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The Register: UK secretly allows facial recognition scans of passport, immigration databases

Aug 8, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/08/uk_secretly_allows_facial_recognition/ Source: The Register Title: UK secretly allows facial recognition scans of passport, immigration databases Feedly Summary: Campaigners brand Home Office’s lack of transparency as ‘astonishing’ and ‘dangerous’ Privacy groups report a surge in UK police facial recognition scans of databases secretly stocked with passport photos lacking parliamentary oversight.… AI Summary and Description:…

The Register: Meta’s still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb

May 14, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/metas_still_violating_gdpr_rules/ Source: The Register Title: Meta’s still violating GDPR rules with latest plan to train AI on EU user data, says noyb Feedly Summary: ‘Legitimate interest’ won’t wash, says privacy outfit, as Zuck’s org claims activists want to ‘delay AI innovation’ There’s a Max Schrems-shaped object standing in the way of Meta’s plans…

Wired: Google’s Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android

May 13, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/google-advanced-protection-vulnerable-users-lockdown-android-16/ Source: Wired Title: Google’s Advanced Protection for Vulnerable Users Comes to Android Feedly Summary: A new extra-secure mode for Android 16 will let at-risk users lock their devices down. AI Summary and Description: Yes Short Summary with Insight: The announcement of an extra-secure mode for Android 16 is particularly relevant for professionals…

Slashdot: NSO Group Must Pay More Than $167 Million In Damages To WhatsApp For Spyware Campaign

May 7, 2025

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Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/06/2136240/nso-group-must-pay-more-than-167-million-in-damages-to-whatsapp-for-spyware-campaign Source: Slashdot Title: NSO Group Must Pay More Than $167 Million In Damages To WhatsApp For Spyware Campaign Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The legal ruling against NSO Group marks a significant development in the ongoing battle between tech companies and spyware manufacturers. WhatsApp’s victory may have implications for…

Slashdot: Police Using AI Personas to Infiltrate Online Activist Spaces, Records Reveal

Apr 18, 2025

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Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/04/17/2259259/police-using-ai-personas-to-infiltrate-online-activist-spaces-records-reveal Source: Slashdot Title: Police Using AI Personas to Infiltrate Online Activist Spaces, Records Reveal Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the deployment of AI-generated personas by American police departments to interact and gather intelligence on suspected criminals and political activists. This raises concerns over the misuse of…

Hacker News: A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate

Mar 21, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/win-encryption-france-rejects-backdoor-mandate Source: Hacker News Title: A Win for Encryption: France Rejects Backdoor Mandate Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The French National Assembly’s rejection of a proposal to undermine end-to-end encryption marks a significant victory for digital rights and privacy. The legislation threatened to introduce backdoor access to messaging platforms,…

The Register: Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims

Mar 21, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/21/paragon_spyx_hacked/ Source: The Register Title: Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims Feedly Summary: Plus: Customer info stolen from ‘parental control’ software slinger SpyX; F-35 kill switch denied Infosec newsbytes Israeli spyware maker Paragon Solutions pitches its tools as helping governments and law enforcement agencies to catch criminals and terrorists,…

Slashdot: Cellebrite Suspends Serbia as Customer After Claims Police Used Firm’s Tech To Plant Spyware

Feb 26, 2025

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/02/26/1952228/cellebrite-suspends-serbia-as-customer-after-claims-police-used-firms-tech-to-plant-spyware?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Cellebrite Suspends Serbia as Customer After Claims Police Used Firm’s Tech To Plant Spyware Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Cellebrite has halted the use of its technology in Serbia following serious allegations that its forensics tools were abused by local police to unlock phones and install…

Hacker News: Google Is on the Wrong Side of History

Feb 20, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/google-wrong-side-history Source: Hacker News Title: Google Is on the Wrong Side of History Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Google’s recent shift in its AI principles, particularly the removal of commitments regarding the ethical use of AI in military applications and surveillance. This pivot is raising concerns…

The Register: We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists

Feb 19, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/19/ai_activists_seek_ban_agi/ Source: The Register Title: We meet the protesters who want to ban Artificial General Intelligence before it even exists Feedly Summary: STOP AI warns of doomsday scenario, demands governments pull the plug on advanced models Feature On Saturday at the Silverstone Cafe in San Francisco, a smattering of activists gathered to discuss…

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