Spying

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Journalist and activist Omar Radi speaks to the media after his hearing at the Casablanca Courthouse, In Casablanca, Morocco.(AP)

Morocco rejects Amnesty’s allegations on spying on journalist

A report by Amnesty alleges that authorities had snooped on journalist Omar Radi using Israeli-made technology

27 Jun 2020 4:00 PM

Iran on Thursday wrote to the United Nations, alleging that the US military drone shot by the Islamic Republic over the Strait of Hormuz was in a 'full stealth mode' and engaged in a spying operation. (Representational Image)

'Engaged in spying': Iran writes to UN over US drone

Iranian military gave repeated radio warnings to US drone before downing it after it entered country's airspace, Sputnik reported.

21 Jun 2019 10:34 AM

The 28 draft questions, each with a suggested score attached, begins with a potential five points if a country’s constitution had a provision to protect privacy or has been interpreted to encompass such a protection.

How much does your government spy on you?

Any country answering “yes” to that would forfeit 1,000 points and should abolish its system and start again.

01 Mar 2019 12:41 PM

The advertisement ran in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Politico, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times.

Huawei launches ad to combat dark image

The move is part of an unprecedented public relations blitz, launched last month with a 25-minute interview.

01 Mar 2019 12:23 PM

US states that Huawei's equipment can be used for China's spying.

US Senator says US allies need to maintain "common front" on China's Huawei

United States and its allies “need to maintain a common front” against risk of using equipment from countries.

21 Feb 2019 1:23 PM

No evidence has been produced publicly and Huawei has repeatedly denied the claims. (Photo: ANI)

Britain managing Huawei risks, has no evidence of spying

Britain had yet to decide on its security policy for national 5G networks.

21 Feb 2019 12:43 PM

Ren said in a separate interview with the BBC that the technology company would not undertake any spying activities.

Huawei founder says will not share data with China

Ren also said the company did not have a back door to share customer data with Beijing without his knowledge.

20 Feb 2019 12:11 PM

Huawei Technologies faces international scrutiny over its ties with the Chinese government.

Clear rules apply to all providers in building 5G network

Germany needs guarantees that China’s Huawei Technologies would not hand over data to the Chinese state.

06 Feb 2019 11:01 AM

The threat is in contradiction to the protection 5G was supposed to provide.

5G vulnerable to snooping

The security vulnerability allows for hackers or data thieves to steal information from 5G airwaves.

03 Feb 2019 11:43 AM

US President Donald Trump in August signed a bill that barred the US government from using Huawei equipment and is considering an executive order that would also ban US companies from doing so.

Huawei founder denies spying for China

Ren Zhengfei rejected claims his company is used by the Chinese government to spy.

16 Jan 2019 9:53 AM

In August, US President Donald Trump signed a bill that barred the US government from using Huawei equipment. (Photo: AP)

Huawei sacks employee arrested in Poland on spying charges

Huawei, the world’s biggest producer of telecommunications equipment, faces intense scrutiny in the West.

13 Jan 2019 11:09 AM

Mohammad Imran Qureshi Warsi stayed on in India for four years despite the expiry of his visa and got a ration card and a PAN card made during this period which led to his imprisonment for 10 years. (Photo: ANI)

Jailed Pak national to return home on December 26

Mohammad Imran Qureshi Warsi is set to return home by crossing through the Attari-Wagah border, after 14 years.

22 Dec 2018 6:12 PM

“Huawei has never been asked by any government to build any backdoors or interrupt any networks, and we would never tolerate such behavior by any of our staff,” said Huawei. (Photo: AP)

Huawei denies it poses security threat after EU warning

Huawei said that it had never been told by any government to obtain covert access through so-called “backdoors”.

08 Dec 2018 10:25 AM

The use of what are known as cellphone-site simulators by foreign powers has long been a concern. (Photo: AP)

US suspects cellphone spying devices in DC

The devices work by tricking mobile devices into locking onto them instead of legitimate cell towers, revealing their exact location.

04 Apr 2018 8:39 AM

An innocent looking message could be all that is needed to compromise on your privacy- accessing your microphone, your call logs, your locations, your bank details and everything that is very personal to you.

Is your smartphone snooping on you?

Allowing third-party applications access to your smartphone's data puts your information at risk.

02 Apr 2018 2:08 PM

According to the police, the accused had filed a right to information (RTI) plea with Rabale police and visited the police station in that connection. (Representational Image)

Police books woman for spying on PS

The incident occurred on Tuesday, after which the accused was arrested.

21 Dec 2017 3:10 AM

Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui, center, listens to a colleague during a press conference in Mexico City. (Photo: AP)

Mexico govt accused of spying on journalists and activists

The Mexican government has been using cellphone malware to spy on journalists, activists, claims a criminal complaint filed by journalists.

20 Jun 2017 1:09 PM

The complaint to the attorney general's office by nine people followed a report by the New York Times that some of them had been spied on with software known as Pegasus, which Israeli company NSO Group sold to Mexico's government.

Activists and journalists in Mexico complain of government spying

Mexico's government purchased about $80 million worth of spyware from NSO Group.

20 Jun 2017 8:10 AM

Samsung has integrated a technology called beacons which is used to track user activity when connected to the internet.

Samsung may be snooping on you. Find out how!

Privacy watchdogs have explained that Samsung is using these technologies to promote its own devices.

11 Jun 2017 7:07 PM

Kolkata: Cyber adjudicator fines man for spying on wife's mobile phone

The man denied all allegations during the hearings before the adjudicator, claiming the complaint was false and motivated.

21 Apr 2017 4:54 PM

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