Tag: sweden
  • Apr 4, 2022 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine

Ever since the facial recognition company Clearview AI appeared from nowhere two years ago, it has remained at the leading edge of its field, not least in terms of ethics. As a recent PIA blog post reported, the company claims to be building a database holding 100 billion facial images, so that “almost everyone in … Continue reading “Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine”

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  • May 27, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Censorship, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

European privacy campaigners win battles against mass surveillance by UK and Swedish governments, but have they lost the war?

Back in 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the UK’s mass interception of fiber-optic cable traffic violated people’s right to privacy because of insufficient safeguards. The privacy groups who brought the action felt that judgment did not go far enough in declaring the mass surveillance practices unlawful, and so asked for … Continue reading “European privacy campaigners win battles against mass surveillance by UK and Swedish governments, but have they lost the war?”

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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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  • Aug 18, 2018 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments,

After call to implant microchips in people awaiting trial, are they about to become the next threat to our privacy?

Last year, Privacy News Online wrote about the Swedish SJ Railways allowing customers to use under-the-skin microchip implants for “easy” ticket purchases. That might have seemed a one-off bad idea, but such implants have a surprisingly long history. More worryingly, they seem to be gaining in popularity, and cropping up increasingly in everyday situations, with … Continue reading “After call to implant microchips in people awaiting trial, are they about to become the next threat to our privacy?”

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Swedish politicians consider opening population’s medical-research DNA database for private insurance companies

Since 1975, Sweden has taken a DNA sample from all newborns for medical research purposes, and asked parents’ consent to do so for this research purpose. This means that over time, Sweden has built the world’s most comprehensive DNA database over everybody under 43 years of age. But now, politicians are considering opening up this … Continue reading “Swedish politicians consider opening population’s medical-research DNA database for private insurance companies”

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