Eight things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit

On May 6, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the…

UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’

The UK’s patchwork approach to regulating biometric surveillance technologies is “inadequate”, placing fundamental rights at…

Wyden: AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon weren’t notifying senators of surveillance requests

Sen. Ron Wyden sent a letter to fellow Senators on Wednesday, revealing that three major U.S.…

UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance

Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities…

Seven things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit

On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous…

Five things we learned from WhatsApp vs. NSO Group spyware lawsuit

On Tuesday, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the infamous…

NSO Group must pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp for spyware campaign

Spyware maker NSO Group will have to pay more than $167 million in damages to WhatsApp…

German spy agency brands far-right AfD as 'extremist', opens way for closer surveillance

German spy agency brands far-right AfD as 'extremist', opens way for closer surveillance#German #spy #agency #brands…

Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks across the world

Apple sent notifications this week to several people who the company believes were targeted with government…

Palantir exec defends company’s immigration surveillance work

One of the founders of startup accelerator Y Combinator offered unsparing criticism this weekend of the…

Meta settles lawsuit over surveillance business model

Meta has agreed for the first time to stop using the personal data of a…

AI surveillance towers place migrants in ‘even greater jeopardy’

The Home Office is operating at least eight artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance towers along the…

Investigative reporter files legal action over police surveillance and social media monitoring

Investigative reporter Dónal MacIntyre has asked the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to look into allegations…

Court document reveals locations of WhatsApp victims targeted by NSO spyware

NSO Group’s notorious spyware Pegasus was used to target 1,223 WhatsApp users in 51 different countries…

Again and again, NSO Group’s customers keep getting their spyware operations caught

On Thursday, Amnesty International published a new report detailing attempted hacks against two Serbian journalists, allegedly…

Ireland adopts Maven for disease surveillance

Ireland adopts Maven for disease surveillance#Ireland #adopts #Maven #disease #surveillance

Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps

There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their…

Researchers name several countries as potential Paragon spyware customers

The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of Israeli spyware…

Y Combinator’s police surveillance darling Flock Safety raises $275M at $7.5B valuation

Flock Safety and one of its long-time VCs, Bedrock Capital, announced Thursday that the startup raised…

Catalan court says NSO Group executives can be charged in spyware investigation

A Barcelona court ruled that the co-founders of spyware maker NSO Group, Omri Lavie and Shalev…

These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance

There is immense power in being in control of your own data. As ownership and governance…

Y Combinator deletes posts after a startup’s demo goes viral

A demo from Optifye.ai, a member of Y Combinator’s current cohort, sparked a social media backlash…