Government Survillance

• Yahoo email scanning: Apple, Google, Microsoft say they’d fight similar requests in court

  Yahoo is facing increased scrutiny after being accused of secretly building a custom software program to search all of its customers' incoming emails at the request of the U.S. government.

  Tech

  Oct 5, 2016
• Yahoo email scanning scandal could derail U.S.-EU data sharing deal

  Yahoo's decision to scan clients' email accounts at the behest of the U.S. authorities has prompted questions in Europe as to whether EU citizens' data had been compromised.

  Tech

  Oct 5, 2016
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• Justice Department drops another iPhone hacking case

  The U.S. Justice Department said Friday it has withdrawn a request to force Apple to reveal data from a cellphone linked to a New York drug case.

  Tech

  Apr 25, 2016
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• BlackBerry to stay in Pakistan after government drops surveillance request

  BlackBerry says it will remain operating in Pakistan after that country's government backed off from its request to gain access to the company's servers.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2015
• BlackBerry to exit Pakistan over government surveillance

  BlackBerry Ltd. says it's delaying a plan to stop operating in Pakistan, but remains committed to closing up shop in that country rather than accept authorities' demand for "unfettered" access to customer.

  Tech

  Nov 30, 2015
• China blocks VPN services that skirt online censorship amid wider crackdown

  China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said Friday.

  Tech

  Jan 23, 2015