Surveillance

Indonesia sneakily buys spyware, claims Amnesty International

A 'murky' web sees many purchases run through Singapore in a way that hides potential users

Public Sector03 May 2024 | 2

Flaws in Chinese keyboard apps leave 750 million users open to snooping, researchers claim

Huawei is OK, but Xiaomi, OPPO, and Samsung are in strife. And Honor isn't living its name

Security26 Apr 2024 | 22

FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping

Senate kills reform amendments, Biden swiftly signs bill into law

Public Sector22 Apr 2024 | 9

House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers

Vote met strong opposition from Biden's office

Security18 Apr 2024 | 21

Taiwanese film studio snaps up Chinese surveillance camera specialist Dahua

Stymied by sanctions, it had to go … but where?

Security18 Apr 2024 |

Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote

Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle Sam

Public Sector17 Apr 2024 | 18

Reform of USA's Section 702 spying rule may make it to a vote this week

Tool that lets spooks observe Americans appears to have been renewed for another year

Public Sector09 Apr 2024 | 12

Polish officials may face criminal charges in Pegasus spyware probe

Victims of the powerful surveillance tool will soon find out the truth

Security02 Apr 2024 | 13

Stalkerware usage surging, despite data privacy concerns

At least 31,031 people affected last year

Security20 Mar 2024 | 1

White House goes to court, not Congress, to renew warrantless spy powers

Choose your own FISA Section 702 adventure: End-run around lawmakers or business as usual?

Public Sector29 Feb 2024 | 14

Sandvine put on America's export no-fly list after Egypt used network tech for spying

Canadian network box maker floats in denial

CSO27 Feb 2024 | 11

European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal

Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all

Security15 Feb 2024 | 215

'Scandal-plagued' data broker tracked visits to '600 Planned Parenthood locations'

Anti-abortion group said to have used that monitoring to push ad campaign

Personal Tech15 Feb 2024 | 43

FBI: Give us warrantless Section 702 snooping powers – or China wins

Analysis Never mind the court orders obtained to thwart Volt Typhoon botnet

Security09 Feb 2024 | 22

The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns

Updated 'Almost zero data being shared across the industry on this particular threat,' we're told

Security07 Feb 2024 | 35

UK biometrics boss bows out, bemoaning bureaucratic blunders

Questionable institutional change and myriad IT issues pervade the governance landscape

Security30 Jan 2024 | 9

FBI recruits Amazon Rekognition AI to hunt down 'nudity, weapons, explosives'

Honestly, it sounds like a fun time

AI + ML26 Jan 2024 | 29

Amazon Ring sounds death knell for surveillance as a service

Tough luck non-Americans, the cops can still see your footage

Personal Tech25 Jan 2024 | 57

US judge rejects spyware slinger NSO's attempt to bin Apple lawsuit

Judge says cyber-crime law fits Pegasus case 'to a T'

Security24 Jan 2024 | 28

Think tank warns North Korea uses AI for battle planning, maybe using cloudy resources

Calls for clouds, and scientists, to take care they're not aiding Pyongyang

AI + ML24 Jan 2024 | 8

Three Chinese balloons float near Taiwanese airbase

Also: Remember that balloon over the US last February? It might have used a US internet provider

CSO04 Jan 2024 | 15

FTC bans Rite Aid from using AI facial recognition in stores for 5 years

Among the mistakes, an 11-year-old girl was misidentified as a shoplifter and searched

AI + ML20 Dec 2023 | 35

Four more months of Section 702 snooping slipped into $890B US defense budget bill

Congress renews warrantless spying tool scribbled on back of huge check for Pentagon

Public Sector14 Dec 2023 | 39

Competing Section 702 surveillance bills on collision path for US House floor

End-of-year deadline looms on US surveillance

Security08 Dec 2023 | 8

Someone else has a go at reforming US Section 702 spying powers – and nope, no warrant requirement

Back to plan A, then, eh?

