spying
RSS spyingResearchers uncover "vast" computer spy network
News Canadian researchers have uncovered a vast electronic spying operation that infiltrated computers and stole documents from government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, The New York... [30 Mar 2009]
Leak fears could set bosses spying on staff
News Big brother bosses will increasingly be tempted to turn to staff surveillance to stop insider leaks before they happen, says the head of a cyber security government body. Large companies are already exploring ways of monitoring employee... [04 Sep 2008]
Photos: Satellites free the roads from snow and ice
Photo Satellites are spying on the Welsh roads to keep them free of ice for motorists. The cutting-edge Masternaut Three X telematics system allows a control centre - pictured above - to track 20 gritter lorries that keep a... [09 Apr 2008]
Government reveals snooping figures
News The government's snooping watchdog has issued its latest report revealing there were more than 253,000 requests to eavesdrop on individuals' communications in the last nine months of 2006 - including 1,694 requests by local authorities. [30 Jan 2008]
Cyber spies plan attacks next year
News Cyber spying will pose the single biggest security threat in 2008, with 120 countries now using the internet for web espionage operations, according to security company McAfee. Security from A to Z Click on the links... [30 Nov 2007]
Oracle assaults SAP in spying row
News Oracle announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against archrival SAP, alleging the software giant hacked into Oracle's customer support centre and downloaded copies of its proprietary software code. [23 Mar 2007]
HP spying scandal: Ex-chairman off the hook
News A California judge has dismissed the charges against former HP chairman Patricia Dunn in the HP spying scandal. The three other remaining defendants - former HP attorney Kevin Hunsaker; private detective Ronald DeLia;... [15 Mar 2007]
HP: Spying row was a "wake-up call"
News Hewlett-Packard's top ethics and privacy executives on Thursday said a now infamous investigation into boardroom media leaks was a "wake-up call" that prompted a shakeup in the company's operations. The gaffe's silver lining is that a... [02 Mar 2007]
HP board 'was split by battle for control'
News In a lunchtime speech at the VentureOne Outlook Conference in San Francisco, Perkins aired his side of the story in the HP spying scandal which led to the resignation of board members Dunn, Perkins and Jay Keyworth, as... [28 Feb 2007]
Revealed: 439,000 snooping requests made
News UK security and law enforcement agencies made nearly 439,000 requests to monitor people's phone calls, emails and post during a 15-month period, the spying watchdog has revealed. But nearly 4,000 errors in requests were... [21 Feb 2007]
HP gets restraining order against ex-exec
News HP was granted a temporary restraining order yesterday against a former executive who has accused the company in court documents of spying on rival Dell. Karl Kamb Jr, who is being sued by HP for allegedly pilfering... [26 Jan 2007]
HP embroiled in new spying row
News A former HP executive accused by the company of stealing trade secrets is now saying he was instructed by the company's management to spy on rival Dell. Karl Kamb, previously HP's vice president of business development and strategy, was... [25 Jan 2007]
HP spy saga: Ex-chairman offered plea deal
News California's attorney general is offering former HP chairman Patricia Dunn and four others charged in the HP spying scandal a chance to plead guilty to a misdemeanour, according to a source. Stephen Naratil, an attorney... [19 Jan 2007]
Courtroom drama: HP spy saga takes new twist
News An investigator charged with felonies connected to the HP spying scandal has told a judge that he's immune from prosecution in California because he's already pleaded guilty to the same crimes in federal court. [18 Jan 2007]
Data-sharing plan 'isn't Big Brother'
News And he insisted: "There isn't going to be a computer whirring away in the background spying on everyone. Plans to share more information across the public sector are not a step towards a 'Big Brother' state, the... [15 Jan 2007]
