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Surveillance

China’s Sharp Eyes CCTV surveillance program redefines the Neighborhood Watch

Posted on Mar 4, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A Chinese government program known as the Sharp Eyes Project is the latest example of China’s technological surveillance infrastructure. There are over 200 million public and private CCTV cameras in China.…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Congressional hearing investigates role of cryptocurrencies in domestic terrorism financing

Posted on Mar 2, 2021 by Caleb Chen

A recent Congressional hearing held by the Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy sought to examine the use of cryptocurrencies in financing domestic terrorism such as the…

Categories: Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Covid-19 vaccine passports for travel and work are coming: what are the implications for human rights, privacy and surveillance?

Posted on Feb 24, 2021 by Glyn Moody

It is almost exactly a year ago that this blog first talked about the implications of Covid-19 for freedom of speech, surveillance and privacy – one of the earliest to…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

The US Government can search your phone at the border without a warrant

Posted on Feb 16, 2021 by Caleb Chen

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ruled that border security doesn’t need a warrant to do a digital search of your device at borders. The court…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

The battle over the EU’s far-reaching ePrivacy Regulation enters its final and crucial stage

Posted on Feb 16, 2021 by Glyn Moody

The EU's GDPR has had a massive effect on privacy worldwide. But as a post explained back in 2018, there's more EU privacy legislation coming through which could have a…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance

Code is law: why software openness and algorithmic transparency are vital for privacy

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 by Glyn Moody

This blog has written a number of times about the growing threat that low-cost, rapid DNA sequencing represents for privacy. The increased use of genetic material by the police to…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

South Africa’s highest court bans bulk internet surveillance

Posted on Feb 10, 2021 by Caleb Chen

South Africa’s Constitutional Court - or Concourt as it is often referred to - has banned mass surveillance of internet communications in the country. The court decisions came as a…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Police used geofence warrant to make Google to identify George Floyd protestors

Posted on Feb 8, 2021 by Caleb Chen

In the aftermath of the George Floyd Protests, Police served Google with a geofence warrant to identify suspects in crimes committed during the protests. Minneapolis Police say that the looting…

Categories: General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance

Time to get rid of pervasive online ad tracking once and for all: the alternative is simple, effective, and fully respects privacy

Posted on Feb 6, 2021 by Glyn Moody

This blog has been pointing out for years the fundamental incompatibility between privacy and the current online advertising model. Today, most Web sites seek to gather as much personal information…

Categories: General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance

China releases draft of major new privacy law: why it matters to everyone online

Posted on Jan 28, 2021 by Glyn Moody

China has frequently figured in this blog, usually in the context of its censorship, surveillance activities, and wide-ranging abuse of human rights. But there's another side to the story. Like…

Categories: Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance
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