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Dogiakos hits out at criticism of Greece’s handling of wiretapping scandal investigation.

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Malware and exploit developers are generating a seemingly endless number of headlines, thanks to misuse of their products by government entities. Israel's NSO Group has made the most headlines, but other Israel-located malware purveyors have made the news as well. Candiru, another Israeli exploit developer, was hit with the same sanctions the US Commerce Department…

Greece’s lawmakers are considering a draft surveillance law that lacks effective privacy and human rights safeguards, Human Rights Watch said today.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges Greece’s parliamentarians to use RSF’s recommendations to amend a proposed law on surveillance that they are due to vote on this week, amid a continuing outcry about the use of Predator spyware against journalists.

A general introduction to the current state of data protection, privacy and cybersecurity in Taiwan - including an overview of the law and practice, a review of the past year's developments and future prospects.

Websites of major Taiwanese government agencies and large companies frequently face cyberattacks and, in response, the Executive Yuan (cabinet) has just established a brand new agency overseeing and regulating cybersecurity, the Ministry of Digital Affairs

If the Greek authorities want to win back the trust of journalists, they must effectively protect them against arbitrary surveillance and bring justice for the 2021 assassination of Giorgos Karaivaz. At a meeting with Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister in Athens, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) made specific recommendations for the legal reform and for the probe into the murder.

During a meeting with RSF, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson, Ioannis Oikonomou, promised that the government “will soon propose a law to make the use of spyware illegal”. RSF demanded that those responsible for the arbitrary wiretapping of journalists must also be brought to justice.

Asked if other politicians aside from Androulakis were or are under surveillance, the PM's ex-chief of staff refused to answer, invoking the confidentiality surrounding EYP an