Many Police Departments Have Software That Can Identify People In Crowds
BriefCam, a facial recognition and surveillance video analysis company, sells the ability to surveil protesters and enforce social distancing — […]
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Norway pulls its coronavirus contacts-tracing app after privacy watchdog’s warning
One of the first national coronavirus contacts-tracing apps to be launched in Europe is being suspended in Norway after the […]
Israel Steps Back From Law Involving Secret Service in COVID-19 Tracing
Following widespread protest by the Israeli privacy community and the population at large, a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court […]
Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking ‘private’ internet use
Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy […]
Apple Warns Looters With Stolen iPhones: You Are Being Tracked
Apple stores were attacked or damaged in Washington D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Philadelphia, with looters stealing […]
Latvia to be one of first to use Apple and Google software for coronavirus contact-tracing apps
Latvia will be one of the first countries to use the software tool developed by US tech companies Apple and […]
Internet giants are fighting to protect your private browsing history
Earlier this month, the Senate passed the USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act to reinstate the expired powers of the PATRIOT Act. […]
Qatar makes COVID-19 app mandatory, experts question efficiency
Starting late last week, citizens and residents have been required to have the Ehteraz contact-tracing app installed on mobile devices […]
Israel restricts COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’
Israel’s cabinet has limited COVID-19 phone tracking to ‘special cases’ where normal methods might not be enough. Officials initially wanted […]
Big privacy and data security concerns as India forces coronavirus tracing app on millions
Privacy and legal experts raise red flags as many are forced to download an app one politician calls a “sophisticated […]
No need to mourn the death of the third-party cookie
Amid the whirlwinds of the industry’s response, it’s become abundantly clear that the demise of the cookie is probably a […]
Notorious Spyware Vendor Pushes COVID-19 Tracking Solution
A notorious spyware firm currently defending in a lawsuit on spying on WhatsApp users is marketing its COVID-19 tracking solution […]