Cold War-style spy games return to melting Arctic
In early March, a mysterious ship the size of a large passenger ferry left a Romanian wharf, glided through the narrow Bosporus that separates Europe and Asia, and plotted a course toward Scandinavia....
View ArticleEU states let NSA tap data cables, Danish media say
Classified files leaked to Danish media suggest some EU states are allowing US spies to install surveillance equipment on cables in order to intercept the emails, private phone calls, and Internet...
View ArticleGermany weighs how to hit back in US spying row
Germany debated retaliatory measures against the United States on Tuesday after the discovery of an alleged double agent stoked still smouldering public anger over the NSA scandal. The case of a German...
View ArticleNorway’s new Arctic spy ship unveiled, as Canada trails behind
Norway is spending $250 million on a new spy boat to track Russian activities in the Arctic, while Canada's efforts to safeguard its northern sovereignty appear to be moving in slow motion. The hull of...
View ArticleCanadian watchdog wants Five Eyes sharing safeguards
Ottawa-based CSEC monitors foreign communications of intelligence interest to Canada, and exchanges a large amount of information with similar agencies in the United States, Britain, Australia and New...
View ArticleGCHQ’s dark arts: Leaked documents reveal online manipulation, Facebook,...
GCHQ has developed a toolkit of software programs used to manipulate online traffic, infiltrate users' computers and spread select messages across social media sites including Facebook and YouTube. The...
View ArticleChina builds listening station in Hong Kong
The existence of a People's Liberation Army (PLA) communications installation atop Hong Kong's tallest mountain - the 957 m-high peak of Tai Mo Shan - recently came to light. The PLA has refused to...
View ArticleThe US spy planes frequent China’s coastline
The EP-3 Aires is the electronic intelligence-gathering version of the P-3 Orion. It uses electronic snooping devices to 'fingerprint' foreign vessels, enabling intelligence staff to keep track of...
View ArticleChinese remote sensing spy satellites ‘might threaten navy’
"The Yaogan-20 electronic intelligence satellite can indeed increase the People’s Liberation Army’s [PLA] ability to find and target large naval ships,” said Fisher, a senior fellow in Asian Military...
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