Supreme court chides police over spy-van arrest warrant
The supreme court has cancelled an arrest warrant used by police to detain an Israeli businessman in connection with an investigation into the operation of...
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President says government not bugging former advisor
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that the government is not monitoring former presidential advisor Makarios Droushiotis who said his phone and computer had been...
Man arrested over spy van case
Police arrested a 47-year-old man on Tuesday night at Larnaca airport in connection with an investigation into the operation of a van able to carry...
Arrest warrants issued for Israeli owners of companies linked to ‘spy van’
Police have issued arrest warrants against two Israeli nationals and a third individual in connection with an investigation into the operation of a van able...
Disy boss ‘ten times’ as keen as anyone for truth about spy van
Disy boss Averof Neophytou said on Tuesday that if others want light shone on the spy van affair, he wants it “ten times as much.”...
Police say surveillance technology will make roads safer
Dozens of police cars have already been fitted with new surveillance technology which can draw personal information from a car’s licence plates, while the system...
Akel says it fears whitewash in ‘spy van’ probe (Updated)
Authorities said on Monday they are looking into all facets of the ‘spy van’ operated by a company owned by an ex-Israeli intelligence officer, as...
Police confiscate ‘spy van’
Police early on Saturday confiscated a van with high-tech surveillance equipment after its owner boasted to media it could intercept communications within a one-kilometre radius....
Akel demands answers over spy van offering surveillance services (updated)
Main opposition Akel demanded an explanation from the government on Friday over the presence of a high-tech surveillance vehicle in Larnaca that was featured in...
‘Big Brother’ not quite here yet, new survey shows
Cyprus ranks average in a new survey on privacy protection and the state of surveillance, scoring a 3.0 overall for having ‘some safeguards but with...
Infighting over morale and police power in wake of shooting
Police will come down hard on people who target them, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Monday, as he pledged a more visible presence amid...
Akel leader meets with Kyp head over surveillance claims
Following reports that he was being watched, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou met Wednesday with the head of the secret service (Kyp) Kyriacos Kouros. Reports said...
Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance-sources
Egypt blocked Facebook Inc’s Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after the U.S. company refused to give the Egyptian government the...
President sends surveillance bill back to parliament (Updated)
By George Psyllides After President Nicos Anastasiades refused to sign it into law, parliament on Wednesday amended a bill that allows the authorities — after...
Report: limited oversight on intelligence services in Cyprus
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has published a report mapping member states’ legal frameworks when it comes to surveillance by intelligence services and...
A national balancing act: Security of a country and privacy of the individual”
In 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” The concept...
KYP discussion postponed after mix up
By Constantinos Psillides The House institutions committee yesterday postponed a discussion on the secret service KYP for 15 days, following a mix up. A proposed...
Bill on football violence tabled to House
By Constantinos Psillides A bill aimed at tackling football-related violence was introduced at the House on Thursday, with Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou making clear he...
US logged 33 million phone calls in NATO ally Norway – report
By Gwladys Fouche The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) logged more than 33 million Norwegian phone conversations over a period of a month last winter,...
Indonesian, Australia leaders trade jabs over spying allegations
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Lincoln Feast The leaders of Indonesia and Australia traded punches on Tuesday in a row over alleged spying by Canberra, with...