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Assange: UK Spies Called My Extradition A 'Fit-Up'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has claimed that "spies" at one of the UK's intelligence agencies openly discussed his predicament over instant messe...

Echelon Redux

Annie Machon | Posted 01.03.2013 | UK Politics
Annie Machon

In the same way that President Obama signed the invidious NDAA on 31 December last year, despite his previous protestations about using his veto, it appears the US government has sneaked/snuck through (please delete as appropriate, depending on how you pronounce 'tomato') yet another draconian law during the festive season, which apparently further erodes the US constitution and the civil rights of all Americans.

Pigeon Carries Secret Of Coded Wartime Message To The Grave

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.11.2012 | UK Comedy

Government code-breakers say they will never be able to crack the encrypted message which was recently discovered on the remains of a carrier pigeon. ...

Spy Chief Pays Tribute To Enigma Codebreaker Alan Turing

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.10.2012 | UK

The head of intelligence agency GCHQ has paid tribute to World War II codebreaker Alan Turing, saying that the "cost of intolerance was a loss to the ...

Ted Thornhill

'Killing Children, Terrorising Families And Turning People Against The US'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ted Thornhill | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK

It’s claimed that drone strikes in Pakistan make America safer, by surgically eliminating terrorists. But a study published on Tuesday claims tha...

Bomb Disposal Carries Out Controlled Explosions In Cheltenham

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.05.2012 | UK

Police say more than 100 homes remain evacuated in Cheltenham after bomb disposal experts carried out four controlled explosions on Saturday. Two m...

Queen's Speech 2012: 'Snooping' Plans Attacked By Civil RIghts Groups

PA | Posted 09.07.2012 | UK Politics

Controversial "snooping" proposals and plans for more court hearings in secret will go ahead "allowing no scrutiny for them and no privacy for us", ca...

Ex-Intelligence Chief Warns Of 'Chilling' State Surveillance

Posted 24.04.2012 | UK

Fears of state surveillance of the internet could have a "chilling effect" on the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter, a former Whitehall...

GCHQ Releases WWII Enigma Code Breaking Turing Papers

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK Tech

Papers written by the Nazi Enigma code breaker Alan Turing, have been released by the government communications office, GCHQ. The release marks the ce...

Lord Ashdown: 'Email Snooping Plans Breach Coalition Agreement'

Posted 12.04.2012 | UK Politics

Plans to expand the powers of the intelligence agencies to spy on emails and phone calls would break the coalition agreement, former Lib Dem leader Lo...

Lib Dems Would 'Kill' Snooping Plan, Vows President

PA | Posted 08.06.2012 | UK Politics

Liberal Democrat president Tim Farron has vowed the party would "kill" proposals for increased monitoring of emails and internet use if they were not ...

Internet Snooping Law 'Can Help Us Catch Paedophiles'

PA | Posted 03.04.2012 | UK Politics

Theresa May has defended government proposals to monitor all calls, emails, texts and website visits, saying the new powers will be vital in catching ...

Every Move You Make, Every Step You Take, They'll Be Watching You

Ronnie Joice | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Comedy
Ronnie Joice

Yesterday, browsing the BBC website, knowing it was April Fool's Day, an article caught my eye that I couldn't believe would ever be possibly true. In it, I read that under a new legislation set to be announced soon, the government will be able to monitor the calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK.

'Snooping' Law Will Give Spies 'Unfettered Access To People's Private Data'

PA/The Huffington Post | HuffPost UK staff | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

Coalition plans to expand the powers of the security services to monitor emails and phone calls will give them "unfettered access every single communi...

From Emails To Stop And Search - The Big Brother Onslaught

The Huffington Post UK | HuffPost UK Staff | Posted 01.06.2012 | UK Politics

The news that ministers want to give the government's main listening centre GCHQ greater powers to intercept our phone calls and emails has caused a f...

'Snooping' Law Will Give Spies 'Unfettered Access To People's Private Data'

PA/The Huffington Post | HuffPost UK staff | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Politics

Coalition plans to expand the powers of the security services to monitor emails and phone calls will give them "unfettered access to every single comm...

Ministers Want To See What's On Your Screen

PA | Posted 31.05.2012 | UK Politics

Ministers are preparing a major expansion of the Government's powers to monitor the email exchanges and website visits of every person in the UK, it w...

Jonathan Millican, 19, Wins GCHQ Cyber Security Champion Award

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 12.03.2012 | UK Tech

Here's a cyber security good news story, if you can handle it. Jonathan Milican, a 19-year-old Cambridge university student, has won the GCHQ's Cy...

Fancy Being A Real Spy? Try A Code-Breaking Challenge On Facebook

PA | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK

UK intelligence agency GCHQ is turning to social networking sites to promote a code-breaking challenge designed to attract new staff. ...

Spy Agency Director Iain Lobham Warns Cyber Attacks At 'Disturbing' Levels

PA | Huffington Post Reporter | Posted 30.12.2011 | UK Politics

Cyber attacks on the Government, the public and industry are at "disturbing" levels, according to the director of Britain's biggest intelligence agenc...