• Oct 25, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring

Back in April, Privacy News Online reported on an important set of proposals from the European Commission to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within the EU. It contained some good ideas, and warned that AI-based facial recognition systems were “high risk”. But that didn’t go far enough for the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), … Continue reading “European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring”

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  • Oct 12, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Governments, Social Media,

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is Great for Catching Bad Actors; But It Can Also Be Used Against the Good Ones – You and Me

Most people have heard of open source these days – after all, it has conquered every aspect of computing, with the possible exception of the desktop. But Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) may be less familiar. It was brought to prominence by the Bellingcat group, which describes itself as “an independent international collective of researchers, investigators … Continue reading “Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is Great for Catching Bad Actors; But It Can Also Be Used Against the Good Ones – You and Me”

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  • Sep 2, 2020
  • Glyn Moody
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

The privacy perils of using a mesh network – and why we urgently need one that is robust and open source

One of the reasons why protecting privacy is so hard is that our data is vulnerable in so many ways as it flows across the Internet. Threats can come from the companies that run online services, ISPs, telecom companies and governments. That’s bad enough for everyday situations, but in extreme ones, those weaknesses can have … Continue reading “The privacy perils of using a mesh network – and why we urgently need one that is robust and open source”

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  • Dec 17, 2019
  • rasengan
  • Announcements, General Privacy News, VPN,

Don’t Trust. Verify.

The VPN industry looks just like the world of religion – everyone has their different beliefs on who to trust. However, even the diamond in the rough lied to the princess. Is it really possible to blindly trust a person or entity without getting hurt in the end? Those of you who say yes, lucky … Continue reading “Don’t Trust. Verify.”

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Huawei Could Rebuild Trust in Their Products Through Open Source

Chinese Megacorp Huawei has been in the news over the last few months because companies and entire nations have been banning their equipment over spying concerns. There has been little public evidence of such spying taking place on a large scale, but the action of multiple countries within the fourteen eyes surveillance alliance suggests that … Continue reading “Huawei Could Rebuild Trust in Their Products Through Open Source”

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