Canada's electronic spy agency has been intercepting and analyzing data on up to 15 million file downloads daily as part of a global surveillance program, according to a report published on Wednesday. Critics said the revelations, made in 2012 documents obtained by former U.S. spy ...
Nous ne sommes pas Charlie: Voices that mock authority in Japan muzzled
Why is there no equivalent of Charlie Hebdo, "The Daily Show" or "Monty Python" in Japan?
Amazon Japan says it's cooperating with police child porn probe
Amazon.com Inc.'s Japan unit is "fully cooperating" with a police investigation into possible sales of child pornography, the company said in an emailed statement. Aichi Prefectural Police conducted raids on the Internet retailer's Tokyo headquarters and a distribution center in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 23, ...
Police raid offices of the Japanese arm of U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc. on suspicion of assisting the sale of child pornography.
Obama, on YouTube, says North Korea likely to collapse and Net may play a role
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned in a recent interview on YouTube that North Korea is likely to collapse and information shared by North Koreans via the Internet can play a role in the possible end to the "authoritarian" regime. "North Korea is the most ...
Scholar offers secure way for employees to blow the whistle
One man is on a quest to create transparency in Japan with a whistleblower website that has echoes of Wikileaks and promises high-tech anonymity.
An Israeli man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of hacking Madonna's computer and selling the pop icon's songs online, a private investigator involved in the case said. Israeli police confirmed they had detained a man suspected of stealing the work of a number of ...
The CCTV footage is blurry but graphic. A gunman stands over a cringing victim, firing bullet after bullet into his body until the Phnom Penh street is spattered with blood. The brazen killing of Cambodian businessman Ung Meng Cheu by an unknown assassin on Nov. ...
Islamic State's social media tactics mocked by Japanese Twitter users
The Islamic State group is known for its extensive use of social media. However, its strategy provoked online mirth on Tuesday, with Internet users mocking its efforts to gain viewers. On Tuesday, the group used apparently random Twitter hashtags with no connection to its Islamist agenda ...
Ex-spy chief says outdated U.K. anti-terrorism laws are not fit for purpose
Britain's ability to prevent terrorist attacks is hampered by outdated laws that are "no longer fit for purpose," a former MI5 chief said in an interview published on Sunday, as the government considers new powers to monitor the Internet. Jonathan Evans, director-general of MI5 from ...
Needles, toothpicks found in food packages; YouTube teen sought
The Metropolitan Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for a 19-year-old boy seen in YouTube videos shoplifting and poking toothpicks into food packages at supermarkets and convenience stores. Needles have also been found in food. Police said Thursday the unemployed Tokyo resident is suspected ...
Almost a third of Americans would rather give up sex for a year than part with their mobile phone for that long, according to a survey by The Boston Consulting Group. In other signs of Americans' love affair with their mobile devices, more than 55 ...
