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 […]
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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 […]
Amazon is at the center of a debate over public safety versus privacy
As more devices such as voice assistants, home security cameras, appliances and even doorbells come online, the trove of intimate […]
Microsoft to comply with the data localisation requests from all countries
Microsoft is committed to complying with the law of the land when it comes to data privacy and will honour […]
Undercover cops break Facebook rules to track protesters, ensnare criminals
Facebook is teeming with fake accounts created by undercover law enforcement officers. They’re against the rules — but cops keep […]
Police access to personal data retained by ISPs is a matter of proportionality
On October 2nd 2018, the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) held a decision confirming the conditions of access […]
Fitbit data leads to arrest of 90-year-old in stepdaughter’s murder
on Saturday, September 8th, at 3:20 pm, Karen Navarra’s Fitbit recorded her heart rate spiking. Within 8 minutes, the 67-year-old […]
The Newest Password Technology Is Making Your Phone Easier for Police to Search
For the first time, police have compelled a suspect to unlock his phone using Face ID. The case reveals an […]
EU Court Endorses Minor Privacy Intrusion for Petty Crime
On Tuesday, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice concluded that invasions of privacy are justified not just […]
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
It’s the first time since the iPhone X launched that any cop has used Face ID to force an iOS […]
Microsoft calls for principle-based international agreements to govern law enforcement access to data
While governments engage with their citizens and with each other to address the challenges we face in our digital age, […]