Amazon faces backlash over using Sidewalk for neighborhood networks
Amazon customers are being automatically opted in to Sidewalk, a feature set to launch later this year that the company […]
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Most Americans Object to Government Tracking of Their Activities Through Cellphones
A new survey found widespread concern among Americans about government tracking of their whereabouts through their digital devices, with an […]
Disaster apps share personal data in violation of their privacy policies
Madelyn Sanfilippo – professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – and a […]
DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is looking to expand its anti-diversion surveillance infrastructure by being able to search and analyze […]
Apple hits out at campaign group’s ‘inaccurate’ privacy complaint
Apple has strongly denied claims from privacy campaigners that it has breached Europe’s ePrivacy directive through its Identifier for Advertisers […]
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain […]
Apple hit with privacy complaints over iPhone tracking tool
A privacy group Noyb has filed complaints with the German and Spanish data protection authorities under the EU’s Cookie Law […]
Rights Activists Slam EU Plan for Access to Encrypted Chats
Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies to provide authorities […]
EU inches closer to ban on end-to-end encryption
The Council of the European Union appears to have a near-completed resolution that would propose a ban on the use […]
Leaks and lawsuits blight Russia facial recognition
The rise of cloud computing and AI technologies have popularised the technology globally, with supporters saying it promises greater security […]
EU criticised over surveillance aid in nations where privacy at risk
European Union aid has been used to pay for surveillance equipment and training in countries with inadequate safeguards against excessive […]
Police stream live video from Ring doorbells using third-party tech
A handful of police departments across the US are using software that lets them register the locations of people’s home […]