News tagged with 'spying'. Found 9 tagged news.

Chinese death row trial 'flawed'

Beijing :: China | 6 days ago

The family of a Chinese man condemned to death for espionage has criticised China's judicial system, saying he did not receive a fair trial. They claim that the scientist, Wo Weihan, was tortured into admitting that he spied for Taiwan...His family say...

Tags: china, spying, spy, Amnesty International Urges China, espionage, Wo Weihan, fairness trial, Taiwan

China on Spying Spree!

Toronto :: Canada | about 1 month ago

Posted by Majdy

It is believed that China and Spying goes hand in hand and privacy is a far cry in this country. This belief got a support when a Canadian research group dug out some findings on a controversy related to China spying on Skype messages....

Tags: China, Spying, Skype

Beijing taxis rigged for eavesdropping

Beijing :: China | 3 months ago

Tens of thousands of taxi drivers in Beijing have a tool that could become part of China's all-out security campaign for the Olympic Games...The tiny listening devices, which are connected to a global positioning system able to track a cab's location...

Tags: Beijing, spying, Sen. Sam Brownback, China, olympic games

Couples take up high-tech spying

Sim :: Russia | 4 months ago

Two of the most popular gadgets on the market are a device that recovers deleted text messages from mobile phones and a chemical test kit to detect traces of semen on underwear. OzSpy's SIM Card Data Recovery Pro works by placing the SIM card into the...

Tags: spying, deleted text, text messages, sim card

Md. ACLU releases docs detailing police monitoring

Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 4 months ago

Undercover Maryland state police officers infiltrated meetings of peace and anti-death penalty groups for more than a year, according to documents released Thursday by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Police also included the name...

Tags: database, surveillance, security, spying, Maryland State Police, civil liberties, liberties union, penalty group

A-Rod's wife seeks proof of spying

Miami :: FL :: USA | 4 months ago

s wife wants to know whether the New York Yankees star hired private detectives or installed wiretaps to spy on her. Cynthia Rodriguez ’s lawyers demanded evidence of any surveillance as part of a routine request filed in Miami-Dade (Fla.) Circuit...

Tags: spying, Cynthia Rodriguez Wants, Alex Rodriguez, lawyers demanded, hired private, wife wants, wife seeks, New York Yankees, private detectives, Miami-Dade, divorce case

Spy Cases Raise Concern on China’s Intentions

Shanghai :: China | 4 months ago

Bergersen was a Navy veteran who liked to gamble on occasion but spent far more time worrying about how to earn some serious money after he left his career as an analyst at the Defense Department. At 51 and supporting a wife and a child in the Virginia...

Tags: espionage, spying, spy

Welcome to the Database State

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago

Posted by newsenthused

Since the early 1990s, the British government has assumed extraordinary surveillance powers. From installing networks of closed-circuit video cameras throughout the country, to developing a national database of the country's citizenry (featuring information...

Tags: database, security, spying, surveillance, UK

Campaign to save accused Chinese spy stretches to Pasadena

Beijing :: China | 7 months ago

Relatives weigh risks of angering Beijing by waging international effort against execution of Wo Weihan, even if they barely know him. Wo Weihan is accused of spying for Taiwan and awaits execution in a prison hospital. With weeks or even days left before...

Tags: spying