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Article | 17/06/2013 UK spy agency reportedly intercepted email of delegates at G20 meetings in 2009
British intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) reportedly intercepted the electronic communications of foreign politicians ...
Article | 17/06/2013 US NSA can access data without court approval, leaker says
Analysts at the U.S. National Security Agency can gain access to the content of U.S. targets' phone calls and email messages without court orders, NSA...
Article | 17/06/2013 European trust in US compromised, says EU data protection head
Europe’s top privacy watchdog and the Digital Agenda Commissioner both said Monday that more transparency and trust is needed between the European Uni...
Article | 14/06/2013 Digital surveillance programs in other countries trigger controversy
Last week's disclosure of massive data collection efforts at the U.S. National Security Agency has generated heated debate in the U.S. and across the ...
Article | 14/06/2013 Obama directs agencies to move toward sharing spectrum
U.S. President Barack Obama has directed federal agencies to take new steps toward sharing their wireless spectrum with commercial operators, in an ef...
Article | 14/06/2013 EU justice commissioner on Prism: EU citizens' rights are not negotiable
Europe’s Justice Commission said Friday that she would not sacrifice European citizens’ rights for United States’ national security.
Article | 14/06/2013 Some foreign-backed US phone companies reportedly excluded from NSA surveillance program
At least two U.S. mobile operators, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless, reportedly do not participate directly in the U.S. National Security Agency's ca...
Article | 14/06/2013 Decades-old bets in Myanmar's tech industry finally reap rewards
It may have taken almost two decades, but Tun Thura Thet's investment in one of Asia's poorest countries is finally paying off.
Article | 14/06/2013 Myanmar braces for mobile phone boom as Internet access trickles in
In Yangon, Myanmar, giant Samsung billboards hang overhead as dozens of handset shops line the crowded city streets and advertise the latest smartphon...
Article | 14/06/2013 New York introduces legislation to regulate 3-D printed arms
New legislation in New York city aims to regulate the use of 3-D printers to make firearms, as the U.S. tries to cope with the possible proliferation ...
Article | 13/06/2013 Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthor...
Article | 13/06/2013 US FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity
Medical device makers should take new steps to protect their products from malware and cyberattacks or face the possibility that U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
Article | 13/06/2013 New EU law mandates eCall in all new cars
From October 2015 all new cars in the European Union will have to be fitted with an eCall device according to new draft legislation announced Thursday...
Article | 13/06/2013 European Commission denies watering down data protection laws
The European Commission on Thursday strenuously denied watering down its proposals for data protection laws as a result of United States lobbying.
Article | 12/06/2013 Gmail access disrupted in Iran ahead of election
Access to Google's Gmail service appears to be disrupted in Iran just days before the country's presidential election.