Public Sector29 Nov 2023 | 13

US govt pays AT&T to let cops search Americans' phone records – 'usually' without a warrant

At least get a court order before mining Hemisphere Project data, says Senator

Public Sector22 Nov 2023 | 15

FBI Director: FISA Section 702 warrant requirement a 'de facto ban'

War of words escalates as deadline draws near

Security15 Nov 2023 | 56

Beijing reportedly asked Hikvision to identify fasting students in Muslim-majority province

University managment app also tracked library activity, holidays, and much more

Security14 Nov 2023 | 27

Uncle Sam snooping on US folks? Not without a warrant, lawmakers agree

Proposed Section 702 overhaul bill rolls in as expiration date looms

Public Sector08 Nov 2023 | 37

'Corrupt' cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet

Taking selfie with 'official sensitive' doc wasn't smartest idea, either

Cyber-crime04 Nov 2023 | 62

Your ex isn't the only one stalking your social media posts. The Feds are, too

Two thumbs down as ACLU lawsuit yields uncomfortable results

Personal Tech25 Oct 2023 | 66

San Francisco mayor suggests police drones and CCTV can cure city's crime woes

Suggests bodycam footage should replace paperwork for simple arrests

Cybersecurity Month19 Oct 2023 | 30

Chinese citizens feel their government is doing such a fine job with surveillance

They know they're being watched and don't mind - maybe because Beijing says it improves safety

Cybersecurity Month13 Oct 2023 | 38

Feds' privacy panel backs renewing Feds' S. 702 spying powers — but with limits

FBI agents ought to get spy court approval before reviewing US persons' chats, board reckons

Security28 Sep 2023 | 2

NYC rights groups say no to grocery store spycams and snooping landlords

Letter to City Council supports measures to ban biometric tech from public spaces

Security27 Sep 2023 | 13

Report: CIA eyes building AI chatbot to rival China

CIA, FBI and friends using AI to uncover threats? What could possibly go wrong?

AI + ML26 Sep 2023 | 9

As TikTok surveils staff's office hours, research indicates WFH is good for planet

Not leaving home for work cuts an individual's carbon footprint by 54%, says research

On-Prem20 Sep 2023 | 60

Probe reveals previously secret Israeli spyware that infects targets via ads

Oh s#!t, Sherlock

Research16 Sep 2023 | 73

Get your staff's consent before you monitor them, tech inquiry warns

Plus: British government's push to reform data protection is working against the cause

Security10 Aug 2023 | 58

White House: Losing Section 702 spy powers would be among 'worst intelligence failures of our time'

As expert panel suggests some tweaks to boost public's confidence in FISA

Security31 Jul 2023 | 25

Hikvision, Nvidia named in contract for 'Uyghur detection'

Updated GPU giant says you can't stop secondary sales, surveillance gear maker maintains innocence

Security31 Jul 2023 | 8

Just declassified: US senator caught up in Section 702 FBI surveillance dragnet

Still, judge finds 'reason to believe' Feds are getting better at not abusing snooping powers

Personal Tech22 Jul 2023 | 27

Proposed ban on data brokers selling warrantless personal info to Feds revived

Plus: Senator teases larger surveillance reform bill coming soon

Personal Tech21 Jul 2023 | 8

US adds Euro spyware makers to export naughty list

Predator dev joins Pegasus slinger

Security18 Jul 2023 | 28

TSA wants to expand facial recognition to hundreds of airports within next decade

Digital rights folks, as you can imagine, want the tech grounded

Security03 Jul 2023 | 23

Cops' total pwnage of 'secure' EncroChat nets 6,500+ arrests, €740m in funds – so far

Or so the Europlod says

Cyber-crime27 Jun 2023 | 11

FBI: FISA Section 702 'absolutely critical' to spy on, err, protect Americans

No protection without surveillance?

Security09 Jun 2023 | 30

UK government to set deadline for removal of Chinese surveillance cams

And compile a list of vendors considered threats to national security

Security08 Jun 2023 | 40

10 years after Snowden's first leak, what have we learned?

Feature Spies gonna spy

Security07 Jun 2023 | 36

Police use of PayPal records under fire after raid on 'Cop City' protest fund trio

Nearly anything can look like money laundering if you squint hard enough

Security06 Jun 2023 | 10

Pegasus-pusher NSO gets new owner keen on the commercial spyware biz

Investors roll the dice against government sanctions and lawsuits

Security30 May 2023 | 15

US govt pushes spyware to other countries? Senator Wyden would like a word

Uncle Sam confirms it's saying nothing

Security26 May 2023 | 8

So the FBI 'persistently' abused its snoop powers. What's to worry about?

Register Kettle When is warrantless surveillance warranted?

Security25 May 2023 | 5

Supreme Court leaves warrantless camera surveillance an open book

Can police just set up CCTV and press record? In some places, yes

Personal Tech24 May 2023 | 9

SF cops got warrant-free OK to watch protest via private security cameras

Officers said they didn't use live feed in the end. So that's all right then?

Personal Tech23 May 2023 | 10

FBI abused spy law but only like 280,000 times in a year

Well, well, well, if it isn't the Leaning Tower of FISA again

Personal Tech22 May 2023 | 37