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Litigating Commercial Spyware: The Promise and Limits of Private Enforcement in a New Age of Cybersurveillance
7+ hour, 38+ min ago (339+ words) Commercial spyware firms'private companies that develop and sell sophisticated hacking tools to governments'are operating in a legal environment marked by weak oversight and notable regulatory gaps. NSO Group, the Israeli company behind the Pegasus spyware, offers a prominent example. Although…...
Facial Recognition Technology Has Come to India But a Law to Regulate It Has Not
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (513+ words) There is no law which specifically regulates FRT in India and, arguably, its deployment in public spaces may serve a legitimate state aim " providing security to the public " yet a key question remains: Do alternative, less restrictive means exist to…...
Flock cameras appear in Trinidad-area corridors
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (480+ words) Debate swirls over surveillance, safety, and intent LAS ANIMAS " A series of newly installed roadside cameras along major highways in Las Animas County has sparked a growing public debate over what the devices are, who authorized them, and whether they…...
Alameda County extends Flock contract for 18 months despite privacy concerns
4+ hour, 39+ min ago (102+ words) Local News Matters The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved an 18-month contract extension with surveillance infrastructure company Flock Safety for the use of law enforcement technology, including automated license plate reader cameras, in the county's unincorporated communities....
ICE's Face-Scanning Reach Has Widened Well Beyond the Border, Privacy Coalition Warns
6+ hour, 31+ min ago (622+ words) inkl ICE's Face-Scanning Reach Has Widened Well Beyond the Border, Privacy Coalition Warns Three advocacy groups argue that federal immigration authorities now lean on biometric identification as the connective tissue of a much larger surveillance system " one that increasingly touches…...
Why digital government records are so hard to preserve
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (456+ words) History depends on records that weren't built to last Chat apps, email, and cloud files have become the primary record of how power is exercised. Archivists are trying to preserve them before formats go dark or messages disappear without a…...
Facewatch to launch real-time police alert capability
3+ hour, 15+ min ago (619+ words) Facewatch has announced that it will launch a new crime-management platform this autumn, including what the company believes is a UK-first capability to alert police in real-time when the most serious offenders enter shops. The feature will trigger an instant…...
Privacy enforcement has arrived
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (714+ words) With the recent release of the Privacy Commissioner's annual report for 2025-2026, it seems we may now be entering the enforcement stage of privacy law enforcement in Bermuda. The Privacy Commissioner noted in the report that for much of the last…...
SCOTUS just issued its biggest privacy ruling in a decade
19+ hour ago (970+ words) In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court found that police need a warrant to search people's location data. Mother Jones; Jonas Leupe; Robert Nickelsberg/Getty To better understand the implications of Chatrie, I hopped on the phone with Stevie Glaberson, director…...
A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (568+ words) The Day...