Surveillance is 'actively transmitting data to Moscow'
TikTok employees tracked several journalists 'as part of a covert surveillance campaign'
The Balkanisation of the web is picking up pace along with state surveillance, finds report by Freedom House
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties claims Oracle makes $42.4 billion a year from its surveillance.
The Government urges 'a long-term perspective' on the subject.
Targets include journalists, dissidents, human rights activists and critics of authoritarian regimes and their families
Senate Finance Committee chair Ron Wyden said, "The Biden administration has the chance to turn off the spigot of American dollars and help put them out of business for good"
Three activists, who consented to be named, work for Palestinian civil society groups that Israeli government has designed as terrorist groups
It follows an ECJ ruling from last year, which said the UK's Investigatory Powers Act cannot require telecom firms to retain users' location and traffic on an ongoing basis