Group of 200 artists and 30 rights groups have written an open letter demanding Amazon Palm Scanner is removed from concert venue
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ESET Finds Candiru Campaign On UK, Middle East Websites
One of the firms recently placed on the US trade blacklist has been found by ESET Research to have compromised websites in UK and Middle East
Surveillance Commissioner Opposes Absorption By ICO
Surveillance camera and biometrics commissioner says plans for ICO to take over dual roles are 'ill-conceived' as government consultation nears finish
NSO Incoming CEO Quits, Citing US Blacklist – Report
Local media reports that the CEO-designate of NSO Group has resigned before even taking the role, citing the recent US blacklisting
Facebook Can Pursue NSO Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules
Pegasus fallout continues. Facebook granted permission to pursue a lawsuit, after US court rejects NSO's claim of immunity
US Adds Israel’s NSO Group To Entity List
US hits Israeli surveillance specialist NSO Group with trade restrictions after adding it to its Entity List, citing the spyware scandal
Facebook To End Facial Recognition Use – Cites ‘Societal Concerns’
Social networking giant confirms it is 'shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook', due to lack of rules and privacy concerns
Yahoo Pulls Out Of China, Citing Challenging Restrictions
Western tech exodus continues. Yahoo becomes latest American tech firm to pull its services from China, amid new restrictive laws
Location Data Firm Addresses Privacy Breach Concerns
UK-based Huq acknowledges at least two of its partner apps collected users' location data even when users had explicitly opted out
France Holds Secret Talks With Israel Over NSO Spyware
Top adviser to French President holds talks with Israeli counterpart to discuss NSO spyware allegedly targetting French government ministers
FCC Urged To Address Spy Risk To US Telecom Networks
American senators have urged the US communications watchdog to address surveillance threats posed by foreign firms providing services to US telcos
Facebook Developing ‘Egocentric’ Artificial Intelligence
Facebook wants to make wearable tech more useful with artificial intelligence trained on massive set of first-person videos
Microsoft Shutters LinkedIn In China Over Increasing Censorship
LinkedIn, China's last major US-operated social network, is being closed down, due to Beijing's increasing censorship of the online world
SolarWinds Hackers Stole US Sanctions Data – Report
SolarWinds hackers linked to Russia's SVR intelligence service sought information on US sanctions policies and American counter-intelligence operations
UAE Ruler Hacked Ex-Wife’s Phone Using NSO Pegasus
UAE's Sheikh Mohammed used spyware on his ex-wife Princess Haya and five associates, a senior High Court judge in London has ruled
DeepMind Hit By Legal Action Over NHS Deal
Class-action lawsuit on the way against Google and AI sister company DeepMind over deal that gave access to more than a million NHS patient records
CIA Mulled Killing Julian Assange, After Leak Of Hacking Secrets
Furious CIA officials in 2017 reportedly considered abducting and even assassinating WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, over Vault 7 leak
Pegasus Spyware On Phones Of French Cabinet Ministers – Report
Traces of NSO's Pegasus spyware were allegedly found on the mobile phones of at least five current French cabinet ministers
Ireland Privacy Regulator Quizzes Facebook Over Smart Glasses
Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner asks Facebook to demonstrate that smart glasses' safeguards for unauthorised image recording are 'effective'
Data Protection Regulator Queries Facebook On Smart Glasses
Italian data protection regulator asks for Facebook to provide more information on privacy and data protections in new Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses
WhatsApp Moderators Can Read Messages – Report
Concern raised again about how secure messages are on WhatsApp, after it emerges moderators can access messages if a complaint is filed
Apple Delays Plans To Scan iPhone Images
Apple delays plans to roll out image-scanning technology on iPhones to search for child-abuse images before material is uploaded to iCloud
US States Set To Roll Out Apple’s Digital ID System
Eight US states set to offer and accept digital IDs via Wallet app on Apple iPhones, as civil liberties advocates express privacy concerns
China Limits Kids To Three Hours Of Video Games A Week
Draconian move? Children in China now only allowed to play video games between 8 and 9pm on Friday, weekends and public holidays
Apple Urged To Drop CSAM Scanning Plans By Campaigners
More than 90 privacy groups urge Apple to abandon plans to scan children's messages, and the iPhone's of adults for CSAM images
China Approves Far-Reaching Privacy Law
Beijing approves tough new rules about the collection and use of personal data, including stronger rules governing surveillance systems
US Lawmakers Express Concern Over Amazon One Palm Scanner
US senators query Amazon over security of biometric data from Amazon One palm-scanning system, and how company plans to use the data
Apple Acknowledges ‘Confusion’ Over ‘iPhone Scanning’ System
iCloud uploads from iPhones and iPads to be scanned only for known CSAM images, with local database providing more accountability, says Apple software chief
Julian Assange Loses Court Ruling Over US Extradiction
British judge rules US government can be given more grounds to appeal against January decision not to extradite Assange to US