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Privacy technologies
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Government using national security as 'smokescreen' in Apple encryption row | Computer Weekly

The government may misuse 'national security' to withhold information on technical capability notices issued to tech companies.
fromAol
1 month ago
Gadgets

NYC woman found a phone buried in her lawn - and police say it's a new tactic thieves use to spy on homeowners

fromBoston.com
18 hours ago
US news

Can you ever expect privacy in public? Coldplay kiss camera saga tells us a lot about the answer.

Privacy technologies
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Government using national security as 'smokescreen' in Apple encryption row | Computer Weekly

The government may misuse 'national security' to withhold information on technical capability notices issued to tech companies.
fromAol
1 month ago
Gadgets

NYC woman found a phone buried in her lawn - and police say it's a new tactic thieves use to spy on homeowners

fromBoston.com
18 hours ago
US news

Can you ever expect privacy in public? Coldplay kiss camera saga tells us a lot about the answer.

fromTheregister
15 hours ago

WhoFi: Unique 'fingerprint' based on Wi-Fi interactions

Researchers from La Sapienza University of Rome have developed 'WhoFi,' a biometric identifier based on how the human body interacts with Wi-Fi signals for re-identification.
Privacy technologies
#public-safety
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
NYC startup

NYPD drones will soon flash red-and-blue lights and log flights online while patrolling the skies | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
NYC startup

NYPD drones will soon flash red-and-blue lights and log flights online while patrolling the skies | amNewYork

#cybersecurity
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago
Privacy professionals

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people's phone locations | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
Privacy professionals

Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
4 days ago
Privacy professionals

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people's phone locations | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
1 day ago
Privacy professionals

Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry | TechCrunch

#fbi
#law-enforcement
Los Angeles
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US immigration agency flies drones capable of surveillance over LA protests

Customs and Border Protection is utilizing drones for aerial support during protests in Los Angeles, claiming it's for officer safety, not monitoring First Amendment activities.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago
San Francisco

After a decade of law enforcement using drones in the Bay Area, Alameda County embraces a next-gen technology

fromWIRED
1 week ago
US politics

Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are 'Violent Tactics'

Los Angeles
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

US immigration agency flies drones capable of surveillance over LA protests

Customs and Border Protection is utilizing drones for aerial support during protests in Los Angeles, claiming it's for officer safety, not monitoring First Amendment activities.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago
San Francisco

After a decade of law enforcement using drones in the Bay Area, Alameda County embraces a next-gen technology

fromWIRED
1 week ago
US politics

Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are 'Violent Tactics'

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago

Canada's deportation of alleged Mafia boss hinges on foreign eavesdropping | CBC News

The case against Vincenzo 'Jimmy' DeMaria raises critical questions regarding the extent to which foreign governments can enforce surveillance on individuals residing in Canada without warrants.
Toronto
#social-media
fromHackernoon
4 months ago

One Identity Everywhere: Why Digital Identity Is the Missing Infrastructure Layer in Tech | HackerNoon

The current identity ecosystem online is fragile and fragmented, leading to duplicated and error-prone age and identity checks across different platforms.
Privacy professionals
#civil-liberties
fromThe Oaklandside
1 week ago

Did OPD provide ICE with surveillance camera data?

Oakland Police Department assured privacy advocates they are not sharing surveillance data with federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, amid concerns over data searches.
Privacy professionals
#home-security
fromHackernoon
5 years ago
Privacy professionals

In This LA Neighborhood, Residents Are Turning to Doorbell Cameras Instead of Calling the Cops | HackerNoon

fromHackernoon
5 years ago
Privacy professionals

In This LA Neighborhood, Residents Are Turning to Doorbell Cameras Instead of Calling the Cops | HackerNoon

fromWIRED
1 week ago

Metadata Shows the FBI's 'Raw' Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified

