Long before the Coronavirus emergency law, Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics had been tracking civilian mobile phones
An emergency law of the cabinet must regulate that the government can monitor the mobile phones of citizens in the […]
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Police body cameras at protests raise privacy concerns
They were supposed to add accountability to the police. But critics say they’re backfiring and could cause a chilling effect […]
Israel Steps Back From Law Involving Secret Service in COVID-19 Tracing
Following widespread protest by the Israeli privacy community and the population at large, a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court […]
New Facial Recognition Tech Only Needs Your Eyes and Eyebrows
Facial recognition company Rank One has released a new form of facial recognition called periocular recognition, which can supposedly identify […]
Glasses Equipped With Facial Recognition Are Coming
New York-based Vuzix is selling augmented reality headsets to identify suspects. In February, Gizmodo reported that Vuzix was working with Clearview AI […]
Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked
Apple stores were attacked or damaged in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, with looters stealing […]
Debate on surveillance and privacy heats up as US protests rage
Chaotic demonstrations over race and policing that swept through the United States over the past week have fuelled a debate […]
A key part of surveillance reform is now in jeopardy.
Seven years after the Snowden revelations, there’s a real chance for changes that will bolster oversight and provide some much-needed […]
Latvia to be one of first to use Apple and Google software for coronavirus contact-tracing apps
Latvia will be one of the first countries to use the software tool developed by US tech companies Apple and […]
Internet giants are fighting to protect your private browsing history
Earlier this month, the Senate passed the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act to reinstate the expired powers of the PATRIOT Act. […]
Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’
Israel’s cabinet has limited COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’ where normal methods might not be enough. Officials initially wanted […]
French Court Bans the Use of Drone Surveillance to Enforce Covid-19 Lockdown
The Conseil d’État, France’s highest administrative court, issued a decision banning French authorities from using drone surveillance to track individuals […]