Privacy

People finder service leaks 9M faces: How can you be sure you aren’t included?


"Darth Vader" joins the Flock side in San Diego City Hall

“We must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum.”
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Xfinity routers are now motion detectors able to tell on you to the police


Student sues Genesee County in Michigan to expose Flock records

Lawsuits against Flock-enabled surveillance are piling up.
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A spy in the sky? Flock’s first responder drones grow in popularity

“Instead of sending an officer first, you can send a drone.”
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Leaked Flock AI tool allows cops to search for suspects by driving habits

Critics warn police may be tempted to "fish" for crimes
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Halloween "Purge Night" plot to take down Flock cameras spreads online


Hide from Flock all you want: this new scanner will still identify you

You have an electronic fingerprint. SignalTrace wants to collect it.
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Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says

Apple must change app tracking consent prompts.
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Do these creepy patent drawings reveal what’s next for Meta’s smart glasses?


Nerd uses a 3D printer to blind Flock cameras without damaging them


An entire community fears AI facial recognition is being deployed "by design" to target them

“A disturbing and dystopian expansion of live facial recognition.”
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UK police expand live facial recognition surveillance to London Underground

“To see a play, you must now pay with your privacy.”
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Can your internet search history be accessed through WiFi?


Hackers target social media accounts to steal intimate images, FBI says

They’re using phishing and other social engineering techniques to steal victims’ intimate images.
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Can you hide from Flock? The lengths people will go to evade the controversial cameras

From license plate covers to AI camouflage, people are fighting back – but do these tricks really work?
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Britain's poshest clubs and cheapest pubs agree on one thing – ban Meta's “pervert glasses"


GrapheneOS says Revolut is blocking users again – and this time it’s personal


US judge denies FBI's “tower dump” request, deeming it unconstitutional

Attitudes towards law enforcement's mass data requests are changing.
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DuckDuckGo claims its anti-pervert sunglasses are the real deal

Turns out “normal” sunnies are this season’s must-haves.
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