Metadata embedded in the video and analyzed by WIRED and independent video forensics experts shows that rather than being a direct export from the prison's surveillance system, the footage was modified, likely using the professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro. The file appears to have been assembled from at least two source clips, saved multiple times, exported, and then uploaded to the DOJ's website, where it was presented as "raw" footage.
US politics
#crime
fromTruthout
1 week ago

US Campuses Have Become the Newest Laboratories for Surveillance Technology

The University of Michigan's $3 million security budget included over $800,000 for surveillance of pro-Palestinian activists, using agents to harass and prosecute students.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

The wild plots of Iranian dissident hunters

Despite being 1,500 miles away from Iran, former naval officer Mohammad Rezaie continues to feel the regime's shadow as he navigates his new life in Turkey.
US news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

BMW secretly followed, filmed and then sacked worker over injury claim

The tribunal found that Mohamed Kerita, a disabled BMW worker, was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed after managers authorized covert surveillance, believing he exaggerated his back pain.
UK news
#china
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago
Europe politics

Germany says a Chinese warship used a laser against one of its surveillance aircraft over the Red Sea. It's pulled this dangerous move before.

fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago
Europe politics

Germany says a Chinese warship used a laser against one of its surveillance aircraft over the Red Sea. It's pulled this dangerous move before.

fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Oakland wants to grow its police surveillance camera network

"We would be basically upgrading that system to integrate cameras from community businesses, potentially public cameras, and then a number of cameras that the department would potentially own and operate in the city of Oakland in public areas, particularly commercial areas," OPD Acting Lieutenant Gabriel Urquiza said at a June 5 meeting of the Privacy Advisory Commission about the proposal.
East Bay (California)
#technology
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Waymo Hiring For a "Public Affairs Specialist" in Los Angeles While People Are Settings Its Cars on Fire

Waymo is recruiting a community and public affairs specialist amid protests against its self-driving vehicles, linking them to broader issues of state surveillance.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Waymo Hiring For a "Public Affairs Specialist" in Los Angeles While People Are Settings Its Cars on Fire

Waymo is recruiting a community and public affairs specialist amid protests against its self-driving vehicles, linking them to broader issues of state surveillance.
#ai
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Scott Galloway has some choice metaphors to describe AI's impact on workers: 'I think of it as corporate Ozempic'

fromNature
4 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Is AI powering Big Brother? Surveillance research is on the rise

fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Scott Galloway has some choice metaphors to describe AI's impact on workers: 'I think of it as corporate Ozempic'

fromNature
4 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Is AI powering Big Brother? Surveillance research is on the rise

fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Video captures ICE agents allegedly urinating on Pico Rivera school grounds in broad daylight

The agents were seen urinating in the parking lot of Ruben Salazar High School, which is immediately adjacent to a preschool playground and an elementary school where summer classes were in session.
US politics
#digital-privacy
Digital life
fromMashable India
1 month ago

Russia Considers Replacing WhatsApp with Homegrown 'Vlad's App'

Russia is set to introduce a state-controlled messaging app, 'Vlad's App', as part of its strategy to reduce reliance on foreign communication platforms.
Digital life
fromMashable India
1 month ago

Russia Considers Replacing WhatsApp with Homegrown 'Vlad's App'

Russia is set to introduce a state-controlled messaging app, 'Vlad's App', as part of its strategy to reduce reliance on foreign communication platforms.
#drones
US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Drones in Los Angeles: How the right learned to stop worrying and love surveillance

The DHS used Predators drones for surveillance during Los Angeles protests against the Trump administration's immigration policies.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago
Europe politics

The West's drone tech risks becoming irrelevant if it's not tested daily on the Ukrainian battlefield, defense exec says

US politics
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Drones in Los Angeles: How the right learned to stop worrying and love surveillance

The DHS used Predators drones for surveillance during Los Angeles protests against the Trump administration's immigration policies.
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago
Europe politics

The West's drone tech risks becoming irrelevant if it's not tested daily on the Ukrainian battlefield, defense exec says

fromItsnicethat
3 weeks ago

40Mustaquel's future-facing publications are "skeptical of design boundaries"

