Reuters reports: Britain has ordered Apple (AAPL.O), to give it unprecedentedly broad access to encrypted user data stored on Apple’s data cloud, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday. The UK government’s “technical capability notice” requires blanket access rather than merely assistance to access a specific account, the paper reported, citing unnamed sources. Governments routinely ask technology…
Category: Surveillance
Lawsuit against automatic license plate reader cameras can move forward, judge says (1)
Suzanne Smalley reports: A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that a lawsuit challenging a Virginia city’s use of automatic license plate readers can move forward. … In October, the Institute for Justice — a nonprofit public interest law firm — filed a lawsuit on behalf of two area residents arguing the cameras amount to “warrantless surveillance…
Article: Privacy in Authoritarian Times: Surveillance Capitalism and Government Surveillance — Solove
Law professor Dan Solove has posted a new draft article, Privacy in Authoritarian Times: Surveillance Capitalism and Government Surveillance. You can read or download a free copy at SSRN. Here is the Abstract: As the United States and much of the world face a resurgence of authoritarianism, the critical importance of privacy cannot be overstated….
“Anonymity is not a fundamental right”: experts disagree with Europol chief’s request for encryption back door
Chiara Castro reports: Crime shouldn’t be an excuse to break encryption. Encrypted communications are either secure – and private – or they are not. That’s what some experts told TechRadar, commenting on recent Europol’s chief statement. Talking to the Financial Times, Catherine De Bolle said that technology giants have a “social responsibility” to give the police…