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Russian Supreme Court partially legalizes spyware
11:59 27/11/2018
The Supreme Court of Russia has proposed not to punish people using spyware if such equipment had been bought for personal and family safety or if consumers had not been aware about such special capabilities of the purchased goods.
Prosecutors to examine all cases on purchase of tracking equipment
12:08 20/12/2017
Prosecutors will examine judicial practice concerning criminal cases on unlawful acquisition of special equipment intended for secret obtainment of information.
NSA whistleblower Snowden talks of surveillance inefficiency in Paris attacks
12:01 22/01/2015
Despite extremely invasive surveillance system in France, the law enforcement authorities could not prevent the recent terror attacks in Paris, former NSA analyst Edward Snowden said on Thursday in an interview to the Dutch NPO 2 news channel.
Attorney General of Germany says no tangible evidence on Merkel’s NSA wiretap
15:27 11/12/2014
The Supreme Court of Germany has yet to uncover any tangible evidence supporting the claim that Chancellor Angela Merkel phone was tapped by American intelligence services, according to Attorney General of Harald Range.
ECHR to rule on Russia's secret surveillance program
18:06 07/10/2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) heard on September 24 oral arguments on whether the secret surveillance program known as the System of Operative-Investigative Measures, or SORM, used by Russian law enforcement agencies violates the human right to privacy. The judgment is expected soon, however Russian experts doubt the ECHR will put an end to the controversial program.
Switzerland wants to question Snowden over worldwide surveillance - report
12:48 08/09/2014
Swiss authorities consider bringing US intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden from Russia in order to question him over the US top-secret surveillance programs.
Snowden granted 3-year residence permit in Russia
15:11 07/08/2014
Former NSA contractor and CIA employee Edward Snowden has been granted a Russian residence permit for three years, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena announced on Thursday at a news conference in Moscow.
Special UK court to hear state surveillance complaints - report
16:24 14/07/2014
This week Britain’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal, which deals with public complaints about unreasonable official snooping, will hear the first of this year’s series of legal complaints on the alleged surveillance by state security agencies
NSA says reports about eavesdropping on American citizens are exaggeration
10:06 08/07/2014
Media reports suggesting that nine out of ten surveillance targets are ordinary Internet users are an exaggeration, an NSA press spokesperson told RIA Novosti.
Germany launches criminal investigation into Merkel’s NSA wiretap - report
13:58 04/06/2014
The Attorney General of Germany Harald Range will conduct a criminal investigation into the alleged tapping of chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by the US National Security Agency, German daily Local writes on Wednesday.
Snowden wants to go home but will ask to extend asylum in Russia
11:22 29/05/2014
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who was granted political asylum in Moscow last summer, would like to return home to the United States under certain conditions, but will instead ask to extend his temporary asylum.
Germany wants Zuckerberg to testify in NSA case - report
10:33 23/05/2014
Members of the German parliamentary commission, which is investigating the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) questionable activity, want the heads of US high-tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Google, to testify to the Bundestag, writes Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Putin answers Snowden’s question about mass online surveillance
16:48 17/04/2014
The use of special equipment, in particular, for the tapping of private conversations and for surveillance, is regulated by law in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said when answering Edward Snowden’s question during the annual Direct Line program on Thursday.
Snowden to participate in PACE hearing from Moscow Tuesday
13:40 08/04/2014
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will testify before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) parliamentary hearing on mass surveillance live via video link Tuesday afternoon from Moscow, the organization announced.
Former US congressman Ron Paul petitions for Snowden’s clemency
12:51 14/02/2014
Former congressman and presidential hopeful Ron Paul launched a petition demanding clemency in the US for fugitive NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, whose grant of asylum in Russia is set to expire on July 31 of this year.
US senator sues Obama over NSA surveillance
17:45 13/02/2014
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul filed a class action lawsuit Wednesday against US President Barrack Obama and various other high-ranking officials over the National Security Agency’s (NSA) mass surveillance activities.
NSA monitored former German chancellor Schröder's phone - report
12:04 05/02/2014
The National Security Agency monitored former German chancellor Schroder's phone, Süddeutsche Zeitung writes on Wednesday citing anonymous sources and Edward Snowden's revelations.
PACE committee to invite Snowden, US officials to speak on mass surveillance
17:14 29/01/2014
A committee within the Strasbourg-based Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) plans to invite NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden to its headquarters in April to debate mass surveillance and whistleblowing with US officials.
No evidence Snowden spied for Russia - US Senator
10:23 29/01/2014
A senior US lawmaker said Tuesday that she has seen no evidence that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was working with Russia when he disclosed troves of documents on classified US spying programs.
ECHR seeks answers from UK on mass surveillance programs – report
13:46 24/01/2014
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered UK ministers to provide justifications by early May for the mass surveillance activities of British intelligence agency the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
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