EU privacy watchdog urges ban on Pegasus
The European Data Protection Supervisor has called for a ban on the spyware tool Pegasus to protect people’s fundamental rights.
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China tech firm develops controversial IT system that can predict whether an employee is about to resign
A company is developing a system to predict whether an employee is about to resign by spying on browsing job recruitment pages and sending job application emails.
Clearview AI predicts 100 billion photos will give it worldwide facial recognition ability
The facial recognition company Clearview AI is telling investors it’s on track to have 100 billion facial photos in its database within a year.
Google Plans to Curtail Cross-App Tracking on Android Phones
The Alphabet unit plans to continue support of the existing approach for at least two years as it follows Apple in challenging Facebook.
Groups say Greece migrant biometric data collection will violate human rights
Greece says the system will help identify undocumented migrants but HRW reports Greek police have carried out discriminatory stop and searches of migrants.
Advertisers Demand Antitrust Probe of Google’s Ad-Tracking
Digital advertisers are seeking a wider German antitrust probe of Google’s news service, potentially deepening scrutiny of how the search engine gathers data.
MEPs calls for action on Pegasus spyware use
The renewed calls for action on Pegasus surveillance in Poland and Hungary came after Hungary’s data protection authority, headed by an appointee of prime minister, said victims were legitimate targets.
ICO investigates police use of app to covertly record calls from mobile phones
The watchdog has begun an investigation into the widespread use of a mobile phone app by police forces to covertly record phone calls on their mobile phones.
UK can join EU surveillance schemes with no parliamentary scrutiny, warns new report
The UK can join intrusive EU surveillance schemes including a pan-European network of police facial recognition databases with no scrutiny.
What your smart TV knows about you – and how to stop it harvesting data
Smart TVs are always gathering data about you that can be monetised. What can you opt out of – and what can you safely leave alone?
Europe’s Hypocrisy Over Personal Data Privacy Exposed
Inherent hypocrisy is fully revealed by Europol’s mass collection of personal data of European residents contrary to the principles of GDPR.
Online surveillance thrives when fear takes over
European law-enforcement agencies have been pushing to end encryption and survey everyone’s online communications.