Surveillance-IT

ICO Investigates Kings Cross Facial Recognition UseICO Investigates Kings Cross Facial Recognition Use

ICO Investigates Kings Cross Facial Recognition Use

UK data protection watchdog to investigate why Kings Cross developer is using facial recognition

6 years ago
Facial Recognition Wrongly Identifies 26 Lawmakers As CriminalsFacial Recognition Wrongly Identifies 26 Lawmakers As Criminals

Facial Recognition Wrongly Identifies 26 Lawmakers As Criminals

Two dozen California lawmakers flagged as criminals by facial recognition software, ACLU says

6 years ago
Microsoft Updates Privacy Policy To Admit Listening To Voice DataMicrosoft Updates Privacy Policy To Admit Listening To Voice Data

Microsoft Updates Privacy Policy To Admit Listening To Voice Data

Err yes, we do sometimes listen. Microsoft admits it does collect voice data for Skype and Cortana services

6 years ago
Google Suspends European Voice Assistant TranscriptionsGoogle Suspends European Voice Assistant Transcriptions

Google Suspends European Voice Assistant Transcriptions

Privacy concerns have resulted in Google suspending European transcriptions of voice assistance clips

6 years ago
MP Calls For Tougher Laws, Amid Alexa Privacy ConcernsMP Calls For Tougher Laws, Amid Alexa Privacy Concerns

MP Calls For Tougher Laws, Amid Alexa Privacy Concerns

Privacy concerns about Alexa spying on people prompts one MP to call for toughened new laws

6 years ago
OneWeb Satellite Network Fails To Gain Russian ApprovalOneWeb Satellite Network Fails To Gain Russian Approval

OneWeb Satellite Network Fails To Gain Russian Approval

Russia continues to say 'net' to British firm's plan to offer broadband satellite services in that country

6 years ago
Google To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping LawsuitGoogle To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping Lawsuit

Google To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping Lawsuit

Search engine giant expected to pay a mere $13m to end lawsuit over Street View data harvesting

6 years ago
Government Delays Decision On Huawei 5G InvolvementGovernment Delays Decision On Huawei 5G Involvement

Government Delays Decision On Huawei 5G Involvement

Frustrated operators? UK not yet in a position to make a decision about Huawei, minister confirms

6 years ago
Head Of Europol Says Police Need 5G Surveillance ToolsHead Of Europol Says Police Need 5G Surveillance Tools

Head Of Europol Says Police Need 5G Surveillance Tools

Law enforcement will lose ability to carry out surveillance when 5G networks replace 4G, police boss warns

6 years ago
MPs Call For Facial Recognition HaltMPs Call For Facial Recognition Halt

MPs Call For Facial Recognition Halt

Influential group of MPs call on police to suspend the use of automatic facial recognition technologies

6 years ago
FaceApp Faces Call For Security ProbeFaceApp Faces Call For Security Probe

FaceApp Faces Call For Security Probe

Paranoid or sensible? US Senator demands probe of app that ages people's faces, over Russian connection

6 years ago
Google Cancels Controversial ‘Project Dragonfly’Google Cancels Controversial ‘Project Dragonfly’

Google Cancels Controversial ‘Project Dragonfly’

Pressure from staff. Android search engine app for Chinese market cancelled by Google

6 years ago
Apple Restores OurPact App After Privacy RowApple Restores OurPact App After Privacy Row

Apple Restores OurPact App After Privacy Row

Parental control app restored to Apple's App Store after it, along with others, were purged earlier this year

6 years ago
Home Secretary Backs Police Facial Recognition TrialsHome Secretary Backs Police Facial Recognition Trials

Home Secretary Backs Police Facial Recognition Trials

Sajid Javid fires back at criticism and says police have to use the latest tech tools to solve crimes

6 years ago

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns People To ‘Get Off Facebook’

Steve Wozniak urges people to ditch Facebook over ongoing concerns at its privacy implications

6 years ago

Google Admits Contractors Listen To Home Speaker Recordings

'Language experts' used to study small 'snippets' of user recordings gained from Google Home smart speakers

6 years ago

Apple Disables Watch Walkie-Talkie App

Vulnerability could have allowed people to listen in, so Apple takes decision to disable app

6 years ago

Facial Recognition Used By Police Fails To Correctly ID Suspects

Oh boy. Facial recognition technology used by police gets identities wrong 81 percent of the time, study finds

6 years ago

Chinese Border Guards Install Spy App On Tourist Phones – Report

Surveillance state. Android phones belonging to tourists reportedly have spy app secretly installed

6 years ago

Bill Gates Calls For Tech Regulation

Microsoft co-founder says it is time for governments to help regulate technology giants like Facebook, Google

6 years ago

MI5 Handling Of Personal Data ‘Unlawful’, Watchdog Warns

Intelligence agency did not store data correctly and kept it for too long, official watchdog warns

6 years ago

Hackers Steal Traveller Data From US Customs And Border Protection

Reason not to unlock smartphones for US customs? Hackers breach US customs subcontractor database

6 years ago

Mobile Operators Demand Government Decision On Huawei

Operators demand clarity from British government, and Huawei's security boss appears before MPs to deny any Chinese government involvement

6 years ago

Tinder Ordered To Store User Data Within Russia

Dating app ordered to hand over messages, videos and photos of Russian users, as part of tough 'data protection' laws

6 years ago

Huawei Reduces Smartphone Production After ‘Entity’ Listing – Report

Ouch. US blacklisting has apparently resulted in Chinese firm shutting down some of its smartphone production lines

6 years ago

Facebook Privacy Case Will Be Heard At ECJ

Europe's top court will finally hear privacy case against Facebook, after Irish Supreme Court ruling

6 years ago

Tech Firms Oppose GCHQ ‘Ghost’ Encryption Proposal

Apple, Google, Microsoft signal opposition to GCHQ proposal to eavesdrop on encrypted messages

6 years ago

Julian Assange ‘Too Ill’ To Appear For Court Hearing

The health of Wikileaks co-founder in question after his lawyers state he is too ill to appear for court hearing

6 years ago