Former Twitter worker convicted of helping Saudi Arabia spy on dissidentsAhmad Abouammo allegedly helped the kingdom track critics.By J. Fingas, 08.10.2022
Tesla takes to Chinese social media to ease local spying fearsThe company's vehicles are banned from China's military facilities and key state-owned companies.By S. Shah, 04.07.2021
China reportedly bans Tesla cars from military facilities over spying fearsIt's worried the cameras could be used for espionage.By J. Fingas, 03.20.2021
Home security technician admits hacking customers' security camerasHe added his email to people's accounts and watched their video feeds.By M. Moon, 01.23.2021
Iranian hackers' Android malware spies on dissidents by stealing 2FA codesIt also grabbed contacts, messages and voice conversations.By J. Fingas, 09.20.2020
UK may cut Huawei out of 5G networks this yearIt would happen much sooner than expected.By J. Fingas, 07.05.2020
FCC says Huawei and ZTE are national security threatsIt's further cutting off access to the Chinese telecom giants.By J. Fingas, 06.30.2020
US pushes Europe to reject Chinese baggage screening tech over spying fearsThis echoes the fight against Huawei.By J. Fingas, 06.28.2020
A Chinese hacking group is reportedly targeting governments across AsiaThe hacker group "Naikon" attacks foreign affairs, science and technology ministries. By S. Dent, 05.07.2020
Saudi Arabia may be spying on its citizens via US mobile networksIts telecoms are requesting suspicious amounts of data from US mobile carriers.By C. Fisher, 03.30.2020
Iran's coronavirus 'diagnosis' app looks more like a surveillance toolAC19 asks for real-time location info it clearly doesn't need.By J. Fingas, 03.14.2020
NYT: $100 million US phone surveillance program produced two unique leadsThe USA Freedom Act is up for renewal next month.By R. Lawler, 02.26.2020
Google pulls alleged UAE spying app ToTok from the Play Store, againToTok was reinstated last month, but Google pulled it for a second time.By M. DeAngelis, 02.17.2020
Recommended Reading: The CIA-owned company that helped it spy on the worldThe best long-form writing on technology and more on the web.By B. Steele, 02.15.2020
Interior Department grounds Chinese-made dronesIt's worried about the possibility of spying.By J. Fingas, 01.29.2020
The UK won't block Huawei tech from its 5G networks despite US pressureBut the 'high risk' company will be kept at arm's length.By R. England, 01.28.2020
Bipartisan bill would scale back key section of the Patriot ActWhile it wouldn’t repeal Section 215 wholly, it would put new limits on it.By I. Bonifacic, 01.23.2020
US may permanently ground civilian drone program over China fearsIt's not clear if the Interior Department's worries are justified.By J. Fingas, 01.12.2020
How home assistants ruined us, an explanationIt’s the rise -- and revenge -- of the machines.By V. Blue, 12.31.2019
Huawei denies receiving billions in financial aid from Chinese governmentAfter a WSJ report, the company says it has never gotten special treatment from Beijing.By I. Bonifacic, 12.26.2019