April 28, 2020

Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany

Germany's ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns.

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December 10, 2019

EU releases its 5G conclusions

The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the "need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G".

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November 25, 2019

Russia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”

The Russian Government’s campaign to control how its citizens use the internet seems to be gathering steam.

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September 20, 2019

Report: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world

It's not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.

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July 22, 2019

Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee

The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.

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May 31, 2019

Foreign spies may be hiding in your VPN, warns DHS

"...nation-state actors have demonstrated intent and capability to leverage VPN services and vulnerable users for malicious purposes."

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November 13, 2018

DEA and ICE hiding cameras in streetlights and traffic barrels

Drug and immigration cops in the US are buying surveillance cameras to hide in streetlights and traffic barrels.

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August 09, 2018

Google to warn companies targeted in government-backed attacks

G Suite admins will have the option of enabling alerts if Google suspects government-backed hacking attempts.

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July 25, 2018

Crimson Hexagon banned by Facebook over user data concern

Facebook is probing whether the firm's government contracts comply with its policies, which nix use of user data for government surveillance.

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