KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — Ever clicked to see the street view of your home on Google maps?
A lawsuit out of Nashville alleges it wasn’t just photos that the search engine collected. A class action group says the company wire-tapped into passwords and other information.
The so-called ‘wi-spy’ controversy could have happened to you.
By on 16/07/2011
Sir Richard Dearlove, Britain’s former chief spymaster has said the country
should start spying on its Eurozone neighbours to protect the economy as the
common currency is wracked by national defaults.
Sir Richard Dearlove, who served as head of MI6 until 2004, said that Britain
must not be “squeamish” about using the intelligence services to defend its
economic interests.
By on 14/07/2011
SPYING SCANDAL: A voicemail tampering scandal engulfing Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World tabloid demonstrates the vulnerability of phone networks and the fallibility of the people who help maintain them.
THE ACCUSATIONS: The British tabloid is accused of breaking into voicemail accounts of various celebrities and dignitaries —and even crime victims and their families— in a relentless hunt for scoops.
THE REPERCUSSIONS: The fiasco has led to prison terms for an investigator and a former reporter, caused several major companies to pull advertising, and is complicating Murdoch’s attempt at a multibillion-pound takeover of British Sky Broadcasting.
By on 10/07/2011
Georgia on Thursday arrested four news photographers, including President Mikheil Saakashvili’s personal photographer, on accusations of spying for a foreign country, the interior ministry said.
“The arrested are accused of passing information that they obtained because of their work to an organisation acting undercover for the intelligence services of a foreign country, against the interests of Georgia,” it said.
The four detained included Saakashvili’s personal photographer Irakli Gedenidze, the statement said. Gedenidze has taken a large number of pictures printed in the international media of Saakashvili.
“Very serious charges will be put forward,” Deputy Interior Minister Eka Zguladze told AFP, saying that the investigation into the alleged espionage was still under way.
By on 08/07/2011
A reader’s estranged husband told her he’s spying on her email. Could this be true?
It’s possible, but unlikely. And if he’s doing it, it’s almost certainly illegal.
My hunch is that he’s lying in order to mess with your head. After all, it’s much easier to tell someone that you’re spying on them then to actually do it. And it doesn’t carry the same legal ramifications.
Besides, if he was really spying on you, why would he tell you? Doing so would likely make you more careful about what you do online, get you to take steps to block his surveillance, and possibly get him arrested.
But what if he really is spying on you? After all, you want to be sure. Read More
By on 07/07/2011