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Lawmakers Are Kicking Warrantless Wiretapping into Overdrive
This week, Congress is expected to vote on a bill that would update key federal surveillance...
Poland launches inquiry into previous government’s spyware use
Victims of Pegasus hacking will be notified and criminal proceedings could be brought against former officials...
HK's ‘Smart city’ ambitions depend on trust as well as technology
By Kris Hartley In February 2024, Hong Kong police announced plans to instal 615 new surveillance...
Hong Kong mulls compulsory surveillance & dash cameras in taxis
Hong Kong will consult the taxi industry as to whether surveillance and dash cameras will be...
Stop Your Car from Spying on You
Being proved right isn't always fun. Just weeks after my warning in the March issue that...
Feds Can Film Your Front Porch for 68 Days Without a Warrant, Says Court
Law enforcement in Kansas recorded the front of a man’s home for 68 days straight, 15...
PFLAG sues Texas to protect transgender members
From Erin Reed's newsletter: In a legal filing Thursday, PFLAG National sought to block a new...
AI licenseplate surveillance startup installed 100s of cameras with o permission
Flock, a startup which promotes a surveillance state, has installed car tracking cameras in 4,000 cities...
AT&T and T-Mobile Are Giving Cops Geofenced Location Data
AT&T is one of a handful of American cellphone providers complying with controversial geofence warrants. (Photo...
Hong Kong police to install 15 sets of CCTV cameras in Mong Kok
Hong Kong police will install 15 sets of security cameras in Mong Kok next month, as...
Google's origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance
Two decades ago, the US intelligence community worked closely with Silicon Valley in an effort to...
'Alarming' surveillance'
"EXCLUSIVE: Federal investigators asked banks to search and filter customer transactions by using terms like "MAGA"...
Dozens in Jordan targeted by authorities using NSO spyware, report finds
Findings suggest Jordan is relying on cyberweapon to quash dissent and its use is ‘staggeringly widespread’About...
Ring will no longer allow police to request doorbell camera footage from users
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage...
The Corporate Surveillance Complex
The EFF reports on a promising decision by the FTC (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/01/ftc-bars-x-mode-selling-sensitive-location-data). An excerpt: ---Quote--- Phone...
