Tag: finland
  • 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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  • Mar 29, 2019 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Finland passed new surveillance laws without a vote in a nearly empty room

Earlier this month, Finland’s Parliament of Åland passed two new surveillance laws in a nearly empty room. The surveillance laws expand spying powers by military and civilian intelligence agencies and had faced staunch opposition from human rights groups and politicians alike. Such surveillance represents a backpedal on the Finnish Constitution’s right to privacy. To set … Continue reading “Finland passed new surveillance laws without a vote in a nearly empty room”

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  • Apr 4, 2018 |
  • Josiah Wilmoth |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

Finland’s ISPs Begin Censoring Websites on Government Blacklist

Internet service providers (ISPs) in Finland have begun blocking access to websites on a government-curated blacklist. According to English-language Finnish news service Metropolitan.fi, the initiative is the product of a partnership between the country’s National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Save the Children Foundation, who claim that ISPs should blacklist websites that host illicit … Continue reading “Finland’s ISPs Begin Censoring Websites on Government Blacklist”

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