Tag: china
  • Apr 27, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and facial recognition systems flagged up as “high risk”

The European Commission has unveiled proposals for what it terms “new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”. Evidently hoping that the new regulation will set standards for AI as the GDPR set them for privacy, the Commission says: “With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading … Continue reading “EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and facial recognition systems flagged up as “high risk””

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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 16, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

How China’s massive Digital Silk Road project threatens privacy around the globe

Most people are aware of the recent rise of China as an economic, political and military superpower. Less well known is China’s massive infrastructure program known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the signature project of China’s leader, Xi Jinping, unveiled in 2013. The scale of Xi’s ambitions is indicated by Morgan Stanley’s estimate … Continue reading “How China’s massive Digital Silk Road project threatens privacy around the globe”

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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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  • Apr 1, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

How workplace surveillance is entering our homes and driving through our streets

Workplace surveillance has become increasingly common since this blog first wrote about it back in 2017. One recent development is that it has moved into the home as more people now work there routinely. But there’s a big difference between monitoring everyone in a work environment, and doing so in a home, where there are … Continue reading “How workplace surveillance is entering our homes and driving through our streets”

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Privacy News Online: Weekly Review | March 26, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of March 26th, 2021 Countries in the European Union attempt to water down privacy protections With the European Union’s ePrivacy Regulation in the final stretch, seemingly minor changes can lead to massive privacy implications. Current legislation allows for personal data collection by intelligence services, but not for companies acting … Continue reading “Privacy News Online: Weekly Review | March 26, 2021”

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  • Jan 28, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

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

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 other people around the world, China’s billion or so Internet users want their privacy protected when they go online. Trying to satisfy that need while … Continue reading “China releases draft of major new privacy law: why it matters to everyone online”

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  • Nov 2, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Abusive surveillance in the name of public health is a widespread problem around the world, new report says

When Privacy News Online first wrote about Covid-19, in February, we noted that it would touch on key concerns of this blog: freedom of speech, surveillance and privacy. Already by March, it was becoming clear that the actions taken by governments to deal with the pandemic posed a serious threat in that regard. Since then, … Continue reading “Abusive surveillance in the name of public health is a widespread problem around the world, new report says”

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  • Sep 11, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Welcome to the quantum Internet, with privacy guaranteed by the laws of physics

Quantum computing is gradually moving from the realm of science – and even science fiction – to become a practical technology that is being used in real-life contexts. Three years ago, Privacy News Online wrote about one aspect – the possibility that quantum computers will be able to unlock all of today’s encryption, including the … Continue reading “Welcome to the quantum Internet, with privacy guaranteed by the laws of physics”

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  • Sep 10, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

UN human rights experts condemn China’s new national security law for Hong Kong

Human rights experts from the United Nations have published a 14-page letter which was sent to China in which they lay out their concerns that China is violating international human rights agreements with their new law. The letter was written by UN special rapporteur, Fionnuala Ni Aolain, along with six other UN experts. Since the … Continue reading “UN human rights experts condemn China’s new national security law for Hong Kong”

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