10.10.2016 - 04:41 [ Jurist ]

UN expert: US e-mail surveillance raises human rights concerns

(9.Oktober) According to recent reports [NYT report], Yahoo is alleged to have created software to scan all incoming e-mail for specific criteria provided by either the US National Security Agency (NSA) or FBI. Kaye expressed his concerns that the alleged e-mail surveillance meets „the standards of necessity and proportionality for the protection of legitimate government interests.