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Who protects British democracy from Russia? No one, concludes UK Parliament report
•The report described how British politicians had welcomed Russia's oligarchs to London, allowing them to launder their illicit money through what it called the London “laundromat”
UK's MI5 just admitted to unlawful spying on citizens and their whereabouts
Tech2 News Staff •The NGO, Privacy International, demands an explanation of why MI5 wanted the data it collected.
JFK files: British newspaper got mystery call to check American Embassy for 'big news' minutes before Kennedy's death
•A British newspaper received an anonymous phone call about "big news" in the United States minutes before President John F Kennedy was shot in 1963
Britain's spy agency affirms protection from cyber crime is as important as defense against terrorism
•The National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, dealt with almost 600 significant incidents which required a nationwide, coordinated response.
UK Former British spy chief says encryption of online communications very positive for national security
•A former British spy chief said on Friday that encryption of online communications was "very positive" for the country's national security interests
After intelligence failures resulted in terror attacks, Scotland Yard uses lie detector tests on informants
•Scotland Yard has started using lie detector tests on terror informants to ensure the quality of the intelligence is strong, according to a media report.
UK security forces foiled five terror attacks since March, says report
•UK security forces have foiled at least five terror plots since a knife-wielding man in a speeding car mowed down four pedestrians to death in March.
Wikileaks' CIA data dump: Don't panic, your phone is as secure as it will ever be, if you've updated it
Tech2 News Staff •The recent Wikileaks dump allegedly revealed a database of CIA hacking tools that were developed to hack into mobile devices of every type.
Wikileaks says CIA and MI5 teamed up to compromise Samsung Smart TVs with the Weeping Angel tool
Tech2 News Staff •In the latest cache of leaks from WikiLeaks is a catalog of tools and exploits used by the CIA for covert surveillance activities.
Xiaomi Mi 5 to be launched in India today
Tech2 News Staff •At the MWC, Xiaomi had unveiled the Mi5 and Mi5 Pro, and the company is all set to bring the new flagship to the Indian market.
