public surveillance

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear an appeal to decide whether rights groups may challenge the government over its foreign surveillance program.

Proposed legislation to extend the surveillance of personal internet use has come under criticism from civil liberties lobbyists.

The U.S. Congress this week began committee hearings to examine the extension of three controversial Patriot Act amendments, due to expire Dec. 31, 2009.

The Internet has become the new media, providing better opportunities for citizen activism.

A group of researchers have exposed Internet surveillance in China by Skype Communications in alliance with its Chinese partner.

British and American intelligence agencies are warning that the Chinese Communist Party is using the Olympic Games as a goldmine for gathering intelligence, extortion and commercial secrets.