Twitter tells developers to stop making police surveillance tools that use its data
Twitter has already severed the access of two surveillance companies this year.
On Nov 22, 2016 by Dell Cameron
U.K. introduces most intrusive spying law in the ‘history of Western democracy’
‘The state has greatly expanded their surveillance capabilities, there is only lip service to privacy.’
On Nov 18, 2016 by David Gilmour
Secret pre-installed backdoor sent thousands of Android owners’ texts to China
Were you affected?
On Nov 16, 2016 by David Gilmour
France’s highest court strikes down sweeping surveillance law
French intelligence had open access to everyone’s communications.
On Oct 25, 2016 by David Gilmour
Sweden bans drone photography
Thousands of jobs are at risk.
AT&T is spying on you for police—and for profit
New documents show Project Hemisphere goes far beyond what anyone realized.
On Oct 25, 2016 by Andrew Couts
Twitter cuts ties with second firm police use to spy on social media
SnapTrends is the second intelligence firm to get cut loose by Twitter in the past two weeks.
On Oct 20, 2016 by Dell Cameron
CIA-backed surveillance software was marketed to public schools
High school students in Illinois were monitored for a year using Geofeedia’s platform.
On Oct 18, 2016 by Dell Cameron
Dozens of police-spying tools remain after Facebook, Twitter crack down on Geofeedia
Geofeedia is out, but there are plenty of other surveillance platforms to choose from.
On Oct 11, 2016 by Dell Cameron
What was the Yahoo email-scanning tool, really?
Reporting on the Yahoo surveillance scandal raises more questions than answers.
On Oct 7, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Police documents reveal how law enforcement keep Stingray use secret
A fill-in-the-blank DOJ warrant enables police to hide Stingray capabilities from judges and the public.
On Oct 7, 2016 by Dell Cameron, Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. scanning of Yahoo emails ‘would be illegal,’ NSA chief says
The details on Yahoo’s reported scanning of users’ emails remain murky.
On Oct 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Yahoo searched all users’ emails for U.S. intelligence: report
The surveillance effort was first discovered last May.
On Oct 4, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Snowden denied passage to accept freedom of expression award in Norway
‘Sadly, this was not entirely unexpected.’
On Sep 28, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Police say surveillance video shows NYC bombing suspect leave explosive on street
This one didn’t explode. Others did.
On Sep 23, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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