A Filipino woman and her daughter arrived in Toronto, while five others who allowed the former National Security Agency contractor into their Hong Kong homes are awaiting decisions.
Tag: Surveillance of Citizens by Government
He Needed a Job. China Gave Him One: Locking Up His Fellow Muslims.
China’s vast detention program for Muslims has required more and more police officers. And recruits are coming from the very ethnic groups that are being suppressed.
Tech We’re Using: Limiting Your Digital Footprints in a Surveillance State
To protect himself and his sources from prying eyes in China, Paul Mozur, a technology reporter in Shanghai, leaves just an “innocent trace” of digital exhaust.
With Spies and Other Operatives, a Nation Looms Over Venezuela’s Crisis: Cuba
The island nation has provided intelligence support to Venezuela for years, helping President Nicolás Maduro suppress dissent in the military and across society.
Tech We’re Using: To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat
Li Yuan conducts much of her work on the WeChat mobile app, including spotting trends — and prodding sources to get back to her.
Marriott Concedes 5 Million Passport Numbers Lost to Hackers Were Not Encrypted
The overall number of guests affected by the hacking, in which Chinese intelligence is the leading suspect, declined to 383 million. But the passport data is critical to intelligence agencies.
Israeli Software Helped Saudis Spy on Khashoggi, Lawsuit Says
A Saudi dissident based in Canada claims the Saudi government planted spyware in his phone to eavesdrop on his talks with Jamal Khashoggi.
Lawyer for Snowden in Hong Kong Says He Left City Under Pressure
Robert Tibbo, a Canadian lawyer, says he is being punished for bringing attention to the plight of asylum seekers in Hong Kong, some of whom sheltered Edward J. Snowden.
A Journalist Was Killed in Mexico. Then His Colleagues Were Hacked.
Text messages sent to them were infected with a spyware that the Mexican government bought from an Israeli cyber arms dealer, according to a forensic analysis.
At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges
The World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, has long showcased flashy new tech. This year, discussions also dealt with counterterrorism, data breaches and surveillance.