surveillance

DeepMind UK Staff ‘Seek Unionisation’ To Challenge Military Deals

About 300 DeepMind UK staff seek unionisation to challenge Google's renewed pursuit of military, surveillance AI deals, FT reports

2 weeks ago

Musk’s DOGE Uses AI To Detect Anti-Trump Sentiment In Federal Workers

Loose lips sink...your job. Federal communications reportedly being spied upon by Musk's DOGE, using AI to detect anti-Trump sentiment

1 month ago

US Proposes DeepSeek Ban For Federal Devices

US House of Representatives proposes bill that could ban Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek from government-issued devices

3 months ago

UK Orders Apple To Provide Access To Encrypted User Data – Report

Potential privacy clash, after Apple is reportedly ordered by UK court to provide 'blanket access' to encrypted user data

3 months ago

Age Verification For Porn Websites Needed By July, Ofcom Warns

Ofcom warning. All websites featuring pornographic material must introduce a “robust” age-checking system by July 2025

4 months ago

US Mulls Restrictions On Chinese Drones

China fires back after US Commerce Dept says it is considering new restrictions on Chinese drones in the United States

4 months ago

Norwegian Investor Dumps Palantir Over AI Surveillance

Major Scandinavian asset manager sells Palantir holdings after determining services used by Israel for 'AI-based predictive policing'

7 months ago

US Halts Some Imports From Chinese Drone Maker DJI

After blacklisting in 2020 and 2021, drone giant DJI reportedly says some of its imports are being blocked by US…

7 months ago

Harvard Students Use Meta Glasses To Dox People In Real-Time

Privacy worry? Students demo how Meta Smart Glasses can use facial recognition tech to instantly dox people’s identities

7 months ago

Telegram To Provide Law Enforcement With Suspect Data, If Requested

After arrest, CEO Pavel Durov confirms Telegram will hand over IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate rules,…

8 months ago

US Sanctions Commercial Spyware Group

US issues new sanctions on Intellexa, Greece-based company founded by former Israeli military office, over Predator spyware used around world

8 months ago

X ‘Selling Real-Time Data’ For Law-Enforcement Purposes

X selling real-time data for use by 'dozens' of US law-enforcement agencies even as it protests government surveillance, report finds

1 year ago

Fears Over ‘Mass Surveillance’ With Bill Changes

techUK and other tech, human rights groups say proposed changes to Investigatory Powers Act could introduce 'mass surveillance'

1 year ago

Russia Warns US Over SpaceX ‘Spy Satellites’

'Starshield' spy satellites built by SpaceX for the US government could result in commercial satellites being targetted, warns Russia

1 year ago

China To Install CCTV Network On Moon – Report

Apparently not a joke. Chinese space agency outlines plan to install mass surveillance system on moon, for Lunar assets and…

1 year ago

Taylor Swift Threatens To Sue Student Who Clashed With Elon Musk

Florida student Jack Sweeney threatened with legal action by Taylor Swift, over location tracking of her private jet

1 year ago

Amazon Ring Halts Controversial Police Video-Sharing Program

Ring confirmed it is 'sunsetting' its Request for Assistance (RFA) tool that allowed police to request doorbell footage

1 year ago

France Fines Amazon 32m Euros Over ‘Excessive’ Worker Surveillance

French data protection regulator fines Amazon 32m euros over 'excessive' worker monitoring, including alerts after 10 minutes of inactivity

1 year ago

Microsoft To Allow Cloud Users To Store Personal Data In Europe

In effort to resolve privacy worries, Microsoft is to allow its cloud customers to store all personal data within EU

1 year ago

China Cracks Apple Encryption, Claims It Can Identify AirDrop Senders

Apple's encryption for AirDrop file-sharing has alleged being cracked, as Chinese authorities claim they can ID senders

1 year ago

Three Big Porn Websites Must Verify User’s Age In EU

European Commission classifies Pornhub, XVideos and Stripchat as “very large online platforms”, subjecting them to strict DSA rules

1 year ago

Ofcom’s Age Verification Proposals Pose ‘Significant’ Privacy, Security Risk

Open Rights Group slams Ofcom's proposals for age verification checks on porn websites, citing privacy and security concerns

1 year ago

Ofcom Proposes Face Scanning, Banking Details For Porn Age Verification

Proposals published by Ofcom for porn websites to implement acceptable age verification measures under Online Safety Bill

1 year ago

Politicians, Activists Call For ‘Immediate Stop’ To Live Face Recognition

Cross-party politicians, campaign groups call for 'immediate stop' to live facial recognition amidst government plans for searchable UK passport photos

2 years ago

Mozilla Names And Shames Privacy Compromising Cars

Privacy nightmare on wheels! Mozilla Foundations reviews 25 major car brands, all of which fail privacy tests

2 years ago

TikTok Opens First European Data Centre Amid China Fears

Project Clover effort to alleviate Chinese state surveillance fears, sees TikTol open first European data centre, with more to follow

2 years ago

Online Safety Bill: Lords Demand Changes To Social Media Algorithms

House of Lords fails to object to encryption demands in Online Safety Bill, but rather harmful algorithms for social media

2 years ago

TikTok To Invest Billions In Southeast Asia For E-Commerce Push

ByteDance looks to Southeast Asia amid Western pressure, and pledges significant investment in region to bolster e-commerce

2 years ago

EU Parliament Approves Draft AI Regulations

European Union edges forward into passing the world's first laws governing artificial intelligence (AI), after parliament approval

2 years ago