Huawei’s cloud services arm is helping the Beijing government set up a blockchain platform that would better track and manage people’s data ranging from medical records, real estate registration and real time parking updates.
Moscow May Sell Footage From Public Security Cameras: Report
Moscow authorities can sell and broadcast in the internet video from surveillance cameras in the city, media report
‘Radical Indifference’: How Surveillance Capitalism Conquered Our Lives
“Disinformation is a routine consequence of surveillance capitalism,” says Surveillance Capitalism author Shoshana Zuboff in a wide-ranging interview.
Citizen App’s New Contact Tracing Feature Raises Privacy Red Flags
The Citizen app, which normally fights crime, is now tracing coronavirus cases. Is your data safe with a powerful private company?
COVID-19 and the Mass Surveillance Machine, Feat. Maya Zehavi
An exploration of how the COVID-19 crisis is shifting power dynamics between governments, people, and business.
Russians Troll Government COVID-19 App With 1-Star Ratings, Harsh Reviews
The Russian government released an app to track citizens during the coronavirus pandemic. Privacy advocates are leaving bad reviews in the app stores.
Decentralized Protocol Removed From EU Contact Tracing Website With No Notice
EU researchers are concerned after their proposal for a decentralized contact tracing system was rejected without explanation.
Privacy Advocates Are Sounding Alarms Over Coronavirus Surveillance
Crises provide opportunities for surveillance architecture to move forward, say privacy advocates. This time is no different.
Israeli Bitcoiners See Surveillance as Unavoidable During Coronavirus Crisis
Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?
Governments Face Trade-Offs on Privacy in Fight Against Coronavirus
Safeguarding privacy rights is tricky during a time of pandemic and panic.
Mass Surveillance Threatens Personal Privacy Amid Coronavirus
The extreme surveillance measures taken to address COVID-19 are not normal or inevitable.
Clearview AI Lawyer Tor Ekeland Says Your Face Is Public Property
Tor Ekeland made a career of defending hackers. Now he’s defending a hacker’s trove: a company with three billion images in its database.
Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money
Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance.
Snowden Leak Suggests NSA Is Extensively Tracking Bitcoin Users
The U.S. National Security Agency is reportedly aiming to track down users behind the bitcoin blockchain.