ISPs scorn government net snoop plan: “ ‘Disingenuous’ Home Office slapped again The government’s plans to massively increase surveillance of the internet have come under fire again, this time from the ISPs it wants to…
Internet firms resist ministers’ plan to spy on every e-mail – Times Online From The Sunday Times, August 2, 2009, Internet firms resist ministers’ plan to spy on every e-mail David Leppard Internet firms have…
eBay could ditch uncrackable Skype tech Spooks likely watching with interest Skype’s proprietary scrambling technology is purportedly the bane of electronic spies at the NSA and GCHQ, and now in a move sure to spark…
Gordon Brown’s plans to use phone tapping evidence in court thrown into chaosThe proposed use of phone tapping evidence to secure convictions in terrorist and criminal trials has been shown in secret tests to be…
Dubya surveillance exceeded warrantless wiretaps: “ Secret snooping still secret As yet unrevealed domestic intelligence activities by the Bush administration sent shock waves through Washington on Friday, as a report critical of post-9/11 US surveillance…
Epoch Times – Surveillance and Censorship Threaten Internet Freedom By Gary Feurerberg Epoch Times Staff Jun 21, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Internet has expanded the opportunities of citizens to express their views that challenge the authoritarianism…
Government surveillance response ‘inadequate’, say Lords: “The Government’s response to a Parliamentary report on the monitoring and legislation surrounding surveillance is ‘inadequate’ and it has ‘paid insufficient attention’ to the report’s recommendations, a follow up…
Tech giants deny helping Iran eavesdrop: “ A joint venture of Siemens AG and Nokia Corp., two large European technology firms, is denying reports that Iran uses its Web-monitoring technology to censor and spy on…
Nokia clamps down on Iran snoop claims: “ Nothing to see here Nokia Siemens Networks has denied it provided Iran with any special snooping equipment or capabilities when it helped install mobile networks in the…
Government rejects Lords’ surveillance criticism: “The Government has rejected claims that it is conducting too much surveillance on citizens and has said that it has got the balance between surveillance and liberty right. It has…