spying

China revised its counterespionage law, expanding the scope of what can be considered a threat to national security and granting authorities greater powers to enforce it. The move reflects President Xi Jinping's efforts to tighten state control over a wider range of data and digital activities...

Two deep-cover Russian spies who were allegedly working for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intelligence service have vanished recently under mysterious circumstances, according to Greek officials. One of the alleged spies, known as Gerhard Daniel Campos Wittich, went dark on Jan...

As TikTok battles with increasing scrutiny, another popular Chinese app has been accused of bypassing users’ cell phone security — and it has an international sister app that is topping U.S. download charts.  What Happened: While several apps have been accused of gathering user data,...

In March, Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google banned Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo Inc's (NASDAQ: PDD) app from its platforms, citing security concerns amid the discovery of malware. Now, experts allege that the app can be used to spy on users,...

President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order limiting the use of surveillance tools by the American government.  What Happened: The president restricted the use of commercial spyware tools that give governments the power to hack the mobile phones of private citizens, extracting data and...

Palantir Technologies Inc's (NYSE: PLTR) CTO said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call that its software helped thwart a plot to overthrow the German government. What Happened: Listing notable 2022 achievements, CTO Shyam Sankar said Palantir software “...

It could soon become a criminal offense in Ohio to stalk someone with Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) AirTag. What Happened: A bill seeking to criminalize tracking people with electronic tags without consent has been moved to the Ohio House, according to an Apple Insider...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has responded to news reports that its vehicles have been banned from locations in China considered sensitive by the government. What Happened: Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said Saturday that his company would be "shut down" if its car were involved in...

A coalition of advocacy groups has forced the United Kingdom to admit that it has been spying on social media users in the country. However, the British government says its surveillance is legal, since it involves information and computer servers based outside of the UK. The massive...