Saudi telco asks researcher to help spy on residents 

Saudi telco asks researcher to help spy on residents

Publishes responses.
Dutch police ask for powers to plant malware, hack DDoS servers 

Dutch police ask for powers to plant malware, hack DDoS servers

F-Secure won't help.
NZ govt to rewrite spying laws 

NZ govt to rewrite spying laws

Hand forced by illegal Dotcom intercepts.
NZ govt to rewrite spying laws 

NZ govt to rewrite spying laws

Hand forced by illegal Dotcom intercepts.
Ruskies say spooks can intercept Skype 

Ruskies say spooks can intercept Skype

Claims traffic can be routed through central server.
Search phone calls for keywords with Metasploit 

Search phone calls for keywords with Metasploit

Find passwords, company secrets in tapped conversations.
Dect phones open to eavesdropping 

Dect phones open to eavesdropping

Attackers can intercept calls.
Risks of UTM certificate interception downplayed 

Risks of UTM certificate interception downplayed

Dell SonicWall, Fortinet say interception vulnerability low.
Skype fixes leaky instant message bug 

Skype fixes leaky instant message bug

But not for Mac.
Cyberoam generates fix for 'nullified' vulnerability 

Cyberoam generates fix for 'nullified' vulnerability

Generates unique certificates.
Govt mulls cloud, social intercepts 

Govt mulls cloud, social intercepts

Raises technical, regulatory issues.
Telstra halts mobile tracking 

Telstra halts mobile tracking

Privacy Commissioner mulls investigation.
Telstra tracks users to build web filter 

Telstra tracks users to build web filter

Updated: Says website monitoring 'definitely not' for marketing.
Govt wants public vote on data retention 

Govt wants public vote on data retention

ASIO to get 'super warrants' under reforms.
Wiretap law backlash organised by Liberal staffer 

Wiretap law backlash organised by Liberal staffer

Minister backing interception bill hit with doxing campaign.
Bug means iPhone thieves get iMessages, too 

Bug means iPhone thieves get iMessages, too

iMessages relayed to strangers' iPhones.
Bundestrojaner sparks war of words  

Bundestrojaner sparks war of words

Did hackers uncover a German Government spy operation?
Phone bug leaked accounts from bank branch 

Phone bug leaked accounts from bank branch

Cleaner installed wiretap to steal card numbers and PIN numbers.
iPhone data interception tool released 

iPhone data interception tool released

Marlinspike provides a good reason to update iOS 4.3.5.
Apple patches iOS interception flaw 

Apple patches iOS interception flaw

Trust issues in mobile operating system.
Pentagon eyes social spread of unrest 

Pentagon eyes social spread of unrest

Algorithms to spot potential uprisings.
Google: Who cares where your data is? 

Google: Who cares where your data is?

Security and privacy trump outdated concerns over data sovereignty.
Google kills Gmail spy campaign 

Google kills Gmail spy campaign

China suspected of targeting Asian nations.
How to intercept Skype calls 

How to intercept Skype calls

Linguists bypass encryption and rebuild conversations base on speech patterns.
Cisco blamed for Falun Gong abuse 

Cisco blamed for Falun Gong abuse

Lawsuit claims the company helped build China's Golden Shield Project.
Skype buy heralds wiretaps, Linux death 

Skype buy heralds wiretaps, Linux death

And will the buy be the death of cross-platform video conferencing?
Ombudsman spies "problems" with carrier access 

Ombudsman spies "problems" with carrier access

Lack of clarity when police seek data stored by ISPs.
Google Australia prepares for two-front investigation 

Google Australia prepares for two-front investigation

Did Google breach Privacy, Telecommunications Acts?
Greens object to underbaked network interception bill 

Greens object to underbaked network interception bill

Ludlam argues that there is still no clarity for network operators.
ACCC readies phone-tapping powers 

ACCC readies phone-tapping powers

Harsher anti-cartel laws from July 24.
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