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Wi-Fi security threats to air travelers identified
In January, a CBC news report revealed that Canada’s electronic spy agency utilized data from a free Internet Wi-Fi service…
Boston spied, used facial recognition on concertgoers
Recent news reports claim that the City of Boston tested an IBM video mass surveillance system at the Boston Calling…
UK police test out NEC’s facial recognition solution
A police force in an English midlands county have been testing out NEC Corporation of America’s facial recognition technology, which…
Canadians oppose online spying bill
A recent opinion poll conducted by Forum Research shows strong opposition to the Canadian government’s proposed online spying legislation. The…
U.S. spying on ordinary Internet users, Germany
According to a recent report published in the Washington Post, the U.S. intelligence community targets far more ordinary Internet users,…
Argus Global installs biometrics tracking system at Australian university
Argus Global has installed its iTrak incident reporting and risk management solution at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, making it…
EFF asks for privacy review of FBI biometrics database
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and several other organizations have formally asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the…
NSA allegedly using Aadhaar to spy on India
India’s new Bharatiya Janata Party government has come under pressure to scrap Aadhaar, the program which aims to enroll all…
Government facial recognition use within legal rights, says NSA
The NSA is currently developing facial recognition programs using the millions images it has stored through its regular surveillance of…
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