Chartered over Dubai banking - sources

U.S. authorities are investigating London-based Standard Chartered Plc (STAN.L) for potential U.S. s...

Oct 31, 2014 10:23 PM EDT

NSA reviewing deal between official, ex-spy agency head

The U.S. National Security Agency has launched an internal review of a senior official’s part-time...

Oct 17, 2014 05:24 PM EDT

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