Feds logged website visitors in 2019, citing Patriot Act authority
The federal government gathered up visitor logs for some websites in 2019.
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San Diego Plans for Military-Grade Drone to Catch Speeding Drivers
San Diego planned to use the military-grade SkyGuardian drone for vehicle enforcement on the freeway.
Secret Amazon Reports Expose Company Spying on Labor, Environmental Groups
Leaked documents reveal Amazon’s reliance on Pinkerton operatives to spy on workers and its extensive monitoring of labor unions and […]
Microsoft Developing Workplace Surveillance System to ‘Score’ Meeting Productivity
A recent patent application reveals Microsoft is developing a “meeting insight computing system” that would monitor body language, facial expressions, […]
Most Americans Object to Government Tracking of Their Activities Through Cellphones
A new survey found widespread concern among Americans about government tracking of their whereabouts through their digital devices, with an […]
Disaster apps share personal data in violation of their privacy policies
Madelyn Sanfilippo – professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – and a […]
Apple hits out at campaign group’s ‘inaccurate’ privacy complaint
Apple has strongly denied claims from privacy campaigners that it has breached Europe’s ePrivacy directive through its Identifier for Advertisers […]
DHS Authorities Are Buying Moment-By-Moment Geolocation Cellphone Data To Track People
The Department of Homeland Security is purchasing consumer cellphone data that allows authorities to track immigrants trying to cross the […]
Intrusive, omnipresent surveillance growing during COVID-19 pandemic, UN expert warns
Widespread use of contact tracing technology to fight the COVID-19 pandemic has led to almost incessant and omnipresent surveillance in […]
European Parliament’s COVID website overrun with US web trackers
The European Parliament’s coronavirus test management website is overrun with user tracking requests, some of which are attempting to siphon […]
Hospitals And VA Clinics Use Facial Recognition And Palm Scanners To Track Patients
Massachusetts area hospitals and VA clinics have begun installing Xecan facial recognition cameras to identify and track patients. According to […]
‘Love Contracts’ Go Mainstream as Employers Track Office Romance
While workplace dating policies have been commonplace for years, typically targeting relationships between managers and subordinates, many companies have been […]