Rappler's latest stories on wiretapping
[OPINYON | STAKEOUT] Mga makabagong paraan ng pag-espiya
Kayang pasukin ng hackers ang mga tower sa loob ng mga kampo ng pulis at military

[OPINYON | STAKEOUT] Wiretapping at iba pang pag-espiya
Noong araw ang ginagawa ay wiretapping, pero ngayon napakadami nang paraan ng paniniktik

House OKs bill including electronic devices under Anti-Wiretapping Law
House Bill No. 8378 also imposes stiffer penalties against those caught illegally listening to or recording private communication

U.S. gov't asked Facebook to help wiretap Messenger – report
The case is reminiscent of Apple's case in 2016 when the FBI asked it to break into a locked iPhone for an investigation
Lacson says texting not covered by Anti-Wiretapping Law
'Hindi covered ang mga ganoon... Maraming di covered kaya dapat talaga i-expand ang scope and coverage,' says Senator Panfilo Lacson when asked if text messages are covered by the law

Aguirre wants Hontiveros suspended or expelled over alleged wiretapping
Senator Risa Hontiveros dismisses the complaints against her as an attempt to 'deflect' the public from the real issue against Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II

Aguirre, Cagayan van crash, Trump | Midday wRap
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Hontiveros, Aguirre face off in Senate hearing over alleged wiretapping
'One of the cases was filed with a prosecutor under his jurisdiction. The conflict of interest is clear. This is a conspiracy hatched by Secretary Aguirre to expedite the filing of cases against me,' says the senator in front of Justice Secretary Aguirre

Aguirre files wiretapping complaint vs Hontiveros
(UPDATED) Aguirre says he will also file an ethics complaint before the Senate against Hontiveros
Lacson, Sereno, Paras | Evening wRap
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Duterte, Trillanes, Solano | Evening wRap
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Duterte admits wiretapping narcopoliticians
'It was a whisper from god I was listening to. So they were all tapped,' says President Rodrigo Duterte in Marawi City

Trillanes, Aguirre, PNP | Evening wRap
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Año, Lorenzana, Manafort | Midday wRap
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Aguirre hits back at Hontiveros, calls her 'unethical'
Aguirre also addresses the photojournalist who took a photo of his text message: Shame on you
Hontiveros liable for wiretapping, says VACC's Jing Paras
Paras says he does not recall receiving Aguirre s purported text message because he receives many texts daily and erases them all at the end of the day
Road rage suspect, richest Filipinos, Comey | Midday wRap
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Trump tweets Russia collusion claims 'fake news'
UPDATED His tweet comes just as FBI and NSA chiefs are to speak to Congress on what ties Trump may have with Russia and his shocking claim that he was wiretapped by his predecessor Barack Obama

Top U.S. lawmakers see no evidence for Trump wiretap claim
We don t have any evidence that that took place Devin Nunes the Republican head of the congressional committee looking into the allegation says at a press conference Wednesday March 15

Duterte, peace talks, Benham Rise | Evening wRap
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Pangilinan, Duterte, McCain | Midday wRap
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McCain challenges Trump to prove wiretapping claim
The president has one of two choices either retract or to provide the information that the American people deserve


Anti-wiretapping law amendment needed to go after drug lords – DBB
The amendment seeks to update the law to be attuned to existing technologies

De Lima, Trillanes, Robredo | Evening wRap
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Lacson jokes: De Lima 'most wiretapped' person on Earth
Senator Panfilo Lacson jokes that he and Senator Gregorio Honasan II at different points in time became the country s most wiretapped persons as enemies of the government

Dela Rosa: 'Wiretapping' device is PNP wish, not reality
Contrary to common knowledge and claims by police officials PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa insists says they have no equipment to tap into electronic communication lines

Wiretapping, drug testing, Steve Harvey | 6PM wRap
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De Lima cries foul over wiretapping of her mobile phones
Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa says the PNP has no capability to intercept communication Senator Panfilo Lacson a former PNP chief himself doubts Dela Rosa s claim

Can Taylor Swift sue Kim Kardashian, Kanye West for recording phone call?
US Federal law requires at least one party in a recorded conversation to give consent However state laws vary

Grace Poe: Allow authorities to wiretap for anti-drug ops
Drug syndicates are not exposed during criminal activity the senator says Their participation in trade can be established through recorded conversations

Wiretapping or not? MMDA chief urges public to 'video wrongdoing'
When asked to clarify his statement about wiretapping MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino refuses to answer directly saying it s a gray area involving rules of evidence

Will Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ever get its mojo back?
With renewed efforts to revise the KPK law and no strong applicants to lead the once powerful agency anti corruption activists are increasingly pessimistic

Duterte vs de Lima, wiretapping for drug traffickers, Rohingya in PH | 6PM wRap
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DOJ suggests wiretapping to fight drug syndicates
Iligan Representative Vicente Belmonte Jr says it will be easier on the part of law enforcement agencies to track down drug traffickers and their laundered monies if the exemption raised by DOJ is in place

The wRap Indonesia: March 9, 2015
Fears for 16 missing Indonesians in Turkey families visit Australians on Indonesian death row Jokowi urged to protest New Zealand spying and more

Turkey launches new raids over Erdogan eavesdropping case
Istanbul prosecutors issue warrants for 21 police officers of whom 16 have been arrested so far

Pope Francis on parenting, the world's richest, Pacquiao-Mayweather | The wRap
Pope Francis says Catholics shouldn’t “breed like rabbits The one percent will control more than half of the world’s wealth in 2016 Pacquiao gives Mayweather a deadline

Israel spied on Kerry during peace talks – report
Der Spiegel: Israelis and at least one other secret service listened in on Kerry s conversations as he tried to mediate the doomed peace talks with the Palestinians last year

PH acquisition of spy gadgets worries opposition
DND bought a Radio Frequency Test Equipment worth P135M 3M

New protests as Turkey president signs judiciary curbs
The latest protests were organized by the main opposition Republican People s Party CHP after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was allegedly recorded discussing how to hide large sums of money
Turkey PM vows action against 'fake' leaked recordings
The phone conversations posted on YouTube allegedly reveal Erdogan asking his son Bilal to make millions of euros stashed in several houses disappear
US spying? PH: Envoys should follow law
The Philippines upholds the law amid a report that the United States uses its embassy in Manila as a listening post