Europe
UK mass surveillance bill becomes law
The UK's Investigatory Powers Bill was given royal assent and became law, providing intelligence agencies broad powers to monitor the online activity of all citizens.
Tag: surveillance
East Asia
China approves controversial cybersecurity law
China's government approved a new cybersecurity law—over the protests of international rights organizations, who say it enforces censorship and surveillance of online activities.
New York City
Judge rejects NYPD settlement in surveillance suit
A federal judge rejected the New York Police Department's proposed settlement of a lawsuit accusing the department of improperly monitoring the city's Muslim community.
Europe
Swiss voters approve new surveillance law
Swiss voters approved a sweeping new surveillance law allowing their national intelligence services broad powers to spy on "terrorist" suspects and cyber criminals.
Palestine
Israel to deploy armed robot vehicles on Gaza border
Israel is preparing to deploy fully autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) along the border with the Gaza Strip—mounted with machine-guns that can be remotely fired.
Greater Middle East
Bahrain rights defender Maryam al-Khawaja speaks
Exiled Bahraini human rights defender Maryam al-Khawaja, speaking in New York, says the Arab regimes are exploiting sectarianism to pit revolutions against each other.
North America
WikiLeaks abetting worldwide fascist take-over
Hackers linked to Russian state intelligence used WikiLeaks to throw the US election, so Trump and Putin can instate a fascist order worldwide. Yes, we're serious.
Europe
Brussels terror boon to GOP
Republican presidential hopefuls rushed to exploit the Brussels attacks, with Ted Cruz calling for police surveillance of Muslims and Trump actually broaching nuclear strikes.
Southern Cone
Protests rock Brazil as Lula takes cabinet post
Brazil has seen its biggest protests since the end of the dictatorship as ex-president "Lula" da Silva is appointed to a cabinet post that gives him immunity in a corruption scandal.
Europe
Poland: thousands march against surveillance law
Thousands marched in Warsaw to protest the government's planned changes to the legal code that would increase surveillance over Polish citizens.
New York City
NYPD reaches settlement on Muslim surveillance
The New York Police Department came to a settlement agreement in two civil rights lawsuits accusing the NYPD of wrongfully monitoring Muslims after the 9-11 attacks.
New York City
Appeals court approves suit on NYPD surveillance
A lawsuit challenging the NYPD's surveillance of Muslims can proceed, a US appeals court ruled, opening the way for a trial on the program's constitutionality.