Europe’s top court must rule on UK spies’ bulk powers
The oversight court for the UK’s intelligence agencies has said Europe’s top court should rule on the legality of powers […]
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Privacy of London Tube Wifi Tracking
Users of public transportation are mainly interested in one thing: getting to the right place conveniently and fast . So […]
EU states’ data retention laws still violating privacy rights, report warns
Two legal judgements at the highest level in Europe in recent years have reaffirmed that all Member States’ data retention […]
Corporate Surveillance in Everyday Life
The online advertising industry is frequently described as part of an “ecosystem.” I’m a bit of a science nerd, so […]
Privacy International publishes the Guide to International Law and Surveillance
The guide covers array of relevant topics such as the (il)legality of mass surveillance operations, the law surrounding data retention, […]
Twitter (and Others) Double Down on Advertising and Tracking
In June, Twitter discontinued its support for Do Not Track (DNT), the privacy-protective browser signal it has honored since 2012. […]
Uber Ends Its Controversial Post-Ride Tracking Of Users’ Location
The practice caused immediate privacy concerns when the ride-hailing company added it in November. Users will regain the option to […]
UK police hold more than 20 million facial recognition images
Criticism mounts over government delays in bringing the “privacy intruding” surveillance technology under legal control. Source: Police hold more than […]
Your broadband provider can use your smart devices to spy on you
We knew hackers can use our voice assistants, baby monitors and even vibrators to put us under surveillance. But broadband […]
The age of artificial intelligence surveillance is here
AI is getting extremely good at identifying people, objects, and actions taking place in videos. Source: The age of artificial […]
Big brother in Berlin: Face recognition technology gets tested
From August, a train station in Berlin will be the testing ground for surveillance cameras with biometric face recognition capability. […]
Airlines Are Giving Your Face to Homeland Security
Cameras photograph travelers, capture their data, and scan it against databases. Even the feds say there’s a risk it could […]