Privacy
UK police are still investigating journalists over the Edward Snowden case from 2013
UK’s National Union of Journalists criticized it by saying that reporting about unlawful surveillance was in the public interest.
US tech companies with ties to Google are helping Middle East dictators, report suggests
The report suggests that US surveillance tech is being put to bad use in the Middle East and North Africa.
Italy outlines free public Wi-Fi program, raising potential privacy concerns
Getting people used to free public Wi-Fi opens them up to the dangers of hidden private honeypot networks.
UK Home Secretary pushes crime facial recognition tech that only worked 8 out of 42 times
The technology has been called illegal by civil rights groups.
FTC approves Facebook fine of one month’s revenue in privacy settlement
The fine is related to an investigation around the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
US tech companies are helping China monitor millions of its citizens, report shows
China has a history of oppression and a new report suggests US tech firms are profiting off of it.
Scotlands NHS health symptoms checker website is sharing data with Google and Facebook
The situation raises privacy concerns for people looking up medical symptoms.
Google responds to eavesdropping reports, admits humans listen to some audio recordings from Google Assistant
This follows Google’s previous claims that it doesn’t eavesdrop on Google Home and Google Assistant recordings.
German privacy officers says it’s illegal for schools to be using Microsoft Office 365
Arguments over data storage are becoming increasingly important in Europe.
Britain’s state health service announces partnership with Amazon Alexa, raising privacy concerns
This comes months after reports revealed it was possible for Amazon staff to listen to customer Alexa chats.
Transport For London will start collecting traveler data through WI-FI, by default without consent
TfL says if you don’t like it, turn your Wi-Fi off.
LAPD ends invasive “crime prediction” – not on the grounds of civil liberties, but because it was a flop
The “Minority Report” experiment has come to an end.