Illegal Surveillance
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US promises to work with Germany to resolve spy row
Fp Archives •The White House refused to comment on reports about a German national arrested last week over his alleged spying for the US, citing the ongoing investigation in Germany and the matter's link to intelligence.
CIA was involved in spying against Germany, say US officials
Fp Archives •The US officials who confirmed the CIA's role spoke on condition of anonymity, and offered no further details.
US should explain its role in spying case, says Germany
Fp Archives •Surveillance is a sensitive issue in a country where the memory of the Nazi's Gestapo secret police and communist East Germany's Stasi means the right to privacy is treasured.
US allowed NSA to spy on BJP, claims Snowden in leaked documents
Fp Archives •The certification also let the agency gather intelligence about entities such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency
Home Ministry: Vodafone secretly shared data with British intel
Fp Archives •Documents of the Internal Security Division of the Home Ministry say Vodafone gave UK-based Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) "secret unlimited access to their network of under sea cables"
Trouble for Modi? Damning details of Ishrat killing given to SC
Fp Staff •IPS officer G L Singhal's statements on Ishrat encounter are now part of IAS officer Pradeep Sharma's affidavit to Supreme Court.
Snooping row: Did woman's family get favours from Gujarat govt?
Fp Staff •Pranlal Soni was a jeweller in Bhuj who crossed paths with Modi when the latter inaugurated a redeveloped jewellery market in Bhuj in 2004.
Civil society organisations demand CBI probe into snooping
Fp Archives •Civil society organisations held a protest Tuesday against alleged illegal surveillance of a woman by Gujarat government.