surveillance

Probe launched into suspected hacking of journalist’s mobile phone

ATHENS: Greek prosecutors said Monday they had ordered an investigation into the suspected hacking of… Read More

China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities

Dozens of Chinese firms have built software that uses artificial intelligence to sort data collected… Read More

Amnesty urges moratorium on surveillance technology in Pegasus scandal

Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists,… Read More

Disinformation, surveillance seen as growing threats to democracy: watchdog

An annual report on online freedom by the nonprofit group Freedom House found evidence of… Read More

US Senate to vote to renew NSA’s internet surveillance program

WASHINGTON: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday planned to vote to advance a bill to renew… Read More

Facebook bars developers from using data for surveillance

CALIFORNIA: Facebook Inc barred software developers on Monday from using the massive social network's data… Read More

India deploys drones on LoC for surveillance

ISLAMABAD: India has deployed its Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at the Line of Control (LoC)… Read More

Swiss set to back new surveillance law

GENEVA: Swiss voters looked set to approve a new surveillance law on Sunday, in a… Read More

Invasion of privacy: Pakistan govt asked to discard current surveillance system

A UK-based non-governmental organization – campaigning across the world on privacy issues – has demanded… Read More

Wikipedia to file lawsuit challenging mass surveillance by NSA

CALIFORNIA: Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that runs free online encyclopedia Wikipedia, will file a… Read More

Altaf Hussain asks Govt. to form committees for surveillance

KARACHI: Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Altaf Hussain on Monday demanded to form committees… Read More

New mobile phone app has James Bond features to thwart surveillance

VIENNA: Silent Circle, a company known for mobile apps designed to thwart government surveillance, is… Read More