All news on the topic: Surveillance

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Huyton Firm: Brutal organised crime group brought down by its own text messages
More than 30 serious criminals have been jailed after police cracked their encrypted text messages and uncovered a violent feud over stolen drugs.
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Missing student's dad on haunting few seconds between leaving bar & pals leaving
The father of a missing college student Riley Strain has revealed that CCTV footage of his last few minutes was released to investigators, and shows the young man drunkenly running though several Tennessee streets
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'Devastating pandemic' could sweep Earth as countries helpless to health threats
The world might not be ready for another ‘devastating pandemic’ with global response to ‘health threats’ waning, according to a bombshell new US intelligence report
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TikTok ban looms in America as US politicians vote to outlaw platform
US politicians will vote this week on a bill to ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok unless its owner, technology company ByteDance, sells it
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China eyes up unsettling counter-space weapons to blast US satellites from sky
China's threat to the US as a major space weapons force is emphasized in new unclassified government documents
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Riley Strain's parents hope Apple Watch holds clue to student's disappearance
The parents of missing student Riley Strain in Missouri are hoping that his electronic footprint can lead them to their son, as he had his Apple Watch and phone the night he disappeared
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Airbnb bans CCTV cameras inside properties as it cracks down on surveillance
Under the new rules, doorbell cameras and noise monitors in common areas will still be allowed, but they must be disclosed on the property's listing page, Airbnb has announced
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Lionel Messi slammed for backing Chinese firm accused of spying
Football superstar Lionel Messi has been criticised for promoting several apps and video games that are part of what Human Rights Watch has described as China's network of censorship and surveillance
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School 'sends staff to check bins' to catch families going on term-time holidays
Astrea Academy Woodfields in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, has been sending staff to pupils' homes to check if their bins are being put out and cars are on the drive in a bid to catch families on term-time holidays
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Woman 'too sick to walk' filmed doing 'regular' 5km runs
A jury heard silversmith Annette Bond spent nearly a decade conning taxpayers out of £67,062.50 by claiming her mobility was severely impaired by multiple sclerosis
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Life-extending NHS cancer treatment blocked in 'dark day'
Nice said the cost the NHS was being asked to pay for trastuzumab deruxtecan was "too high" in relation to its benefits so it will not be available at this stage
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Baffled fishermen pull potential downed high-altitude 'spy balloon' from water
The unmanned object is being brought to shore by the fishing vessel where it will be handed over to the FBI for analysis, it comes after a number of 'spy balloons' were shot down over the US last year
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MAGA firebrand's son released from jail as details emerge about alleged crimes
Tyler Boebert, 18, was allegedly spotted on CCTV wearing a hoodie from Shooter’s Grill, the restaurant once owned by Lauren Boebert, and was also recognized by police from previous encounters
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Man, 38, becomes sixth person charged with spying for Russia while in the UK
Bulgarian national Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 38, is accused of spying on behalf of Russia while living in Acton, west London, and was denied bail after appearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court
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Mum left missing boy, 3, with mystery man ‘for disciplinary reasons’
The Wisconsin mother of a three-year-old boy, who disappeared earlier this week, left him with a mystery man for "disciplinary reasons" before he vanished, it has been revealed
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Madeleine McCann suspect's prison cell 'has been bugged', defence lawyers claim
The lawyers of notorious sex offender Christian Brueckner have requested a witness who claims his prison cell was bugged be heard in the trial in Braunschweig
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Police search landfill for missing toddler, 3, after dinosaur shoe found
Police and the FBI are combing a landfill near Wisconsin after three-year-old Elijah Vue vanished earlier this week and a child's dinosaur shoe was discovered
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Putin taunts West by taking joyride in supersonic Tu-160M nuclear bomber
Russian warlord Vladimir Putin carried out a stunt by flying a Tu-160M strategic nuclear bomber, in a show of strength to the West ahead of next month's elections
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Covid infections that last for months are 'surprisingly common'
A new study has found that up to three in every 100 Covid infections last for a month or longer - and that people with the persistent infections are more likely to have Long Covid
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Man admits shooting newlyweds dead for just £110 in 'senseless act of violence'
Thomas Routt Jr., 57, has been charged with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide over the deaths of Gina Weingart, 37, and her husband Emerson Weingart, 33, in Wisconsin
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Alleged fentanyl killer was ‘weird’ and visited couple’s home every day
Ellie Baxter, 22, told Chelmsford Crown Court how her mum Carol Baxter, 64, had become reliant on Luke D'Wit, 34, and drank his "gross" herbal remedies to help with her ailing health conditions
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Pilot shares theory of missing MH370 flight that saw 239 people disappear
Former Qantas pilot Mike Glynn has shared the possible scenarios that could have taken place before the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 went missing ahead of the anniversary of its disappearance
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Alexei Navalny's cause of death - what we know as mum and lawyer speak out
Russian activist Alexei Navalny, 47, was reportedly found covered in bruises after he died in prison - his wife and family believe his death was down to foul play and not just sudden death syndrome
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Lawyer spied on by cops after he took on death in custody case
Police carried out a secret spying operation on lawyer Aamer Anwar after he began representing the family of Sheku Bayoh, cops also spied on the dead man’s distraught family
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'Tie Fighter' satellite about to crash but no one knows where
Scientists are tracking the orbiter as its descends from the heavens. Their best estimate is for re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere on Wednesday