spying

Governments forcing Apple and Google to share notification data

Privacy

Governments forcing Apple and Google to share notification data

UK could be involved

clock 07 December 2023 • 2 min read
British police vulnerable to Chinese spying, commissioner warns

Threats and Risks

British police vulnerable to Chinese spying, commissioner warns

Government departments were instructed last year to discontinue use of China-made cameras at sensitive sites

clock 16 February 2023 • 3 min read

Hardware

Amazon Echo and Google Home apps can spy on users and phish for passwords

Lackadaisical security around apps for Amazon and Google personal assistants could enable malicious attackers to v-phish for passwords or eavesdrop on households

clock 22 October 2019 • 4 min read

Security

Privacy International wins Supreme Court battle with Investigatory Powers Tribunal over judicial review

Privacy International wins its five-year legal battle with the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

clock 15 May 2019 • 3 min read

Security

Spying secrets of US police revealed as UK supplier catalogue is leaked

Cobham catalogue features IMSI catchers, location trackers and other surveillance equipment

clock 02 September 2016 • 2 min read

Government

'If people knew what bulk collection in Investigatory Powers Bill really meant, there'd be uproar' privacy expert tells MPs

Dr Joss Wright tells Science and Technology Committee modern communications data should be treated with respect, and government must be more clear about its intent to increase mass surveillance

clock 11 November 2015 •

Privacy

United Nations demands states respect its privacy after AT&T NSA spying revealed

Newly released Snowden docs reveal how "highly collaborative" AT&T helped US spy on UN for 10 years

clock 18 August 2015 •