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# surveillance - Saturday 26 October, 2019
What happened to the HSE's proposal for its own undercover investigations in care homes?
Back in 2014, then director general Tony O’Brien said it was time to look at these sorts of measures to protect vulnerable clients.
# surveillance - Sunday 2 June, 2019
China defends bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown as 'correct' policy days before 30th anniversary
Hundreds, or possibly more than 1,000, were killed, although the precise number of deaths remains unknown.
# surveillance - Friday 15 February, 2019
'Mind-boggling': Department can't say whether payments to firm were for surveillance of prison staff
The prison service paid two private security companies over a two-year period.
# surveillance - Sunday 20 May, 2018
Trump demands review into claim FBI spy infiltrated his presidential campaign
The US President tweeted his intentions today.
# surveillance - Thursday 1 February, 2018
Covert Garda units to patrol Dublin boxing event this weekend in wake of murders
It is understood that tight security will be in place at the Citywest event.
# surveillance - Wednesday 7 June, 2017
Trump's national security team to be quizzed over Russian influence on election
Former FBI Director James Comey is set to testify before a Senate panel tomorrow.
# surveillance - Saturday 3 June, 2017
There are at least 24 Hutch family members who are potential targets of an attack
Gardaí believe they know who was behind the murder of Michael Keogh.
# surveillance - Monday 13 March, 2017
Kellyanne Conway on surveillance through phones, TVs and 'microwaves that turn into cameras'
The White House aide says she was not talking about Donald Trump’s baseless claims about spying by Barack Obama.
# surveillance - Tuesday 7 March, 2017
WikiLeaks releases over 8,000 documents 'hacked from CIA'
The files appear to show the CIA wanted to subvert software products and use them as surveillance devices.
# surveillance - Monday 6 February, 2017
Man found with explosives on bus in Dublin is jailed for 7 years
Patrick Brennan pleaded guilty to possessing four blocks of TNT and explosive detonators.
# surveillance - Tuesday 1 November, 2016
Night vision CCTV to monitor illegal dumping hotspots in Wicklow mountains
The move aims to combat the worsening fly tipping problem in the region.
# surveillance - Tuesday 4 October, 2016
Wikileaks is planning to publish a trove of new documents about the US election
Founder Julian Assange is claiming there is a ‘McCarthyist’ effort against him, particularly by Hillary Clinton.
# surveillance - Wednesday 16 March, 2016
Men jailed after being caught 'red-handed' with loaded guns and a can of petrol
They were caught following a three-day surveillance operation.
# surveillance - Friday 6 November, 2015
Judge accused of asking an FBI agent to spy on his family in exchange for free beer
“No no no. You’ve had to take time. And I’m glad to do something…”
# surveillance - Thursday 29 October, 2015
MEPs vote to welcome "human rights defender" Edward Snowden in Europe
Irish MEPs voted 6-4 in favour of the resolution, which Snowden himself has called a “game-changer.”
# surveillance - Sunday 27 September, 2015
Two children among six injured in crash involving car under garda surveillance
A two-year-old boy and seven-year-old girl have been taken to Tullamore Hospital.
# surveillance - Thursday 9 July, 2015
Leaked emails show Irish Defence Forces held talks with controversial hacking company
Hacking Team sells viruses to repressive governments, but the Defence Forces say they never bought anything.
# surveillance - Monday 1 June, 2015
The NSA can't listen to people's phone calls - for now
Intelligence officials have warned the development could jeopardise Americans’ safety.
# surveillance - Friday 29 May, 2015
WATCH: Presidential candidate Rand Paul's new ad is the most American thing ever
Fire-breathing American eagle? Check. “Royal Rumble” voice-over? Check.
# surveillance - Sunday 17 May, 2015
State surveillance: What the government and Gardaí don't want you to know Exclusive
Part Two of TheJournal.ie’s two-part series on state surveillance in Ireland.
State surveillance: How Gardaí and others can secretly monitor you Exclusive
Part One of TheJournal.ie’s two-part series on state surveillance in Ireland.
