Browsing: privacy

A Greek court on Thursday sentenced the founder of Intellexa, a collective of spyware makers, to eight years in prison…

The Department of Homeland Security struck a $1 billion purchasing agreement with Palantir last week, further reinforcing the software company’s…

I’ve tested a lot of software tools over the years designed to block distractions and keep you focused. None of…

After years spent finding and investigating data breaches, Greg Pollock admits that when he comes across yet another exposed database…

A government customer of sanctioned spyware maker Intellexa hacked the phone of a prominent journalist in Angola, according to Amnesty…

Workers at the Social Security Administration have been told to share information about in-person appointments with agents of Immigration and…

United States Customs and Border Protection plans to spend $225,000 for a year of access to Clearview AI, a face…

Palantir employees have spent weeks asking company leadership for answers on the company’s work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).…

India is pushing Aadhaar, the world’s largest digital identity system, deeper into everyday private life through a new app and…

Once I signed up, I had to fill out several online forms. These include information that might personally identify me,…

The face-recognition app Mobile Fortify, now used by United States immigration agents in towns and cities across the US, is…

French police and Europol searched the local office of X, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday.  The raid is…

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered an unusually sharp rebuke to Meta, warning that it would not allow the social…

A new report published Tuesday finds that while violent threats to public servants across the US have been increasing, “comprehensive”…

In January 2026, two Americans were killed in the act of watching Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis. Renee…

Even now that the data is secured, Margolis and Thacker argue that it raises questions about how many people inside…