New screen at Piccadilly Circus could track people
The vast screen – which is around the size of four tennis courts – features facial and car recognition technology […]
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The one change we need to surveillance law
Opinion on necessary changes to US surveillance law. Want to look at Americans’ communications? Get a warrant. Source: The one […]
Takeaways from the ECHR employee monitoring decision
A recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in Barbulescu v. Romania, no. 61496/08 affirms the right of […]
Moscow Deploys Facial Recognition to Spy on Citizens in Streets
Moscow is adding facial-recognition technology to its network of 170,000 surveillance cameras across the city in a move to identify criminals […]
Never Mind GDPR, Here Comes Apple’s Intelligent Tracking Protection
Apple’s soon-to-be released iOS 11 is generating some fairly significant anxiety in ad tech circles due to how Apple’s Safari […]
What’s New on Surveillance Self-Defense?
Since 2014, our digital security guide, Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), has taught thousands of Internet users how to protect themselves from […]
Don’t look now: Big brother is watching you from an NS billboard
Dutch railway company NS has admitted to allowing advertisers to use billboards fitted with cameras to monitor travellers’ attention to […]
Europe’s top court must rule on UK spies’ bulk powers
The oversight court for the UK’s intelligence agencies has said Europe’s top court should rule on the legality of powers […]
Monitoring employees’ communications: the final word
An employee had used his employer’s Yahoo! messenger service (intended for work use) for personal communications, including with his fiancé […]
Bărbulescu ruling: Workplace privacy is alive and kicking
On Sept. 5, the European Court of Human Rights handed down a landmark judgement about privacy and monitoring at the […]
European court sides with worker in landmark privacy ruling
Tuesday’s decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) means that employers will now need to inform workers before […]
Before You Hit ‘Submit,’ This Company Has Already Logged Your Personal Data
If you’re daydreaming about buying a home or need to lower the payment on the one you already have, you […]