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Spies foiled assassination plots during historic Iraq visit, Pope Francis says
Two assassination attempts made against Pope Francis when he made a historic visit to northern Iraq were foiled by British spies and police inside the country.NBC News - 15h -
Ukraine's spies target Russian figures in increasingly brazen attacks
Attacks on Russian figures have become more brazen as Ukrainian special services penetrate security in Moscow.BBC News - 1d -
PSNI and Met police unlawfully spied on two journalists, tribunal finds
PSNI ordered to pay damages to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey who worked on No Stone Unturned. The Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan police unlawfully spied on two ...The Guardian - 1d -
UK unlawfully detained migrants on Diego Garcia, judge finds
Sri Lankan Tamil migrants were held in a camp on the Indian Ocean island, which is the site of a secretive UK-US military base.BBC News - 1d -
Judge finds UK unlawfully detained Tamils stranded on Diego Garcia
Government could face a huge bill for damages after keeping more than 60 asylum seekers in ‘hellish’ conditions. Dozens of asylum seekers stranded on one of the most remote islands in the world in ...The Guardian - 2d -
UK fighter unlawfully killed in Ukraine, coroner finds
A coroner rejects claims former soldier Daniel Burke of Manchester was accidentally shot by his comrade.BBC News - 5d -
Russian spies planned to kidnap journalist, trial hears
The Old Bailey has heard a Russian spy cell planned to kidnap a journalist and smuggle him out of the UK.BBC News - Dec. 10 -
Bulgarian who spied for Russia in UK discussed sale of drones to Chinese contact, court told
Old Bailey sees messages from Orlin Roussev to Jan Marsalek about selling US-made Switchblade devicesFinancial Times - Dec. 9 -
Running Spies Is Not a Game for Amateurs
Will Trump be satisfied with servile leadership, or is he seeking to dismantle the system and make agencies responsive to his demands?The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
Police unlawfully storing images of innocent people for facial recognition
Privacy fears raised as report warns photographs of arrested people who are then released are being retained. Images of arrested people who were innocent of any crimes are still being stored in a ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Money launderer for Russian spies won deal to help defend Ukraine power plant
Sanctioned ‘entrepreneur’ awarded sensitive state contract to provide parts for Dnipro hydroelectric station damaged by Russian missilesFinancial Times - Dec. 5 -
UK uncovers vast crypto laundering scheme for gangsters and Russian spies
Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evadersFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel
The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.Wired - Dec. 3 -
Russian spies surveilled Ukrainian troops at US base, trial hears
Bulgarian nationals Katrin Ivanova, Vanya Gaberova, and Tihomir Ivanchev, deny a conspiracy to spy.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Lawsuit Claims Apple Spies on Employees’ Personal Devices
A digital advertising specialist says the tech giant forces people to install software that lets the company track their personal information, while also preventing them from discussing their ...Inc. - Dec. 3 -
FTC takes action against location data companies accused of unlawfully using consumer info
The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is taking action against two location data companies after it said that they unlawfully tracked and sold private consumer information.NBC News - Dec. 3