NSA asked Germany to spy on tech giant Siemens: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, May 10, 2015, 17:42

The US intelligence agency NSA asked its German partner service BND to spy on the European country`s engineering and technology giant Siemens, a German newspaper reported Sunday.

'CIA sought to hack Apple iPhones from earliest days'

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 19:31

CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Barack Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 03:36

President Barack Obama on Monday sharply criticized China`s plans for new rules on U.S. tech companies, urging Beijing to change the policy if it wants to do business with the United States and saying he had raised it with President Xi Jinping.

Jairam Ramesh among leaders angered by NSA surveillance

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:21

Leaders from several countries, including Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, have reacted angrily to revelations that the US spied on their governments at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit, according to a media report.

Obama to nominate Navy Vice Admiral M Rogers as NSA chief

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 10:34

US President Barack Obama will nominate a senior US Navy officer as the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA), the federal body embroiled in a row over its spying programme.

Terror suspect challenges NSA surveillance program

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 15:47

A terror suspect is challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency`s warrantless surveillance program, saying in a court document that spying by the federal government has gone too far.

Angry Birds website hacked after reports of NSA and GCHQ snoop-operation

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 14:03

The website of Angry Birds app maker Rovio had been reportedly hacked, two days after the US and UK spy agencies` snoop-operation on personal data of its customers.

Oracle's Ellison plays down threat of NSA database snooping

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 10:00

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison played down concerns on Wednesday about possible government snooping in his business customers` private data.

Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 17:10

A former Norwegian minister nominated fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize today in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Google`s legal head David Drummond calls for better NSA reforms

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 14:17

Google`s chief legal officer, David Drummond, has reportedly called for better NSA reforms.

NSA using mobile apps like Angry Birds, Flickr, Google Maps to pull out user data

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 11:58

The NSA and its UK counterpart, the GCHQ, allegedly used apps like Angry Birds, Google Maps, Flickr, Twitter, Facebook etc, to pull out user data.

US allows tech giants to reveal spy agency demands

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 04:18

The United States is to give technology firms more leeway to publish broad details of how their customer data has been targeted by US spy agencies, officials said Monday.