NEWS 17.09.2024 Apple moves to drop suit against spyware developer NSO Group Apple has filed a motion in a US court to drop its lawsuit against the spyware developer NSO Group. The move is in part an effort to protect users.
NEWS 12.09.2024 Nearly 200 environmental activists killed worldwide last year In 2023, 196 environmental activists were murdered worldwide. Indigenous peoples were disproportionately likely to be targeted by violence.
NEWS 11.09.2024 US: Local politician convicted of murdering reporter A former local official in Nevada was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a journalist who had published reporting critical of his professional conduct.
NEWS 05.09.2024 Dutch data watchdog hits Clearview AI with 30.5 million euro fine Controversial facial-recognition company Clearview AI must pay a steep fine in the Netherlands. The Dutch Data Protection Authority warns other organizations not to use the company's facial recognition database.
NEWS 04.09.2024 Poland: Former minister charged in connection with spyware purchase While serving as deputy minister of justice, Michał Woś is alleged to have illegally approved the use of state funds for the purchase of Pegasus spyware. He has now been indicted.
NEWS 04.09.2024 Uber hit with 290 million euro fine for data protection violations European data protection authorities accuse Uber of transferring drivers' sensitive data to the United States without appropriate protections. Now the company faces a steep fine. Uber denies any wrongdoing.
NEWS 22.08.2024 US: Social Security numbers stolen from data broker Hackers have stolen personal data collected by a US data broker. The stolen data has since been put up for sale.
NEWS 15.08.2024 Geofence warrants: US court rules warrants for the release of location data unconstitutional A US appellate court has ruled that warrants for the release of location data violate the constitution. Civil liberties groups applaud the decision.
NEWS 15.08.2024 Data protection complaints filed against X for training algorithms with user data X employed user data to train its algorithms - without informing users. The data privacy watchdog Noyb has now filed several complaints.
NEWS 12.08.2024 Iran: 29 people executed in a single day Iran has again carried out multiple death sentences in a single day. A man was also executed in connection with the mass protest movement of 2022. Human rights groups warn that more executions could follow.
