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  • Oct 13, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

Will the New European Media Freedom Act Mean Freedom to Spy on Journalists and Spread Disinformation?

The European Union’s important new law, the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), is likely to have an impact well beyond the EU’s borders. Unfortunately, that impact will be negative in two important respects – the spread of disinformation, and the surveillance of journalists – unless last-minute changes are made. The EMFA is the latest in … Continue reading “Will the New European Media Freedom Act Mean Freedom to Spy on Journalists and Spread Disinformation?”

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  • Jul 22, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

What the Pegasus Spyware Leak Means for Surveillance, Smartphones & Encryption Backdoors

A few months ago, we wrote about dual-use surveillance systems – that is, technology that can be used for both peaceful and military purposes. The post discussed some limited efforts by the EU to prevent such technologies from being abused. A major new leak of alleged targets of one of the leading spyware companies, the … Continue reading “What the Pegasus Spyware Leak Means for Surveillance, Smartphones & Encryption Backdoors”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 23, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of April 23, 2021 Privacy organizations call for facial recognition to be regulated or even banned, as police turn to Clearview AI Privacy concerns with facial recognition technology have increased greatly with the appearance of Clearview AI and privacy and human rights organizations have taken notice. In January of … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: April 23, 2021”

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  • Apr 13, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Privacy organizations call for facial recognition to be regulated or even banned, as police turn to Clearview AI

At the beginning of last year, concerns about facial recognition technology increased with the appearance of the start-up Clearview AI. It was problematic for two main reasons. First, the size of its database, which the company claimed held over three billion facial images. Secondly, for its business model, which was mainly based on providing police … Continue reading “Privacy organizations call for facial recognition to be regulated or even banned, as police turn to Clearview AI”

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  • Apr 5, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Dual-use digital surveillance technologies finally get regulated – a little

Privacy News Online frequently writes about surveillance conducted by governments on their populations, or by companies on their users. Less well-known is the connection between governments that wish to spy and the companies that provide the means to do so. Within most Western nations, there are various ways to find out the names of suppliers … Continue reading “Dual-use digital surveillance technologies finally get regulated – a little”

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