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AP lambasts US Justice Department for secretly obtaining phone records

As part of a “massive and unprecedented intrusion,” the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has obtained telephone records for more than 20 separate lines assigned to the AP and its journalists, according to a letter written to US Attorney General Eric Holder by AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt Monday.

18:20 14.05.2013

Putin says he 'gave up' eavesdropping after KGB

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday his time in the KGB had taught him that it was “bad” to listen into other people’s conversations.

13:06 29.03.2013

Microsoft discloses law enforcement requests for user data

US tech giant Microsoft disclosed Thursday that it and its main video chat service Skype received more than 75,000 requests last year from government law enforcement agencies in the United States and four other countries to provide customer user data.

09:03 22.03.2013

Russian intelligence is free to tap Skype sans court order

Major cyber security and IT market players revealed that Russian security services are able to tap Skype conversations. The technology was provided by Microsoft after its acquisition of Skype in 2011.

14:30 14.03.2013

Interior Ministry employee convicted for illegal wiretapping

Former Interior Ministry employee Vladimir Tyurenkov has received a two-year suspended sentence for illegal wiretapping.

18:31 18.12.2012