UK mass surveillance unlawful under European rules, court says
Europe’s top human rights court ruled that British mass surveillance and intelligence-gathering practices breached human rights laws.
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Facing a public backlash, an Israeli spyware firm is now scoring its government customers
Serious questions remain about the firm’s clientele, and how they use the information provided.
AI Firm That Scraped Billions of Faces Sparks European Backlash
Clearview AI Inc. was hit by a wave of complaints across Europe for allegedly breaking the region’s tough privacy laws by scraping billions of facial images from social-media profiles and the internet.
European Court on Human Rights Bought Spy Agencies’ Spin on Mass Surveillance
The landmark decision, while powerful in declaring that UK mass interception powers are unlawful, imprudently bought into spy agency propaganda that suspicionless interception powers must be granted to ensure national security.
Facial recognition and biometric technology to end airport passport queues
Queueing at passport controls could become a thing of the past under plans for fully automated border checks.
Amazon extends moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
Amazon.com is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.
São Paulo court bans facial recognition cameras in metro
In a win for privacy, the Court of Justice of São Paulo blocks facial recognition on a public transport route.
Pentagon Surveilling Americans Without a Warrant, Senator Reveals
A letter obtained by Motherboard discusses internet browsing, location, and other forms of data.
Stay Safe From App Tracking
What we can learn from Apple’s privacy labels, and how we can better protect our information.
How private is your Gmail, and should you switch?
You might be surprised how much Google’s email service – and others – know about you.
In Moscow, Big Brother Is Watching and Recognizing Protesters
Police tapped the surveillance system to identify and detain dozens of people who attended last week’s protests in the Russian capital in support of jailed Kremlin foe Alexey Navalny.
Signal’s smartass ad exposes Facebook’s creepy data collection
Signal tried to buy “multi-variant targeted” ads on Instagram to show what parent company Facebook knows about its users.