Russia sentences former US Marine to 16 years in prison for espionage

Russia sentences former US Marine to 16 years in prison for espionage

Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen who is also a citizen in the U.K., Ireland, and Canada, has been found guilty in Russia in a closed trial and sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage. He had been arrested in Moscow in 2018 by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The verdict was read in […]

Are governments using the Coronavirus Pandemic to spy on citizens?

Are governments using the Coronavirus Pandemic to spy on citizens?

It was reported early this week that government efforts to track and monitor the coronavirus are stoking fears of global surveillance, at a time when the pandemic is in full gear and public health systems struggle to provide quality care to the increasing numbers of patients or suspected cases. Surveillance? Now? In an effort to […]