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UK may use facial recognition smartwatches to monitor migrant criminals
Offenders would need to scan their faces up to five times per day, according to The Guardian.
San Diego joins other cities in restricting cops' use of surveillance technology
San Diego has given final approval for a measure that will require oversight for surveillance tech like body cameras.
NYPD must disclose facial recognition procedures deployed against Black Lives Matter protesters
The police department had rejected a FOIL request for documents regarding the use of facial recognition and other surveillance.
Engadget Podcast: The crypto crash explained
This week, Devindra and Engadget's Mat Smith dive into the crypto crash with Manda Farough, co-host and producer of the Virtual Economy Podcast.
ICE 'now operates as a domestic surveillance agency,' think tank says
A study by the Center on Privacy and Technology found that ICE uses data brokers to avoid restrictions.
Amazon re-awarded $10 billion NSA cloud contract after Microsoft dispute
Amazon has been re-awarded a $10 billion cloud contract with the NSA after a fight with Microsoft.
Bipartisan bill would expand US data collection transparency requirements
Email, text, GPS and cloud data would be subject to the same rules as wiretaps.
Senator letter claims a secret CIA surveillance program is bulk collecting data
But the program's nature remains unclear.
Twitter parts ways with two-factor provider following claims of secret surveillance
A Mitto AG founder allegedly operated a secret surveillance operation.
Huawei documents reportedly show involvement in China's surveillance efforts
According to The Washington Post, it has reviewed 100 PowerPoint presentations from Huawei that show how it's linked to China's surveillance projects.
US puts drone maker DJI and seven other Chinese companies on investment blocklist
The US government will place DJI and seven other Chinese companies on an investment blocklist for alleged involvement in surveillance of Uyghur Muslims.
Clearview AI will get a US patent for its facial recognition tech
Clearview AI is poised to get a US patent for its facial recognition technology despite privacy concerns.
NSO spyware was reportedly used to target iPhones of US State Department employees
Citing four people “familiar with the matter,” Reuters reports an unknown assailant used the firm’s software to infect at least nine iPhones belonging to US State Department officials.
Apple sues NSO Group over state-backed spyware
Apple is suing the NSO Group to hold it to task for developing state-sponsored spyware.
US bans trade with security firm NSO Group over Pegasus spyware (updated)
The US Commerce Department has banned trade with NSO Group over claims its spyware has been used to attack journalists and activists.
European Parliament calls for a ban on facial recognition in public spaces
MEPs also said private facial recognition databases like Clearview AI should be prohibited.
Google gave user data to Hong Kong officials despite moratorium promise
Google gave user data to Hong Kong officials in the second half of 2020 despite promising otherwise after the city enacted a controversial security law.
FTC bans spyware company SpyFone and its CEO from the surveillance industry
The company will also have to inform people if the app was secretly installed on their phones.
Huawei accused of pressuring US firm into installing a data backdoor
Huawei has been accused of pushing a US company into installing a data backdoor for a Pakistani project, but the truth isn't clear.
Homeland Security may use companies to find extremism on social media
Homeland Security is considering using private companies to help it find extremist threats on social media.