Montana is set to become the first US state to ban Chinese-owned media giant TikTok from personal devices. Governor Greg Gianforte signed the ban into law on Wednesday. It is due to take effect on […]
A telemarketer who was fired after refusing to keep his webcam on while working had his rights breached, a Dutch court has ruled. The employee of US-based IT company Chetu was awarded approximately 75,000 euro […]
Human rights group Liberty has lost its High Court challenge against the government’s Investigatory Powers Act. Called the “Snoopers’ Charter” by its critics, the legislation allows for mass surveillance of electronic devices, allowing intelligence agencies […]
The security service MI5 has handled large amounts of personal data in an “undoubtedly unlawful” way, a watchdog has said. The Investigatory Powers Commissioner said information gathered under warrants was kept too long and not […]
The first major legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition surveillance begins in Cardiff later. Ed Bridges, whose image was taken while he was shopping, says weak regulation means AFR breaches human rights. […]
Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted […]
Appeal ruling means significant parts of ‘snooper’s charter’ legislation must be changed Appeal court judges have ruled the government’s mass digital surveillance regime unlawful as a result of a legal challenge brought by the Labour […]
The UK government has lost a crucial ruling against its surveillance legislation. The UK government says it is “disappointed” after the European Court of Justice said the “indiscriminate” collection of data was against EU law. […]
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