Facial recognition system to be used in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
A facial recognition system will be used across an Olympics for the first time as Tokyo organizers work to keep […]
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Nice is building “safe city”, rising privacy concerns
After terrorist attack of July 14, 2016, French city of Nice has turned itself into a testing ground for surveillance […]
Walmart’s Newly Patented Technology For Eavesdropping On Workers Presents Privacy Concerns
Walmart just won a patent for audio surveillance technology that measures workers’ performance, and could even listen to their conversations […]
How Fracking Companies Use Facebook Surveillance to Ban Protest
Oil and gas companies are discrediting activists using social media to justify banning their protests. Three companies are currently seeking injunctions […]
China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras
With millions of cameras and billions of lines of code, China is building a high-tech authoritarian future. Beijing is embracing […]
Smart technology sees through walls to track and identify people
A group of researchers and students at MIT have developed an intelligent radar-like technology that makes it possible to see […]
DNA Tests on Separated Migrant Children Raise Privacy Issues
The Trump administration’s decision to use DNA testing to help reunite children separated from their parents at the Mexican border […]
Poland regulates workplace monitoring
Until recently, the matter of video surveillance in the workplace has not been explicitly regulated by Polish law. However, the […]
EU Nations ‘Still Breaking The Law On Mass Surveillance’
Campaign groups, NGOs and academics have teamed up to file a series of complaints with the EU over bulk surveillance […]
Poland regulates workplace monitoring
CCTV in the workplace under the Polish law Until recently, the matter of video surveillance in the workplace has not […]
Facebook accused of conducting mass surveillance through its apps
Facebook used its apps to gather information about users and their friends, including some who had not signed up to […]
How to disappear from the internet
Worried about what’s out there about you? You’re not alone. But is it even possible to become a digital ghost? […]