Plots of white spaces are emptied and text is scattered. Page numbers take the role of coordinates, and the reader takes on the role of the researcher.
Artificial intelligence
#data-privacy
Privacy professionals
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

Trump's executive order raises concerns over potential surveillance via federal data consolidation.
Palantir's technology is being integrated across federal agencies to organize and analyze citizen data.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans

Trump's executive order raises concerns over potential surveillance via federal data consolidation.
Palantir's technology is being integrated across federal agencies to organize and analyze citizen data.
#privacy-issues
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch

Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware from Israeli provider Paragon, indicating a serious issue with state-sponsored surveillance.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Researchers confirm two journalists were hacked with Paragon spyware | TechCrunch

Two European journalists were hacked using government spyware from Israeli provider Paragon, indicating a serious issue with state-sponsored surveillance.
#data-protection
EU data protection
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Shopper put on Facewatch watchlist after dispute over 39p of paracetamol

Facial recognition technology raises significant concerns about privacy and the implications of data processing without substantial public interest.
EU data protection
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Shopper put on Facewatch watchlist after dispute over 39p of paracetamol

Facial recognition technology raises significant concerns about privacy and the implications of data processing without substantial public interest.
#theft
fromTheregister
3 weeks ago

Surveillance-linked computer vision patents jump 5

Through an analysis of computer-vision research papers and citing patents, we found that most of these documents enable the targeting of human bodies and body parts.
Artificial intelligence
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
3 weeks ago

Advanced Outdoor Security: IMILAB EC6 Dual 2K Spotlight Camera | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

The IMILAB EC6 Dual 2K Spotlight Camera offers dual-lens technology providing extensive monitoring capabilities with no subscription fees, suitable for homes or small businesses.
Gadgets
fromArs Technica
4 weeks ago

Judge denies creating "mass surveillance program" harming all ChatGPT users

The discovery order poses genuine risks to user privacy in itself and as a precedent for the many other lawsuits around the country.
Privacy professionals
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 month ago

Strategies for Resisting Tech-Enabled Violence Facing Transgender People

Most school-issued devices are root-kitted with surveillance spyware known as student-monitoring software. This poses significant risks to marginalized children, particularly LGBTQ+ students.
Privacy technologies
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

Democrats press Palantir about reported creation of IRS 'mega-database'

The unprecedented possibility of a searchable, 'mega-database' of tax returns and other data that will potentially be shared with or accessed by other federal agencies is a surveillance nightmare.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Why the Danish military is using these crewless vessels in the North and Baltic Seas

The Voyagers, designed for surveillance, will patrol Danish and NATO waters, enhancing security amid rising maritime tensions since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European startups
#theater
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Pentagon Pizza Index: The theory that surging pizza orders signal global crises

As of 6:59 p.m. ET nearly all pizza establishments nearby the Pentagon have experienced a HUGE surge in activity, just hours before news broke of Israel's major attack on Iran.
US news
#protests
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Feline Health Center initiative to track avian flu spread in cats | Cornell Chronicle

This initiative reflects our commitment to addressing urgent public and animal health risks through translational research, addressing the catastrophic impacts of H5N1 on feline populations.
Coronavirus
#university-of-michigan
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Private Investigator Hired by University of Michigan to Spy on Pro-Palestine Students Pretends to Be Disabled When Caught on Video

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Private Investigator Hired by University of Michigan to Spy on Pro-Palestine Students Pretends to Be Disabled When Caught on Video

fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I'm paranoid all the time': surveillance and fear in a city of immigrants as White House ramps up deportations

Asylum seekers with ankle monitors face stigma, anxiety, and barriers to employment in the US.
NYC LGBT
NYC parents
fromCbsnews
1 month ago

Suspected surveillance device found buried in Queens lawn puts neighbors on high alert

Residents in Queens discovered a buried phone believed to be used for illegal surveillance by burglars.
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