Europe edges closer to a ban on facial recognition
Efforts to outlaw the use of AI cameras to scan and identify people’s faces in public spaces are gaining traction.
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Spyware Scandals Are Ripping Through Europe
The latest crisis that rocked the Greek government shows the bloc’s surveillance problem goes beyond the notorious NSO Group.
This website tells you what private information apps might be tracking
A new tool reveals how apps like TikTok and Instagram can potentially use JavaScript to view sensitive data.
Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK
Home Office and MoJ plans will require migrants convicted of crimes to take photos up to five times a day.
WhatsApp rejects UK’s request to lower security
The tech giant’s boss says he’d rather see the app blocked than break encryption under proposed laws.
French privacy watchdog calls for clearer rules on smart cameras
French privacy watchdog CNIL is calling for an update of the regulatory framework on surveillance devices to accommodate the rise in so-called “smart cameras”.
UK police profiling children ‘on a large scale’, documents show
Metropolitan police has been collecting “children’s personal data” from social media sites as part of a project to carry out “profiling on a large scale”.
EU top court rules on air passenger surveillance
CJEU ruled that air passenger surveillance is legitimate but only if strictly necessary for the purposes of combating terrorist offences and serious crime.
Amended Europol Regulation weakens data protection supervision
EDPS expressed its concerns that the amended Europol Regulation weakens the fundamental right to data protection and oversight of the Europol.
Europe’s online child abuse law will make us all less safe
If passed, the proposal would essentially create a mass surveillance regime across the EU.
UK security services must seek approval to access telecoms data, judges rule
Liberty hails decision that prior independent authorisation is needed for people’s communications data.
Apple App Store Adtech Targeted by German Antitrust Probe
Apple’s tracking crackdown wasn’t only about protecting users—it was about beefing up its own business, German authorities say.