Illegal Wiretapping Scandal Rocks Colombia

Global Voices 8 months ago Region: Colombia

Last week, the illegal wire tapping scandal uncovered by Semana news magazine was the main headline in most news outlets and the talk of the day on some blogs in Colombia. On Tuesday, February 26, President Álvaro U... more

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Obama Switches On Wiretapping and Telecom Immunity

Richard Cooper a year ago Region: United States

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has switched positions from the primary campaign by endorsing the Bush Administration's program of wiretapping and immunity of telecom providers from lawsuits for thei... more

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Bulgaria: Against Internet “Bugging”

Global Voices a year ago Region: Bulgaria

by Yavor Mihaylov On Jan. 30, the Bulgarian government promulgated Decree 40, which, among other things, allows the security services to gather from each internet user the data about who they have written to, who is on th... more

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