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In March, highly sensitive military information was leaked on Russian TV. The German Air Force had used poorly secured communication software, which resulted in Russia's interception of their top-secret conversations. This was the German Taurus leak — a real-life drama that underscored the importance of encrypted, secure communications for everyone’s safety, including governments. But here’s the kicker: while we’re still reeling from security fiascoes like this one or the recent Pegasus spyware scandal, police chiefs in the European Union are pushing a policing agenda that puts us all in the c...
Euronews (English)
Trade unions from 11 different EU countries have written to data protection authorities across the bloc asking them to investigate Amazon’s data surveillance practices, according to a letter seen by Euronews today (7 May). The union leaders, from European countries where Amazon’s warehouses employ significant numbers of workers – including Austria, Germany, Ireland and Spain – question the online marketplace’s use of surveillance and algorithmic management. They claim that the tech giant uses hand scanners, activity monitoring software, video cameras, GPS devices and other tracking technologie...
Euronews (English)
Une coalition d'associations européennes de défense des droits numériques affirme que le nouveau pacte de l'Union européenne sur la migration et l'asile, d'une portée considérable, "ouvrira une nouvelle ère dangereuse de surveillance numérique". La coalition Protect Not Surveil ("Protéger, Pas Surveiller"), qui comprend des groupes tels que Border Violence Project, Privacy International et Access Now, a déclaré dans un communiqué que le pacte "représente un nouvel ancrage des technologies de surveillance dans l'UE". "Il représente une nouvelle érosion des droits fondamentaux et la normalisatio...
Euronews (French)
A coalition of European digital rights groups say that the European Union’s sweeping new Migration and Asylum Pact will "usher in a deadly new era of digital surveillance". The Protect Not Surveil coalition, which includes groups like the Border Violence Project, Privacy International, and Access Now, said in a statement that the pact "represents the further embedding of surveillance technologies in the EU". "It therefore represents a further erosion of fundamental rights, and the normalisation of digital surveillance at, and within, borders, justified by an approach to migration policy based ...
Euronews (English)
By Hera Rizwan Apple, on Thursday, issued new threat alerts to select users in India and 91 other nations, cautioning them about potential security breaches on their iPhones, which may have been targeted by mercenary spyware, similar to Israel’s Pegasus spyware. “This attack is likely targeting you specifically because of who you are or what you do. Although it’s never possible to achieve absolute certainty when detecting such attacks, Apple has high confidence in this warning — please take it seriously,” the email added. This time, Apple refrained from attributing the attack to any specific e...
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By Kris Hartley In February 2024, Hong Kong police announced plans to instal 615 new surveillance cameras in areas of the city with “high crime figures and high pedestrian flows.” The announcement also mentioned the possibility of equipping the cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. This news follows a January 2024 announcement that 2,000 surveillance cameras would be installed around the city this year. According to an RTHK article, Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk “added that he understood some people had privacy concerns, but said many other places had more CCTV cameras ...
Hong Kong Free Press
Airbnb has announced that indoor security cameras will be banned in rental properties advertised on its site. The measure, which Airbnb calls a simplification of its current policy, will come into effect on 30 April. "These changes were made in consultation with our guests, Hosts and privacy experts, and we’ll continue to seek feedback to help ensure our policies work for our global community," said Juniper Downs, Airbnb’s head of community policy and partnerships, in a statement. Airbnb reports mixed financial results following €576m tax settlementIs Airbnb still a good business model? Online...
Euronews (English)
By Hera Rizwan The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) amended the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Interception, Monitoring and Decryption of Information) Rules, last week . According to a gazette notification dated February 26, the revisions now authorise the Union and state home secretaries to instruct the removal of surveillance data six months after its collection. As per the previous system, the power to delete surveillance records was exclusively held by the security agency conducting the surveillance, whether under the authorisation of the hom...
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By Hera Rizwan Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to headline the 'pran pratishtha', or consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya in a mega spectacle on January 22, the echoes of "Jai Shri Ram" (Victory to Lord Rama) resonate throughout Ayodhya. Devotees from all corners of India are flocking to the town. The pathways leading to the entrance of the Ram Mandir are scattered with construction materials, dust, and the sound of machines echoing in the complex. The city has been fortified with a high-security surveillance system for the inauguration. Prakash Yadav, 49, from th...
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Washington (AFP) - FBI Director Christopher Wray urged Congress on Tuesday to renew a law authorizing US agencies to spy on non-Americans around the world, arguing that allowing it to lapse would be equivalent to "unilateral disarmament." Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), as it is known, is scheduled to expire at the end of December. Wray, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Section 702 is a vital tool used by law enforcement to fight terrorism, cybercrime and drug trafficking. "Stripping the FBI of its 702 authorities would be a form of unilat...
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