Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips
Britain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting […]
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Facial image matching system risks ‘chilling effect’ on freedoms
Civil rights groups have warned a vast, powerful system allowing the near real-time matching of citizens’ facial images risks a […]
China surveillance tech can ID people by their walk
Chinese authorities have started using “gait recognition” software – artificial intelligence that identifies people by their body shape and the […]
CNIL Details Rules On Audience and Traffic Measuring In Publicly Accessible Areas
On October 17, 2018, the French data protection authority (the “CNIL”) published a press release detailing the rules applicable to […]
Pentagon Wants to Predict Anti-Trump Protests Using Social Media Surveillance
A series of research projects, patent filings, and policy changes indicate that the Pentagon wants to use social media surveillance […]
Undercover cops break Facebook rules to track protesters, ensnare criminals
Facebook is teeming with fake accounts created by undercover law enforcement officers. They’re against the rules — but cops keep […]
Robotic Security Forces On Patrol Prompt Privacy Concerns
The security force of the future is already patrolling several neighborhoods in the Tri-State area. The robotic protectors can see what […]
Now Apps Can Track You Even After You Uninstall Them
Companies that cater to app makers have found ways to game both iOS and Android, enabling them to figure out […]
This AI can search for people by height, gender, and clothing in surveillance videos
A team of AI researchers from India developed a tool to search for people in surveillance footage by height, clothing […]
‘Do Not Track’ Privacy Tool Doesn’t Do Anything
When you go into the privacy settings on your browser, there’s a little option there to turn on the “Do […]
What does Google know about you?
Google first began as the helpful search engine which endeavored to index the entire web. As the company grew, it moved […]
Is It Really Possible to Use the Internet Privately?
There are many resources to limit your exposure to threats on the internet. There are countless ways to control what […]