On May 6, WhatsApp scored a major victory against NSO Group when a jury ordered the…
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UK biometric surveillance exists in ‘legal grey area’
The UK’s patchwork approach to regulating biometric surveillance technologies is “inadequate”, placing fundamental rights at…
UK Fraud Bill targets benefit claimants for mass surveillance
Earlier this month the House of Lords had its first debate on the Public Authorities…
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…
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…
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…