Industrial espionage

An Israeli private investigator currently behind bars in the US used Indian hackers to conduct surveillance operations for ultra-wealthy Russians, a court has been told.

Thinks getting eviler

Google employees are accusing the company's leadership of developing an internal surveillance tool that they believe will be used to monitor workers' attempts to organize protests and discuss labour rights.

Too much like hard work

The National Security Agency has recommended that the White House abandon a surveillance programme that collects information about US phone calls and text messages.

Charged with insider trading

Fruity cargo cult Apple’s legal expert who was supposed to prevent insider trading at the company has been arrested and charged with insider trading.

Court says no one suffered damage 

The High Court has blocked a bid to sue Google for allegedly unlawfully taking data from 4.4 million UK iPhone users.

NotPetya came from Russia

Britain has named and shamed Russia for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser.

Micro Focus will not let “high risk” governments look under its bonnet

British tech firm Micro Focus International said it would restrict reviews of the core operating instructions in its products by “high-risk” governments.

Call history goes to iCloud where Apple stores it

A team of Russian security experts has found that Apple might have access to more user data than it is letting on.

Worst for any democratic country

The UK has just passed a huge expansion in surveillance powers, which are the harshest written in any democratic country.

Two years in prison

The UK government is threatening to jail leaders of tech companies who warn their customers that they have been victims of government spying.