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S. Korea spycam crimes put hidden camera industry under scrutiny

By AFP
Seoul - Shin Jang-jin's shop in Incheon offers seemingly innocuous household items, from pens and lighters to watches and smoke detectors, but with a secret feature -- a hidden one millimetre-wide-lens that can shoot video.

Indian government to monitor private computers

By Tim Sandle
It represents a major exercise in surveillance and it has come in an unexpected announcement. The Indian government to intercept, monitor, and decrypt citizens’ computers.

EV manufacturers provide location data to Chinese government

By Tim Sandle
The Chinese government is collecting precise location data in relation to each electric vehicle driven in the country. Perhaps no surprise given the extent of state surveillance. What is surprising is that vehicle manufacturers provide the data.

Singapore to test facial recognition on lampposts

By Tim Sandle
Singapore is considering fixing surveillance cameras to the top of over 100,000 lampposts. The aim is to assist authorities with picking out and recognizing faces in crowds across the island-state. Not all are happy about the situation.

Tech giants face hefty fines under Australia cyber laws

By AFP
Sydney - Tech companies could face fines of up to Aus$10 million (US$7.3 million) if they fail to hand over customer information or data to Australian police under tough cyber laws unveiled Tuesday.

Watch out, your employer may be watching you

By Tim Sandle
In many businesses if you think that your employer isn’t monitoring your slack activity, then it’s time for a rethink. A new survey charts how and through which types of technologies employee surveillance is taking place.

Video-as-a-service has exponentially grown: Interview Special

By Tim Sandle
Many types of businesses, from hotels to hospitals, could benefit from a single solution: connected intelligent video surveillance. Digital Journal spoke with Andreas Pettersson is the CEO of Arcules to discovery more about business video applications.

Google loses the 'right to be forgotten' case

By Tim Sandle
London - An unnamed businessman has won a battle in the U.K. courts against Google over the 'right to be forgotten' in relation to mentions on the world's biggest search engine.

Low power CO2 sensor detects building occupants

By Tim Sandle
A new type of sensor to detect carbon dioxide has the ability to indicate whether people are inside buildings to enable smart building management. The sensor is also capable of running off a low level of power.

Three big predictions for sensors in security

By Tim Sandle
A new report has found that the Internet of Things (IoT) market presents a growth opportunity for the global security and surveillance sensors market. This is being driven by three factors.

Australia to compel chat apps to hand over encrypted messages

By AFP
Sydney - Social media giants like Facebook and WhatsApp will be compelled to share encrypted messages of suspected terrorists and other criminals with Australian police under new laws unveiled Friday.

Germany expands surveillance of encrypted message services

By AFP
Berlin - Germany on Thursday passed a controversial new law that expands the power of authorities to spy on the content of encrypted message services such as WhatsApp and Skype.

Google Chrome bug lets sites secretly record from your webcam

By James Walker
A bug in Google Chrome could allow malicious webpages to surreptitiously record video without your knowledge. The warning comes from a security researcher who discovered a way to bypass Chrome's usual indication that a recording is active.

British government plans live Internet use surveilance

By Tim Sandle
London - According to a leaked document, the British government is planning to undertake "live" surveillance of British web users' internet communications.

Digital noise: How a new web plugin hides your footsteps online

By James Walker
A recently-launched browser plugin has introduced a new way to resist online tracking by creating "digital noise." Noiszy decreases the value of data collected by ISPs and advertisers by masking your activities with a "flood" of auto-generated web visits.

Phone surveillance in 2017: Are you being watched?

By James Walker
Phone tracking is now easier than ever using off-the-shelf software that anyone can buy. As Congress introduces a bill to require a warrant for the mobile tracking of Americans, over 80 percent of the population say they are concerned about being watched.

Putin signs controversial anti-terror measures into law

By AFP
Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a package of controversial anti-terror amendments dubbed "Big Brother" measures by critics that may cost internet companies billions.

Russian MPs approve anti-terror 'Big Brother' measures

By AFP
Moscow - Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a raft of anti-terror measures that the opposition called the "Big Brother" law, which may also cost Internet companies billions to store mandated users' data.

European rights court slams Russia for phone tapping

By AFP
Strasbourg - The European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia's large-scale mobile phone-tapping system Friday, ruling that it risked "destroying democracy".Judges at the Strasbourg court said that without "adequate and effective guarantees against abuse...

NSA to end controversial Sept. 11 surveillance program by Sunday

By Megan Hamilton
Washington - The U.S. National Security Agency is ending a controversial daily surveillance program that gobbled up millions of Americans' phone records and replacing it with tighter surveillance methods by Sunday, the Obama Administration said Friday.

Hacker claims 'less personal control' of our devices is coming

By James Walker
An interview with a security expert who is paid to hack into computer systems has revealed his thoughts on the state of online security. He names Windows Phone as the most secure mobile OS and warns we'll soon see "less personal control" of our devices.

Apple tells the government it's 'impossible' to decrypt iPhones

By James Walker
Apple has told a federal judge that it would be "impossible" to fulfill any request to decrypt the data on iPhones or add a "back door" to let the authorities in without compromising user privacy.

Facebook to issue warnings if it detects government spying

By James Walker
Facebook has announced it is rolling out a new feature that will alert users if it detects they may be spied on by state-sponsored attackers. The warnings will be shown after login and are designed to combat unauthorized government surveillance.

France to prepare air strikes against IS in Syria: Hollande

By AFP
Paris - France will launch surveillance flights over Syria from Tuesday with a view to conducting airstrikes on Islamic State positions, President Francois Hollande said on Monday.

Cops to delete LPR data as 80GB hard drive 'keeps crashing'

By James Walker
The Oakland Police Department has decided to delete license plate data after six months instead of retaining it indefinitely. The reason isn't really to give residents more privacy but rather because a Windows XP computer's 80GB hard drive is full.

More Snowden revelations on AT&T and NSA collusion

By Tom Pritchard
Edward Snowden, the IT worker who fled to Russia over two years ago, has released another bombshell about how AT&T reportedly partnered with the National Security Agency to spy on the Internet for at least a decade.

Is the U.S. government under-reporting wiretapping data?

By Nate Smith
There exists a stark difference between the number of phone lines the United States government claims to have tapped last year, and the number of wiretaps reported by the four major telecommunication providers.

Facebook's facial recognition can recognise you without your face

By James Walker
Facebook's facial recognition has become so accurate that it is now able to identify you in a photo even if you have your back to the camera. The system is not available on Facebook's public site but should be coming soon for any photo that you upload.

Microsoft to encrypt all Bing search data by default

By James Walker
Microsoft has announced that it is going to begin encrypting all search data through Bing by default from this summer. The change is intended to help protect the personal data of its users but could impact websites reliant on analytics tools.

Report: 20 'Stingray' fake cell towers spy on London phone users

By James Walker
London - An investigation has found that there are more than 20 fake phone towers known as "Stingrays" operating throughout Britain's capital city, spying on phone users and indiscriminately collecting information from them. It is uncertain who owns them.
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