Former Air Force Intelligence Agent Charged With Spying for Iran
The US Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on nine Iranians, including members of an NGO accused of spying and members of an Iranian military unit....
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Smart meters to track dementia patients
The NHS is to use energy smart meters to monitor dementia patients in their homes. The devices will track patients’...
Denying govt agencies facial recognition tech would be ‘cruel’, claims Microsoft president
Microsoft's chief shot down calls to stop selling facial recognition tech to governments, saying it would be “cruel”...
Oliver Stone lashes out at Pokemon Go
Director Oliver Stone used a presentation of his upcoming film about Edward Snowden as an opportunity to speak out against the augmented-reality mobile game Pokemon...
Facebook snoops on people just like NSA – Belgian watchdog to court
Facebook is spying on people in “the very same way” that the US’s National Security Agency (NSA) does,...
Warrant now required for federal ‘Stingray’ surveillance use – DoJ
US Department of Justice agents now have to acquire a search warrant before utilizing a cell-site simulator, the...
Federal court rules in favor of NSA bulk snooping, White House happy
Despite the opposition of the US public and lawmakers to NSA surveillance, the courts keep handing the Obama administration the license to snoop. A US...
North Dakota to use police drones with non-lethal weapons
North Dakota police have been authorized to equip drones with Tasers, tear gas, and other non-lethal weapons after...
MI5 spied on suspected communists & anti-colonial leaders, secret files reveal
Bitish intelligence spied on ordinary citizens with left-wing and anti-colonial sympathies during the post-war years, according to newly...
Moscow-based Church of Scientology allegedly spied on visitors
Police sources say a raid on the Moscow headquarters of the Church of Scientology earlier this year revealed...
US spied on Japanese govt, companies, passed intelligence to Australia, New Zealand
Washington spied on its key ally, Japan, and passed intelligence on to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the UK, WikiLeaks has revealed. The NSA targeted...
Windows 10 spies on you by default
Microsoft’s new Windows 10 operating system is immensely popular, with 14 million downloads in just two days. The...
UN criticizes ‘excessive’ French spy law as it goes into effect
[caption id="attachment_67459" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Security cameras are seen on a corner across the street from France's Interior Ministry...
FBI chief pushes for encryption ‘back door’ despite tech experts’ opposition
Encryption is a threat to public safety, the FBI director argued before testifying at a Senate hearing. Crypto experts and the tech industry oppose demands...
Hollande says US spying ‘unacceptable’ after WikiLeaks report, ambassador summoned
French President Francois Hollande has described reports from WikiLeaks that Washington spied on three French presidents as “unacceptable.”...
NSA surveillance reforms: Are telecom companies ready?
The USA Freedom Act, signed this week, has curbed the NSA's mass surveillance powers. Now the phone companies...
DEA surveillance has tripled during last decade – report
Federal drug cops in the United States are conducting electronic eavesdropping three times as often as they were nearly a decade ago, new records reveal....
NSA spy powers enshrined in Patriot Act to expire at midnight EST
Controversial provisions of the Patriot Act authorizing government surveillance programs have expired after the Senate failed to vote...
NSA says it will keep phone records even if surveillance program ends
The National Security Agency has said it will lock down and mothball its archive of US citizens’ phone...
FBISkySpies Information about the Secretive Aircraft flying over US cities
Below is a listing of 100 aircraft registered to shell companies that do not exist. The US Department...
Fleet of Government Aircraft Flying Secret Missions over U.S. Cities
The United States Department of Justice appears to be operating a fleet of at least 100 small aircraft and helicopters over cities nationwide. The aircraft...
‘We Are Always Listening’: Pranksters plant recording devices across NYC
A group of anti-NSA pranksters have planted recording devices in public places across New York, saying that they...
‘German intelligence dependent on NSA’ – Berlin’s spy chief
The German Intelligence Agency chief says Berlin is dependent on the NSA, not vice versa, as US presence...
Edward Snowden talks ethics of whistleblowing
Edward Snowden, former NSA infrastructure analyst turned whistleblower, spoke on May 15 to Cubberley Auditorium to discuss the philosophical tensions of whistleblowing and government surveillance....