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The EU’s proposed Chat Control (CSAM Regulation) aims to combat child sexual abuse material by requiring digital platforms to detect, report, and remove illegal content, including grooming behaviors. Cybersecurity experts warn that such measures could …
‘Egregious’ police surveillance was sanctioned by government department, mother of Stephen Lawrence tells inquiryThe mother of Stephen Lawrence has alleged at the undercover policing public inquiry that the Home Office was “directly involved” in the “e…
The company Flok is surveilling us as we drive:
A retired veteran named Lee Schmidt wanted to know how often Norfolk, Virginia’s 176 Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader cameras were tracking him. The answer, according to a U.S. District Court lawsuit filed in September, was more than four times a day, or 526 times from mid-February to early July. No, there’s no warrant out for Schmidt’s arrest, nor is there a warrant for Schmidt’s co-plaintiff, Crystal Arrington, whom the system tagged 849 times in roughly the same period.
You might think this sounds like it violates the Fourth Amendment, which protects American citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures without probable cause. Well, so does the American Civil Liberties Union. Norfolk, Virginia Judge Jamilah LeCruise also agrees, and in 2024 she ruled that plate-reader data obtained without a search warrant couldn’t be used against a defendant in a robbery case…
Acoba advised Richard Fuller he could take up post with Investcorp Securities, a subsidiary of private equity firm backing Sense TimeA government watchdog advised a former minister that he could work with a subsidiary of a company linked to Chinese sur…
A massive data breach at RemoteCOM exposed 14,000 personal files and police contacts from the SCOUT software. Learn what this aggressive spyware records, and the high risks for all involved parties.
Microsoft has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its AI and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians.
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Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy projectMiddle East crisis – live updatesMicrosoft has terminated the Israeli military’s access to technology it used to operate a powerful survei…
Details from leaked documents:
While people often look at China’s Great Firewall as a single, all-powerful government system unique to China, the actual process of developing and maintaining it works the same way as surveillance technology in the West. Geedge collaborates with academic institutions on research and development, adapts its business strategy to fit different clients’ needs, and even repurposes leftover infrastructure from its competitors.
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The parallels with the West are hard to miss. A number of American surveillance and propaganda firms also started as academic projects before they were spun out into startups and grew by chasing government contracts. The difference is that in China, these companies operate with far less transparency. Their work comes to light only when a trove of documents slips onto the internet…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released Rayhunter, a new open-source tool designed to detect cell site simulators (CSS). These devices, also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays, mimic cell towers to trick phones into connecting so they ca…
Research suggests increase in office snooping in trend that some managers claim undermines trust with staffShare your experience of tech surveillance at work in the UKA third of UK employers are using “bossware” technology to track workers’ activity wi…