Armenia surveillance bill spurs international concern over privacy rights

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Armenian governments proposed surveillance bill raises significant concerns regarding…

France considers extending AI surveillance beyond Paris 2024

Despite positive results according to law enforcement officials, the use of algorithmic surveillance during the Paris Olympics…

British MPs and peers call for immediate stop to live facial recognition surveillance

Dozens of cross-party MPs and peers have joined a campaign for animmediate stop to the use of live facial recognition…

UK Home Office delays moving asylum seekers to barge over fire safety fears

The UK Home Office has been forced to delay moving people seeking asylum on to a controversial giant barge in order to carry out…

Private security firm G4S to divest from Israel

Private security firm G4S is to divest completely from Israel, the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement reported…

France under fire over fast-track plan for AI video surveillance at Paris Olympics

The French government is fast-tracking special legislation for the 2024 Paris Olympics that would allow the use of video…

Brazil turns facial recognition on rioters despite racism fears

Police in Brazil plan on using facial recognition to identify protesters who rampaged through government buildings, escalating…

Thailand admits to using phone spyware, cites national security

A Thai minister has admitted the country uses surveillance software to track individuals in cases involving national security or…

Meta alerts 50,000 users to targeting by surveillance-for-hire companies

Facebooks parent company Meta has alerted 50,000 users of Facebook and Instagram that their accounts were spied on by…

Ex-MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger to headline Intersec 2022 in Dubai

Intersec, the world-leading emergency services, security, and safety event, has announced that ex-MI6 Chief Sir Alex Younger is…

UN calls for facial recognition and artificial intelligence moratorium

Following an artificial intelligence (AI) report published by the United Nations (UN), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights…

Police often claims that CCTV cameras at police station are dysfunctional to cover up unlawful detention: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Madhya Pradesh High Court while hearing a plea against alleged unlawful detention of the Petitioner by local Police…