Jan 24 Ring will no longer allow police to request doorbell camera footage from users By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset a tool that allows police to request and receive video captured by the doorbell cameras through Ring's Neighbors app. Continue reading
Sep 28 A key domestic surveillance tool should face new limits, a privacy oversight board says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The recommendation came Thursday in a report from a three-member majority of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Board, an independent agency within the executive branch. Continue reading
Jul 18 Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices By Youcef Bounab, Associated Press French lawmakers have adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of internet-connected devices used by some criminal suspects. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 6:57 How surveillance cameras are being used to punish public housing residents By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery An investigation by The Washington Post found that surveillance cameras meant to fight violent crime in cities across the country are being used to punish and evict residents of public housing projects, at times for minor infractions or based on… Continue watching
Mar 27 U.S. to adopt new restrictions on the use of commercial spyware By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The U.S. government will restrict its use of commercial spyware tools that have been used to surveil human rights activists, journalists and dissidents around the world. Continue reading
Feb 09 U.S. House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance program By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The U.S. House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn the Beijing government for its balloon surveillance program. The action comes amid new findings as questions mount about China's aerial spy program. Continue reading
Sep 01 How an obscure cellphone tracking tool provides police 'mass surveillance on a budget' By Garance Burke, Jason Dearen, Associated Press Local law enforcement agencies from suburban Southern California to rural North Carolina have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool, at times without search warrants, that empowers them to follow people's movements months back in time. Continue reading
Jul 13 Amazon handed Ring doorbell footage to police without user consent By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Amazon has provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user's permission. The disclosure came in a letter Amazon sent on July 1 and was made public on Wednesday by U.S. Sen. Edward Markey. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:07 China's president visits Hong Kong 25 years after the end of British rule By Richard Kimber, Dan Sagalyn, Zeba Warsi Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong to lead official celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the territory’s handover from Britain to China. Over the last three years, Hong Kong’s authorities now say it marks the start of a brighter… Continue watching
Jan 10 Polish senator sues party leader for slander over surveillance remarks By Associated Press The senator is suing the official, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, for slander over comments suggesting he was placed under surveillance in connection to wrongdoing. Continue reading