Internet Surveillance
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Internet Fibre Can Secretly Listen To Users' Conversations: Study
A new study has revealed that fibre optic internet cables can potentially detect and recover nearby conversations by sensing tiny sound vibrations, raising fresh concerns over privacy and cybersecurity.
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Trump Signs Bill Renewing NSA's Internet Surveillance Programme
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance programme, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates.
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Former US Spy Chiefs Urge Congress To Renew Internet Surveillance Law
Former US intelligence officials who worked for both Republican and Democratic presidents urged Congress on Monday to renew an internet surveillance program they said has stopped terrorist plots and helped policymakers steer through international crises.
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UK Bill Requiring Firms To Store Web Histories Becomes Law
A contentious internet surveillance bill that creates databases of Britons' online activity has become law - though the government says come of its provisions still need "extensive testing" before taking effect.
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Terror Attacks in Europe Could Lead to Greater Use of Surveillance Tech
Facial recognition and cameras that spot nervous people are just some of the security measures that could gain acceptance in the wake of attacks like Brussels.
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Election Commission to Deploy 'Digital Surveillance' for Sensitive Polling Booths
"We will have video cameras installed in such booths which will give live broadcast to the district control room."
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US to Renegotiate Arms Control Rule for Hacking Tools
The rare reconsideration of a rule agreed to in 2013 by 41 countries is set to be included on a December agenda by the United States.
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UK Terrorism Law Watchdog Calls for Major Surveillance Overhaul
David Anderson, Britain's independent reviewer of anti-terrorism laws, said the government needed to spell out why intrusive powers were needed.
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Internet, Border Monitoring Needed to Thwart Further Attacks: EU, US
European, US and Canadian security ministers made the statement, referring to the bloody attack in Paris on Charlie Hebdo headquarters.
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Human Rights Group Amnesty International Releases Anti-Surveillance Tool
Called Detekt, the tool is designed for right activists and journalists but will be freely available to anybody who fears their computer is being used to monitor them.
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DuckDuckGo Privacy Search Engine Being Blocked in China
DuckDuckGo has only a tiny share of the search engine market but recently became an option as the default for iPhones in the new iOS 8 mobile platform.
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COAI, CIS to Discuss Legal Framework for Voice and Data Surveillance
The two bodies will hold seven roundtable meetings across the country in the coming weeks on privacy and surveillance issues.
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Chinese Banks Told to Stop Using IBM Servers in US-Spying Aftermath: Report
According to a Bloomberg report, the Chinese government has told banks to use local servers instead of IBM ones.
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Indian government eavesdropping 'chilling', says rights group
The Indian government's move to implement blanket eavesdropping of online activities, telephone calls and text messages is "chilling", Human Rights Watch said today as controversy raged in the US about Internet surveillance.
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Internet giants deny granting US government 'direct access' to servers
Major tech companies including Apple Inc, Google and Facebook Inc on Thursday said they do not provide any government agency with "direct access" to their servers.
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Internet Fibre Can Secretly Listen To Users' Conversations: Study
A new study has revealed that fibre optic internet cables can potentially detect and recover nearby conversations by sensing tiny sound vibrations, raising fresh concerns over privacy and cybersecurity.
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Trump Signs Bill Renewing NSA's Internet Surveillance Programme
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he signed into law a bill renewing the National Security Agency's warrantless internet surveillance programme, sealing a defeat for digital privacy advocates.
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Former US Spy Chiefs Urge Congress To Renew Internet Surveillance Law
Former US intelligence officials who worked for both Republican and Democratic presidents urged Congress on Monday to renew an internet surveillance program they said has stopped terrorist plots and helped policymakers steer through international crises.
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UK Bill Requiring Firms To Store Web Histories Becomes Law
A contentious internet surveillance bill that creates databases of Britons' online activity has become law - though the government says come of its provisions still need "extensive testing" before taking effect.
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Terror Attacks in Europe Could Lead to Greater Use of Surveillance Tech
Facial recognition and cameras that spot nervous people are just some of the security measures that could gain acceptance in the wake of attacks like Brussels.
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Election Commission to Deploy 'Digital Surveillance' for Sensitive Polling Booths
"We will have video cameras installed in such booths which will give live broadcast to the district control room."
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US to Renegotiate Arms Control Rule for Hacking Tools
The rare reconsideration of a rule agreed to in 2013 by 41 countries is set to be included on a December agenda by the United States.
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UK Terrorism Law Watchdog Calls for Major Surveillance Overhaul
David Anderson, Britain's independent reviewer of anti-terrorism laws, said the government needed to spell out why intrusive powers were needed.
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Internet, Border Monitoring Needed to Thwart Further Attacks: EU, US
European, US and Canadian security ministers made the statement, referring to the bloody attack in Paris on Charlie Hebdo headquarters.
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Human Rights Group Amnesty International Releases Anti-Surveillance Tool
Called Detekt, the tool is designed for right activists and journalists but will be freely available to anybody who fears their computer is being used to monitor them.
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DuckDuckGo Privacy Search Engine Being Blocked in China
DuckDuckGo has only a tiny share of the search engine market but recently became an option as the default for iPhones in the new iOS 8 mobile platform.
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COAI, CIS to Discuss Legal Framework for Voice and Data Surveillance
The two bodies will hold seven roundtable meetings across the country in the coming weeks on privacy and surveillance issues.
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Chinese Banks Told to Stop Using IBM Servers in US-Spying Aftermath: Report
According to a Bloomberg report, the Chinese government has told banks to use local servers instead of IBM ones.
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Indian government eavesdropping 'chilling', says rights group
The Indian government's move to implement blanket eavesdropping of online activities, telephone calls and text messages is "chilling", Human Rights Watch said today as controversy raged in the US about Internet surveillance.
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Internet giants deny granting US government 'direct access' to servers
Major tech companies including Apple Inc, Google and Facebook Inc on Thursday said they do not provide any government agency with "direct access" to their servers.
