UK government's spying practices challenged at European human rights court
The U.K. government's mass surveillance practices will be challenged at the European Court of Human Rights.
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Activists release Detekt tool that finds surveillance malware
A free tool released Thursday allows users to scan their computers for surveillance malware that has been used in attacks against journalists, human rights defenders and political activists around the world.
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Groups call for details on NSA surveillance of Muslim Americans
More than 40 privacy, civil rights and religious groups have called on President Barack Obama's administration to provide a "full public accounting" of long-time email surveillance of prominent Muslims living in the U.S., following a news report detailing the spying by the U.S. National Security Agency and FBI.
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More than 4,000 groups sign up to protest NSA
More than 4,000 groups and websites have signed on to support a day of protest against U.S. National Security Agency surveillance programs, scheduled for Tuesday.
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Privacy groups call on UN to condemn surveillance
A coalition of five privacy and digital rights groups is pushing the United Nations to take a stand against international surveillance programs deployed by the U.S. government and some allies.
