FBI and London Met land in hot water over facial recognition tech
The FBI and London Metropolitan Police force will be facing some awkward conversations this week over unauthorised and potentially illegal use of facial recognition technologies.
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If the spooks can’t hack it, the US might ban it – report
A worrying report emerging from the US concerns the future of end-to-end encryption and the on-going security of consumers; if the intelligence community can’t break it, tech firms won’t be allowed to use it.
EFF to testify in support of California facial recognition technology ban
Last month, the City of San Francisco banned law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition software in cameras, and now the issue has been escalated to the State Senate.
French presidential candidate declares privacy war on tech giants
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has unleashed his latest campaign promise; to force internet companies to release encrypted messages to intelligence services.
Microsoft kicks off fight for cloud privacy against US government
The long-awaited court battle between Microsoft and the Department of Justice has started this week, with the government’s snooping ambitions hanging in the balance.
New US spy law could reignite Safe Harbour debate
New US legislation allowing intelligence agencies unprecedented access to personal information could see the issue of transatlantic data transfer policies flare up in Europe once again.
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