US authorities are seeking additional ways to ramp up their Internet surveillance capabilities

Computerlinks FZCO given hefty fine for breaking export rules

HMRC sued by Privacy International over investigation into British seller of surveillance software thought to have targeted human rights activists

Government pressured to reveal what steps it has taken to stop Gamma selling its FinFisher kit to repressive regimes

Hacking Team's software was allegedly used by repressive regimes to track down citizens for torture. We ask their lawyer Eric Rabe to explain

Transparency Report shows another jump in requests for Google account user information

Company's tech found in nations including China, Russia, Egypt and Bahrain, but are they being used for negative purposes?

UAE authorities are behind the spyware campaign against activists, alleges Bahrain Watch

HP says kit may have found its way to Syria through third parties

Exclusive: Data shows spy software is hitting iOS more than other platforms, as researchers fret about a false sense of security around Apple's massively popular operating system