Sex toy company admits to recording users’ remote sex sessions, calls it a ‘minor bug’
Hong Kong-based sex toy company Lovense’s remote control vibrator app (Lovense Remote) recorded a use session without their knowledge. An […]
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Big Brother isn’t just watching: workplace surveillance can track your every move
Employers are using a range of technologies to monitor their staff’s web-browsing patterns, keystrokes, social media posts and even private […]
CCTV Users at ‘Risk of Breaching GDPR’
Organizations that use CCTV systems could be putting themselves at risk of breaching GDPR data protection and privacy requirements by […]
NGOs Challenge UK Government Surveillance at the European Court of Human Rights
On Tuesday 7 November, three joined cases brought by civil liberties and human rights organisations challenging UK Government surveillance will […]
No, Facebook isn’t spying on you. At least not with the microphone.
The sheer volume of data Facebook has on you is difficult to comprehend, which makes it incredibly creepy – and […]
European Court of Human Rights Hears Key Surveillance Challenge
European Court of Human Rights has heard 10 Human Rights Organizations v. UK, a legal challenge which will impact surveillance […]
US to scan faces on border
The US Homeland Security Department is opting for a faster procurement option for the technology of facial scanning to deploy […]
Israeli DPA guidelines on workplace surveillance
On Oct. 17, Israel’s data protection authority, which recently changed its name to the Privacy Protection Authority (formerly the ILITA), […]
US Begins Collecting Social Media Information from Immigrants
U.S. officials are now permitted to collect usernames and other social media information from all immigrants seeking to enter the […]
Surveillance, big data and open data: UN Privacy Agenda
Governments must not release any personal data under open data schemes unless privacy safeguards are “bulletproof”, a UN expert on […]
It Takes Just $1,000 to Track Someone’s Location With Mobile Ads
University of Washington researchers have shown just how cheaply spies can exploit ad networks for fine-grained, individualized surveillance. Source: It […]
Our intimate relationship with surveillance
It’s often true that privacy professionals talk about the datafication of our lives as being impersonal. In fact, however, data […]