In newly published research, security firm Tenable reveals how popular video surveillance camera software could be manipulated, allowing would-be attackers the ability to view, disable or otherwise manipulate video footage. The vulnerability, which researchers fittingly dubbed “Peekaboo,” affects software created by NUUO, a surveillance system software maker with clients including hospitals, banks and schools around […]
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UK warns of satellite and space program problems in case of Brexit ‘no deal’
The UK government says that access to satellites and space surveillance programs will suffer in the event of a “no deal” departure from the European Union . Britain has less than six months to go before the country leaves the 28 member state bloc, after a little over half the country voted to withdraw membership […]
View More UK warns of satellite and space program problems in case of Brexit ‘no deal’UK’s mass surveillance regime violated human rights law, finds ECHR
In another blow to the UK government’s record on bulk data handling for intelligence purposes the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that state surveillance practices violated human rights law. Arguments against the UK intelligence agencies’ bulk collection and data sharing practices were heard by the court in November last year. In today’s […]
View More UK’s mass surveillance regime violated human rights law, finds ECHRStingray cell phone surveillance devices may interfere with 911 calls, senator says
A senator has confirmed that the use of cell site simulators for conducting real-time surveillance on cell phones may interfere with 911 calls. In a letter to the attorney general, Sen. Ron Wyden said that devices, widely known as “stingrays,” can jam cell phones from sending or receiving phone calls and text messages, which may limit […]
View More Stingray cell phone surveillance devices may interfere with 911 calls, senator saysT-Mobile quietly reveals uptick in government data demands
T-Mobile has revealed an uptick in the number of demands for data it receives from the government. The cellular giant quietly posted its 2017 transparency report on August 14, revealing a 12 percent increase in the number of overall data demands it responded to compared to the previous year. The report said the company responded […]
View More T-Mobile quietly reveals uptick in government data demandsRideAlong is helping police officers de-escalate 911 calls with data designed for the field
RideAlong keeps people in mind, and that’s a good thing. The company, founded by Meredith Hitchcock (COO) and Katherine Nammacher (CEO), aims to make streets safer, not with expansive surveillance systems or high-tech weaponry but with simple software focused on the people being policed. That distinction sounds small, but it’s surprisingly revelatory. Tech so oftens […]
View More RideAlong is helping police officers de-escalate 911 calls with data designed for the fieldTurns out Orlando won’t stop using Amazon’s facial recognition software
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Looks like Orlando won’t quit its controversial test of Amazon’s facial recognition software after all.
The city of Orlando and Orlando Police Department released a joint statement on Monday announcing the city would continue testing Rekognition, Amazon’s deep learning facial recognition technology, which has the power to identify every face in a crowd.
Last month, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to Orlando lawmakers claiming the city started testing the program “without inviting a public debate, obtaining local legislative authorization, or adopting rules to prevent harm to Orlando community members,” and demanded that it “immediately” stop using it. Read more…
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The UK’s privacy watchdog revealed yesterday that it intends to fine Facebook the maximum possible (£500k) under the country’s 1998 data protection regime for breaches related to the Cambridge Analytica data misuse scandal. But that’s just the tip of the regulatory missiles now being directed at the platform and its ad-targeting methods — and indeed, at […]
View More Facebook under fresh political pressure as UK watchdog calls for “ethical pause” of ad opsWhat we know about Maryland’s controversial facial recognition database
When police had difficulty identifying the man whom they believed opened fire on a newsroom in Maryland, killing five people, they turned to one of the most controversial yet potent tools in the state’s law enforcement arsenal. As The New York Times reports, Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy Altomare’s department failed to ID its suspect […]
View More What we know about Maryland’s controversial facial recognition databaseMicrosoft’s facial recognition just got better at identifying people with dark skin
Microsoft’s facial recognition tools just made some significant technological strides, though the timing probably couldn’t be worse. On Tuesday, the company revealed in a blog post that its Face API, part of Azure Cognitive Services, can now identify men and women with darker skin far more successfully than previous iterations of the technology. The updates […]
View More Microsoft’s facial recognition just got better at identifying people with dark skinCity of Orlando did not renew surveillance partnership with Amazon
The City of Orlando is no longer using Amazon to surveil its residents (for now).
The Orlando Police Department and the city issued a joint statement today that announced they were no longer using Rekognition, Amazon’s deep-learning technology that c…
AT&T collaborates on NSA spying through a web of secretive buildings in the U.S.
A new report from the Intercept sheds light on the NSA’s close relationship with communications provider AT&T. The Intercept identified eight facilities across the U.S. that function as hubs for AT&T’s efforts to collaborate with the intelligence agency. The site first identified one potential hub of this kind in 2017 in lower Manhattan. The report […]
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