Tag: surveillance
Questions fly over secret surveillance
Members of Parliament were demanding answers on Friday after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported on the existence of a top secret satellite base, set up...
Parliament’s leader denies wrongdoing
The president of the Norwegian Parliament, already tied to a huge budget overrun, has now landed in more trouble for allegedly exceeding his powers and then...
Norwegians fear snooping at NAV
Norway's large social welfare agency NAV, which handles everything from pension payments to those for sick leave and unemployment, is under scrutiny after reports that...
Drones spied on military exercises
Unidentified drones plagued military exercises in Sweden this week and now some joint training operations between Norwegian and US forces have been marred as well. At...
Spying chief rejects calls for openness
Some residents of Northern Norway aren't at all happy about the amount of intelligence gathering going on in their communities and who's involved in...
Norway ‘shamed’ in Snowden case
UPDATED: Norway's failure to provide exiled whistle-blower Edward Snowden with a guarantee against extradition to his US homeland, if he visits Oslo to accept another prize,...
Norway to buy new spy planes
The Norwegian government reportedly has signed a letter of intention to buy new surveillance aircraft from US aviation contractor Boeing. The deal carries a...
Oslo court rejects Snowden’s lawsuit
An Oslo city court has rejected a legal attempt to make it safe for US whistleblower Edward Snowden to travel to Norway receive a...
Lawsuit filed to gain entry for Snowden
An Oslo law firm has filed suit against the Norwegian state on behalf of US whistleblower Edward Snowden. The suit is part of a...
Minister defers to UDI on Snowden
Norwegian immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) has once again been handed the job of determining whether exiled American Edward Snowden can enter the country this...
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