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Abusive surveillance in the name of public health is a widespread problem...

When Privacy News Online first wrote about Covid-19, in February, we noted that it would touch on key concerns of this blog: freedom of speech, surveillance and privacy. Already by March, it was...

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France rocked again by demonstrations against the new “Global Security Law”,...

For the second time in a week, demonstrations took place across France against a new “Global Security Law”. The proposed legislation would bring in wide-ranging police surveillance in France, but the...

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CBP wants to create a facial recognition database of every non-US citizen...

U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) has filed a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that highlights their ongoing plans to create a facial recognition database with mugshots of all non-US citizen...

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EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and...

The European Commission has unveiled proposals for what it terms “new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”. Evidently hoping that the new...

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Major fightbacks against “cookie banner terror” and facial image scraping...

The EU’s main privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is three years old. Access Now has produced what it calls an “implementation report”, which usefully summarizes the GDPR’s...

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Yet another biometric surveillance system: using a person’s “micro-movements”...

Surveillance systems often use biometrics to identify key aspects of individuals. A previous blog post discussed the use of gait recognition, behavioral biometrics, and even cardiac signatures for this...

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What The West’s Disorderly Withdrawal from Afghanistan Tells Us About Privacy...

In the wake of the West’s chaotic withdrawal from Kabul, and the rapid takeover of the country by the Taliban, Afghanistan continues to dominate the headlines. Given the major geopolitical implications...

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EU is Spending More Than a Billion Dollars Expanding Biometric Honeypots,...

Privacy News Online has just reported on a major privacy disaster in Afghanistan, where biometric and other highly personal data is now in the hands of the Taliban. That makes clear, in a dramatic...

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European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in...

Back in April, Privacy News Online reported on an important set of proposals from the European Commission to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within the EU. It contained some good ideas, and...

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Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine

Ever since the facial recognition company Clearview AI appeared from nowhere two years ago, it has remained at the leading edge of its field, not least in terms of ethics. As a recent PIA blog post...

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