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NEWS 16.01.2025

US: Police rely solely on facial recognition results

Many US police departments rely on facial recognition systems when conducting investigations. According to a new report, some ignore their own guidelines for use of the technology.

NEWS 14.01.2025

Canadian court upholds ruling that Clearview violated data privacy law

A Canadian court has upheld a privacy regulator's ruling against Clearview AI: the company must stop collecting images of residents of the province of British Columbia.

NEWS 09.01.2025

Meta: Criticism of retreat from independent fact-checking

Meta will end its partnerships with independent fact-checkers in the United States. Instead the platform will rely on users to flag false content - a move that has prompted sharp criticism.

NEWS 08.01.2025

US: Washington state files suit against T-Mobile after data breach

The state of Washington has filed a lawsuit against the mobile provider T-Mobile US. The suit comes in response to a data breach that occurred in August 2021.

NEWS 07.01.2025

Reporters without Borders: Prominent journalists released from prison in 2024

There were a number of success stories for press freedom in 2024: several prominent journalists were released from prison. Some however already face new charges.

NEWS 23.12.2024

Northern Ireland: Police unlawfully spied on journalists

Police in Northern Ireland broke the law by spying on two investigative journalists, a British court has ruled. Advocacy groups call the ruling a "landmark judgement."

NEWS 23.12.2024

Meta fined millions in penalties due to data leak

The Irish Data Protection Commission imposed a data protection fine of €251 million on Meta. The background to this is a data theft incident from 2018.

NEWS 19.12.2024

Welsh police to use facial recognition app

Police officers in Wales will be armed with a smartphone app that conducts facial recognition scans. Critics call it "Orwellian tech."

NEWS 17.12.2024

Serbia: Authorities use spyware to keep tabs on activists

In Serbia the police and the country's intelligence agency are targeting activists and members of the press with spyware, Amnesty International reports. The authorities have used pretenses to gain physical access to individuals' smartphones and install the invasive programs.

NEWS 05.12.2024

US: FTC acts to limit sale of location data by data brokers

The US Federal Trade Commission has proposed measures that would ban three data brokers from selling sensitive location data. The brokers' clients include US government agencies - civil liberties groups have criticized the companies for years.