カテゴリー: Privacy
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to three years in prisonHong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city’s national security law provide mobile phone …
Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concernsIndia’s government has backtracked on an order for all smartphones to be pre-installed with a state-owned security app after a mass outcry over privacy…
Deputy press chief Michael Forbes quit after also allegedly photographing women at gym but has faced no chargesNew Zealand’s prime minister has suggested introducing new privacy laws after his deputy press secretary was allegedly caught making audio re…
Chinese surveillance manufacturer Hikvision has put in place tools to help police track protest activitiesChinese police can set up “alarms” for various protest activities using a software platform provided by Hikvision, a major Chinese camera and surv…
A report found the app that will be used to monitor athletes’ health and travel data has a ‘devastating’ encryption flawWith the Beijing Olympics just weeks away, concerns are mounting over a mandatory health app for competing athletes, after a new rep…
Authorities using predictive policing and human surveillance on Muslims in Xinjiang, thinktank saysAuthorities in the Chinese region of Xinjiang are using predictive policing and human surveillance to gather “micro clues” about Uyghurs and empower neig…
China’s surveillance machine has grown with the aid of Chinese and international technology companies. But few have faced repercussionsAbdusalam Muhammad recalls local police interrogating him and his family in their home of Yakan in China’s Xinjiang U…
Cyberspace regulator claimed the company had illegally collected users’ personal dataChina’s cyberspace regulator has ordered smartphone app stores to pull Didi Global Inc’s app after it alleged the ride-hailing company had “illegally collected users’ …
Hikvision’s surveillance tech has also been installed in leisure centres in LondonSurveillance cameras made by Hikvision, the Chinese company that has been implicated in grave human rights violations and has been blacklisted by the US government, are b…
State-built Aarogya Setu has had record downloads but critics warn of civil liberties implicationsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNarendra Modi’s request was simple: to help combat the spread of coronavirus, people should do…
Countries focus on increasingly effective encryption of communicationsBritish, American and other intelligence agencies from English-speaking countries have concluded a two-day meeting in London amid calls for spies and police officers to be given spec…