Iran uses surveillance tech to enforce the hijab law, while Tesla captures and analyzes highly personal footage from its vehicle cameras.
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CCTV surveillance has been covered many times on PIA blog. Most of the stories are depressing tales of increased surveillance and loss of privacy. One of the worst offenders in the CCTV camera stakes is the UK. An estimate from 2020 put the number of cameras there at over 5 million, while London enjoyed the … Continue reading “Surprisingly, the UK Has a Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner: He’s Rather Good”
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As Privacy News Online has reported, for years governments around the world have kept up a constant assault on end-to-end encryption. One of the leaders of this attempt to demonize a crucially important technology for preserving privacy is the UK. Wired reported back in April that the UK is trying to stop Facebook adding end-to-end … Continue reading “UK Leads the Charge Against End-to-End Encryption, Calls on Tech Companies to “Nerd Harder””
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Last week’s post looked at the increasing number of moves to rein in, or even ban, the use of facial recognition technologies in the US. Another country at the forefront of exploring the legal, social and ethical issues raised by the technology is the UK. Problems with the use of facial recognition technologies by the … Continue reading “Arsenic in the water of democracy: UK police, politicians and privacy activists clash over facial recognition deployments”
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President Donald Trump has called (in a tweet) to “cut off” the internet following the September 15th London Tube bombing. The cited reason? Because it is a terrorist recruitment tool. The call to cut off internet access showcases President Trump’s utter lack of a handle on how the internet works – which is deeply troubling. … Continue reading “President Trump wants to “cut off” the internet in response to terrorism”
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