The CNIL orders Clearview AI to stop reusing photographs available on the Internet
The CNIL chair has ordered the company to cease this illegal processing and to delete the data within two months.
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Nearly 50,000 Facebook users may have been targets of private surveillance
Facebook is notifying nearly 50,000 users in more than 100 countries that they may have been targets of hacking attempts by private surveillance companies working for government agencies
Remote-working job surveillance is on the rise
Excessive surveillance is having profoundly negative effects on the workforce.
School surveillance: Is Big Brother spying on students?
Some pupils are monitored by CCTV cameras as frequently prison inmates.
Artificial Intelligence Act: EU Council aims to simplify use of mass biometric surveillance by law enforcement
The Council of the EU wants to make it possible for private actors to operate mass biometric surveillance systems on behalf of police forces.
The Popular Family Safety App Life360 Is Selling Precise Location Data on Its Tens of Millions of Users
The app is a major source of raw location data for a multibillion-dollar industry that buys, packages, and sells people’s movements.
FBI document shows what data can be obtained from encrypted messaging apps
FBI training document shows that US law enforcement can gain limited access to the content of encrypted messages from secure messaging services.
As critics warn of genetic ‘surveillance’, RCMP explores use of DNA matching in criminal probes
The RCMP says it’s reviewing the legitimacy of using genetic genealogy to solve cases, but is still using the controversial DNA matching technique in the meantime.
LAPD partnered with tech firm that enables secretive online spying
Records show LA police trialed social media surveillance tech from Voyager Labs, which claims its software can predict crimes and help monitor private messages.
U.S. Treasury Is Buying Private App Data to Target People
The department will use controversial firm Babel Street to hunt for tax and sanctions dodgers, raising constitutional concerns.
There’s been a big rise in monitoring workers at home
More companies are turning to remote monitoring tools to keep tabs on their employees while working from home.
Nonprofit Websites Are Riddled With Ad Trackers
Such organizations often deal in sensitive issues—and many are feeding data about website visitors to corporations