Joe Cadillic writes: For years, Edward Hasbrouck of “Papers Please” has been sounding the alarm over the TSA and DHS. And yours truly, has published numerous articles warning the public about the continued expansion of said organizations under the guise of the War on Terror. Last week the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the TSA is requiring Americans to wear…
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EPIC Joins Call for Privacy Reform from Indian Government
From the good folks at EPIC.org: EPIC has joined with several international privacy and human rights advocacy groups in a statement calling for privacy reform in the wake of allegations that the Indian government used Pegasus to surveil activists, journalists, and opponents. The statement highlights the fundamental right to privacy established under both the Indian Constitution and…
GAO Report Finds 10 Federal Agencies Plan to Expand Use of Facial Recognition Through 2023
From the good folks at EPIC.org: In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) surveyed 24 federal agencies on their use of facial recognition technology. The report reveals that 18 of those agencies are using facial recognition for purposes including law enforcement, physical security/surveillance, and digital access. Ten of those agencies, including the Department of…
Alibaba Cloud data leak ‘violated Cybersecurity Law’ in 2019 and must rectify, local Chinese telecoms regulator says
Coco Feng reports: The telecoms authority of China’s eastern Zhejiang province has told the cloud computing unit of Alibaba Group Holding that it violated the country’s Cybersecurity Law and should make rectifications following a complaint about a 2019 information leak. In a letter dated July 5, the Zhejiang Communications Administration (ZCA) said it found Alibaba Cloud “disclosed…