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"Australia is not naive to the threats that it faces more broadly. And I mean more broadly," he told reporters in Canberra. (Photo: File)

Australia probes 'Chinese plot' to recruit businessman, make him a spy MP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday the allegations surrounding Zhao, member of Liberal Party, were 'deeply disturbing and troubling'.

25 Nov 2019 2:00 PM

Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department has announced. (Photo: File)

3 men charged with spying on Twitter of Saudi royal family

A critic of Crown Prince Mohammed, Khashoggi was killed and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

07 Nov 2019 9:01 AM

'The campaign for my release started in Lebanon, developed in Lebanon, and ended in Lebanon,' Zakka said, adding that he would not divulge into details regarding his 'kidnapping, detention, and false accusations.' (Photo: ANI)

Iran releases Lebanese businessman convicted of spying after 4 years

Zakka, an information technology expert, had disappeared while he was attending a conference in Tehran in 2015.

12 Jun 2019 9:23 AM

Britain publicly chastised Huawei for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new “significant technical issues”. (Photo: AFP)

Belgian cybersecurity agency finds no threat from Huawei

Germany last month set tougher criteria for vendors supplying telecoms network equipment.

16 Apr 2019 11:25 AM

The bug originated in Chromium, Google’s open-source project that underlies Chrome and other browsers. As a result, this put to risk mobile Chrome users as well as users of other browsers built on Chromium.

Android bug allowed hackers to spy on you over five years

Hackers could use WebView, Chromium’s feature to gain user data and gain wider device access.

23 Mar 2019 2:09 PM

A Supreme Court that was so taken up by privacy concerns in the Aadhaar case will not be a silent spectator to this overwhelming challenge to privacy. (Photo: Asian Age)

Blanket order to spy on people repressive

The government spy was not so empowered as to feel free to act against anyone as it may please him.

23 Dec 2018 12:00 AM

"The best we can do is spy on them in video cameras," Adam Burger, the transit agency's senior transportation planner, told an advisory board meeting in Cupertino this week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.

‘Must spy on buses with Apple, Google workers’— Agencies

The agency is examining the impact of corporate bus fleets on traffic.

02 Mar 2018 9:00 AM

He died when his F-104 Starfighter crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California. (Photo: AP)

First black astronaut honored on 50th anniversary of death

He had a great future ahead of him if he had not been lost 50 years ago.

10 Dec 2017 5:50 PM

Beware of getting intimate with sex toys!

According to the Independent, who quoted the experience of a Reddit user, the vibrator app reportedly recorded audio from the session.

12 Nov 2017 1:12 PM

The researchers developed a closed-loop system in which the robot influences the fish's behaviour, but also adapt its own behaviour to them. (Photo: Video Screengrab/ Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne)

Robot that can 'spy' on fish developed

The robot's swimming mechanism - initially designed with the help of biologists - gradually improved as the robot spent time with the fish.

09 Nov 2017 3:32 PM

The FBI had sent out an alert to parents stating the possibility that connected toys could put children “at risk” of getting targeted by criminals for identity theft or exploitation.

Beware parents! Your kid's toy could be spying on you

The US security agency has stated that criminals or perpetrators could use the technology in smart toys to gather sensitive information.

20 Jul 2017 7:40 PM

Bhopal: 5 sent to judicial custody in spying racket run from Pakistan

They were arrested on February 9 by the Madhya Pradesh ATS and charged with anti-national activities.

13 Feb 2017 8:01 AM

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that law enforcement agencies can view private messages and tweets from private accounts on Twitter if they get a warrant.

Police with warrant allowed to spy private Twitter messages, tweets

Twitter says that it requires a court order to disclose private information to authorities.

04 Feb 2017 12:07 PM

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