Digital welfare fraud detection and the Dutch SyRI judgment
A ruling by a Dutch court in 2020 struck down the state’s digital welfare fraud detection system because it lacked protections to individual privacy.
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Law Enforcement’s Use of Commercial Phone Data Stirs Surveillance Fight
Agencies’ growing use of purchased data without warrants raises new legal questions.
EU ‘seeking to turn migrant database into mass surveillance tool’
Campaigners from 31 NGOs urge MEPs to rethink plans to overhaul Eurodac database.
Federal agencies are rapidly increasing their use of facial recognition
The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report on Aug. 24, 2021, detailing current and planned use of facial recognition technology.
How your employer may be tracking your remote work
Companies can access personal emails, social media accounts and instant messages.
Apple is changing Mail Privacy Protection and email marketers must prepare
Effectively leveraging email analytics and data to inform future emails and multichannel campaigns requires marketers to start preparing now.
Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
The search giant revealed it received 20,932 geofence warrants in three years.
UN experts call for moratorium on sale of ‘life threatening’ surveillance tech
UN human rights experts called on all States to impose a global moratorium on the sale and transfer of surveillance technology.
Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship Around the World
Apple’s new program for scanning images sent on iMessage steps back from the company’s prior support for the privacy and security of encrypted messages.
Surveillance Startup Brings Police Tech to Neighborhoods
Law enforcement officials are encouraging private homeowners’ associations to install license plate reader cameras from startup Flock Safety. But are they really keeping neighborhoods safer?
Apple’s plan to combat abuse images raises privacy concerns
Apple’s plan to scan for child sexual abuse images has raised concerns among the privacy and security communities.
Israeli government raids NSO Group offices
Officials from multiple Israeli government agencies have raided today the offices of surveillance software vendor NSO Group.