John Leyden reports: The discovery that some CCTV cameras around Moscow streamed prerecorded images, instead of live pictures, has resulted in criminal charges against StroyMontageService, the firm that maintained the network. Dmitry Kudryavtsev, a director of StroyMontageService, has been arrested and charged with fraud over the alleged scam, which recalls fake image trickery used in…
Category: Surveillance
Laptop Search Documents Revealed
Thomas Claburn reports: Documents detailing nine months of searches and seizures of electronic devices by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were released on Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union, offering previously unavailable insight into border searches.Last summer, the Department of Homeland Security released new rules governing searches of laptops and other electronic…
UK: ‘Disgrace’ of innocent DNA profiles held on database
Martin Higgins writes: An estimated one million innocent peoples’ DNA profiles are still on the national database, despite a European ruling saying that it is a breach of privacy laws. DNA profiles of innocent people are being removed from the national database at the rate of very slightly over one a day, despite a ruling…
Kr: Snooping on Spouses’ Emails Illegal
Sneaking into email accounts of spouses is illegal even if they include stories indicating his or her infidelity, a court ruled Thursday, putting privacy protection ahead of the right to know. The Seoul Eastern District Court slapped a 42-year-old woman with a 300,000 won fine for opening her husband’s emails without his approval. The court…