# surveillance - Tuesday 5 May, 2015
British spy agency might be able to tell when you say 'craic' or 'Dublin' on the phone
And “Belfast”, and “Seán” and “pub.”
# surveillance - Monday 6 April, 2015
Edward Snowden says the US government has access to your nude photos
“The bad news is that they’re still collecting everybody’s information -including your dick pics.”
# surveillance - Saturday 17 January, 2015
Poll: Would you support gardaí using drones?
A crime fighting tool too far?
# surveillance - Tuesday 13 January, 2015
The HSE has NOT abandoned plans to use CCTV in care homes
They have come to a junction because of privacy issues, however, and are now seeking expert advice on how to move forward.
# surveillance - Sunday 23 November, 2014
Weird Wide Web: A sexist Barbie book, a handy spy tool and Russians watching you right now
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
# surveillance - Thursday 20 November, 2014
This handy new tool could stop a government from spying on you
Amnesty International said Governments are increasingly using technology to access activists and journalists’ private emails and computers.
# surveillance - Wednesday 13 August, 2014
NSA cyberwarfare system designed to 'fire back' without human clearance
Edward Snowden made the revelations in a comprehensive interview with Wired.
# surveillance - Monday 11 August, 2014
Rwanda tests German student for Ebola
The results will be available in 48 hours, the country’s health ministry said.
# surveillance - Thursday 7 August, 2014
Snowden granted three-year residency in Russia, with permission to travel
“In the future Edward will have to decide whether to continue to live in Russia and become a citizen or to return to the United States,” his lawyer said today.
# surveillance - Thursday 31 July, 2014
Microsoft loses appeal over email data stored in Ireland
Judge rejected Microsoft bid concerning the provision of email information on servers in Ireland to US authorities.
CIA chief apologises to US Senate intelligence committee for agents hacking its computers
The agency’s director had previously dismissed allegations of CIA spying on committee investigators.
# surveillance - Tuesday 29 July, 2014
US Bill introduced to end NSA's bulk collection of phone records
If enacted, the legislation would be the most significant change in the wake of Edward Snowden’s information leaks.
# surveillance - Thursday 10 July, 2014
UK rushes emergency laws on phone and data surveillance
It will ensure that security services can continue accessing internet and mobile phone data.
# surveillance - Thursday 12 June, 2014
Verrimus "reassured" by judge's recommendations in GSOC 'bugging' report:
The company said that it was never part of its remit to uncover the source of any possible surveillance threat.
# surveillance - Wednesday 11 June, 2014
Here's what Alan Shatter has to say about the GSOC 'bugging' report
The former Minister for Justice said that retired Judge Cooke’s dealing with the matters in the report was in the public interest.
We'll have to "wait and see" who leaked GSOC 'bugging' information - Fitzgerald
The justice minister said that at least seven people had access to the information that was leaked to the media.
# surveillance - Friday 6 June, 2014
Taoiseach's office has GSOC bugging report but he hasn't seen it yet
The Taoiseach is not likely to see the report until Monday as he is currently on a trade mission in California.
Only one country refused to allow Vodafone publish spying data...Ireland
Digital rights campaigners said that the Government is relying on ‘makey-uppy’ legal interpretations.
# surveillance - Wednesday 30 April, 2014
Ming: I was followed by an unmarked Garda car... and so was John Wilson
Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan said he and John Wilson were under surveillance by an unmarked Garda car when they visited GSOC offices this morning to make the organisation aware of new allegations of corruption within the force.
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Poll: Will you vote in the general election on 8 February?
IN JUST OVER two weeks the country will go to the polls and cast a vote on who they want to be elected to Dáil Éireann.
Last Monday, candidates began canvassing in their respective constituencies in a bid to win support, while opinion polls have added further pressure to the bigger parties looking for a path into government.
Today is the last day for members of the public to register to vote. It is also the last day for election candidates to register their candidacy.
So with the race hotting up, we’re asking: Will you vote in the general election on 8 February?
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Yes (5488)
No (668)
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Opinion: Young people don't vote? You may be right, but we might surprise you
By Adam Hallissey and Ben Quigley - @progressbrief
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