Palantir Manual Shows How Law Enforcement Tracks Families
Palantir’s surveillance software has become a backbone of US law enforcement, particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Palantir’s secret user manuals […]
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France enacts Decree on application of data protection
On 1 June 2019 Decree No. 2019-536 of 29 May 2019 Enacted For the Application of Act No. 78-17 of 6 […]
Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police
The tech giant records people’s locations worldwide. Now, investigators are using it to find suspects and witnesses near crimes, running […]
DNA Testing Company Will Allow Customers to Opt Out of sharing data with FBI
FamilyTreeDNA drew heat from privacy advocates after it was revealed that the company let the FBI access its database. The […]
UK’s ICO rides two businesses
The UK’s data protection watchdog raided two businesses suspected of making millions of nuisance calls. The Information Commissioner’s Office has […]
CJEU to clarify scope of copyright infringement data requests
The EU’s highest court has been asked to clarify what information copyright holders have a legal right to obtain from […]
Police departments force Google to hand over data on anyone near a crime scene.
Police departments are using “reverse location search warrants” to force Google to hand over data on anyone near a crime […]
FamilyTreeDNA Admits to Sharing Genetic Data With FBI
The direct-to-consumer testing site quietly agreed last year to help federal investigators solve rapes and murders. The arrangement was not […]
AI is sending people to jail—and getting it wrong
Modern-day risk assessment tools are often driven by algorithms trained on historical crime data. Using historical data to train risk […]
Facial recognition technology to be used in London streets
Retail zones and shops in the UK capital are guaranteed to be bustling with consumers seeking out presents this Yuletide […]
Australia’s horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene
Australia‘s government signed a bill into law last week giving law enforcement agencies the right to force technology companies to […]
UK police ‘gang matrix’ breached data laws
The Metropolitan police’s list of gang suspects breached data protection laws, potentially causing damage and distress to a disproportionate number […]