Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data
An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells ‘Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.’ Its clients have included Home Depot, […]
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London police to deploy live facial recognition cameras
The Metropolitan police has announced that it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. The cameras […]
Lawmakers introduce bill to restrict NSA surveillance
A bipartisan coalition of US lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would protect Americans’ rights against unnecessary government surveillance. […]
Ubiquitous Surveillance Cameras Are Changing Our Understanding of Human Behavior
Surveillance footage is providing new insights into how humans interact in public. But should scientists be able to see it? […]
EU court adviser: data privacy laws should apply in national security cases
The European Court of Justice should uphold its 2016 decision that personal data cannot be seized and held indiscriminately by […]
Google Chrome to drop third-party cookies by 2022
Chrome will replace third-party cookies with browser-based tools and techniques aimed at balancing personalization and privacy. Google announced support for third-party […]
German Constitutional Court to hold hearing on surveillance powers of the “German NSA”, the BND
The Federal Constitutional Court will hold a hearing on the BND Act on January 14th and 15th, 2020. Plaintiffs expect […]
Data watchdog raps EU asylum body for snooping
The European Asylum Support Office combed through social media to monitor refugee routes to Europe for three years. The agency […]
Max Schrems Files GDPR Complaints with French DPA on Cookie Use
European privacy advocacy group None of your business (NOYB)—led by Max Schrems—announced it had filed three formal complaints with the […]
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s policy on collecting foreigners’ social media accounts
Free-speech advocates say in a lawsuit filed Thursday that the policy violates federal law and runs afoul of the Constitution. […]
FISA reauthorization: What will Europe think?
US Congress is considering permanently reauthorizing four provisions, two of which are unused, of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that […]
DHS May Require U.S. Citizens Be Photographed at Airports
Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave […]