Hunt for the suspended BBC presenter exposes our privacy law mess
Online sleuths will inevitably accuse the wrong people. Better to name the subjects of investigations.
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The horror of the never-ending Zoom call
Can you think of anything worse?
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China’s surveillance tech spreads in Serbian cities
A draft law would cement the presence of Chinese technology, putting Belgrade on an increasingly authoritarian path.
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Is facial recognition tech in public spaces ever justified?
The food store chain Southern Co-op faces a legal case over its use of surveillance technology.
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Will facial recognition regulation escape the Brexit bonfire?
The government wants to “simplify” the rules on biometric surveillance, but the UK is already under-regulating this technology.
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To protect abortion rights, don’t let the UK ditch the ECHR
Privacy campaigners warn metadata could put Americans seeking abortions at risk of prosecution. Is Europe any safer?
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The NHS data grab shows the rise of tech authoritarianism
If you hand your GP data over to the British state there is no guarantee that it will be protected in…
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Privacy is a collective concern
When we tell companies about ourselves, we give away details about others, too.
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What the GOV.UK data “plot” tells us about Boris Johnson’s digital strategy
Conspiracy theories have emerged around Dominic Cummings's request for data, but the truth is probably more prosaic.
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The new battle over genetic privacy: How DNA sites became a police weapon
Police are using sites such as GEDMatch.com to revive historic crime investigations.
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I shared my HIV status with Grindr – now I feel betrayed
Sharing the data of millions of users with third-party analytics firms may have been technically legal – but it could…
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No, Facebook political ads didn’t “cause Brexit” – but that doesn’t mean there is no scandal
Everything you need to know about how Cambridge Analytica used a quiz to harvest data from 50m Facebook users.
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Inside the government’s mad plan to catalog every video on the Internet
The plan is unworkable and troublingly authoritarian, says Myles Jackman.
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Google Allo: a chat app like WhatsApp – but with only a cursory consideration for your privacy
When will we stop sacrificing security for stickers of muscular bulls wiggling their butts?
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Everything that is wrong with the app Facebook doesn’t want over 21s to download
Facebook's new teen-only offering, Lifestage, is just like your mum: it's trying too hard to relate and it doesn't care…
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Nine quick, effective ways to protect your privacy online
Hacks and phishing attacks are on the rise. We've asked privacy experts for the tricks they use to stay safe…
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The Brexit camp may have sinister designs on our data
Gove implies that we’re “all in this together” against cumbersome, futile red tape. It turns out that isn’t quite true.
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7 problems with the Snooper’s Charter, according to the experts
In short: it was written by people who "do not know how the internet works".
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The return of the Snoopers’ Charter? What to expect from the Investigatory Powers Bill
Is it a reincarnated Snoopers' Charter? Will the Lords revolt again? And what does it have to do with judges?
ByPaul McMullan and the denial of privacy
Why privacy is not just for "paedos".
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