Privacy

UK NHS App Faces Scrutiny Over Sharing of Face Data With 3rd Party Company

The NHS said it’s fine because it’s “highly secure.”

Walgreens’ COVID Test Registration System Exposed Personal Data

Name, phone number, physical and email addresses, date of birth, and gender – all left open on the web.

The UK Government Has a Little-Known Censorship Unit

Details about the shadowy unit.

Decentralized ID Service Spruce Backed by Ethereum Foundation to Challenge Big-Tech Login Buttons

A passwordless future without handing over data to centralized services.

Lawsuit Accusing Tech Giants of Spying Is Allowed to Proceed

A judge will allow the proceeding.

London Met Police Chief Invokes 9/11 to Call for Ban on Private Messaging

Wants police backdoors to people’s conversations.

Israel’s Health Minister on Hot Mic Said Vaccine Passports Are About Coercion, Not “Driving Down Morbidity”

As many expected.

Israel to Introduce High Tech Genetic Screening of Passengers Entering the Country, Report States

Invasive proposed surveillance in the name of COVID.

UK Government Uses Big Tech Data to Manipulate Public Behavior, Study Shows

Known as “nudges.”

Italian Regulator Questions Facebook Over New Smart Glasses

Privacy and data concerns.

UK Health Secretary Says Vaccine Passport Plans Have Been Dropped After Backlash

Flip-flop.

Australia’s “Hacking” Law Is Another Threat to Civil Liberties