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Greek News
Greek Police Raid Companies Related to Wiretapping Scandal
Greek police on Tuesday raided the Athens offices of several companies that could be related to the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the government in recent months.
Among the companies targeted was of Intellexa, an Israeli-owned company related to the...
Greek News
New Reports on Wiretapping Scandal in Greece Add to Government Woes
The government in Greece is facing growing pressure over the wiretapping scandal, as media reports over the weekend alleged the intelligence services were orchestrating the surveillance of politicians and journalists.
The government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been claiming that if...
Greek News
Greece to Tighten Intelligence Service Control After Wiretapping Scandal
The conservative government in Greece is proposing a new law to tighten checks on the country's intelligence service following the wiretapping scandal that has rocked the nation.
The draft law which was posted online for public consultation on Tuesday aims...
Greek News
Wiretapping Scandal in Greece: Paper Names Dozens Under Surveillance
The wiretapping scandal in Greece took a new dimension after a newspaper published on Sunday a list of 33 politicians, businessmen and journalists who were allegedly under surveillance by the country's intelligence services.
Newspaper Documento published a list of names...
Diplomacy
New Surveillance System to Monitor the Aegean for Athens and Brussels in Real Time
A new, state-of-the-art integrated maritime surveillance system will be developed in the Aegean Sea, as the European Internal Security Fund has decided to grant Greece €50 million to develop the system.
Once deployed, the new surveillance system will allow the...
Greece
Airbnb Strikes Off Greek Villa After Guests Discover Hidden Cameras
Airbnb has recently suspended a Greek villa from its platform after an Irish family discovered hidden surveillance cameras throughout the property, which is located on the outskirts of Athens.
“We take privacy issues extremely seriously. As soon as we were...
Crime
Vodafone Says Greece Sought Phone Records
The world’s second-biggest mobile phone company Vodafone revealed in a privacy report information that governments -including in Greece - regularly requested data about the company’s users for law enforcement and national security purposes.
It showed that Italy, one of the countries...