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Case of footage from set of Palestinian film being repurposed to make false claims is far from one-off

Many uses of emerging technology, including AI, are directly contributing to widening social, racial, and economic inequality around the world, according to new Amnesty International research.

The U.K.s passage of the so-called "Online Safety Bill" in the House of Lords last week continues to garner mixed reactions, along with expert dissent. The bill empowers Ofcom, an official U.K. regulator, to police the Internet in new ways.

While the European Parliaments Commission enquires on the various states where surveillance technologies have been commercialised despite the bans, the emphasis remains on civil society and digital security. Interview with Lorenzo Bagnoli of IrpiMedia

Technology companies say reassurances by government ministers that they have no intention of weakening end-to-end encrypted communication services do not go far enough.

As the Bill entered its final reading, ministers postponed client side-scanning until it is "technically feasible." But is this really a victory for privacy?

The Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert is the keynote speaker at the 2023 Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Yogi Schulz • How to detect and remove a spy app from your smartphone and why traditional antivirus software can't spot sophisticated spy apps

A Spanish judge investigating the Israeli-made Pegasus spyware used against top politicians, including Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has halted the case due to a complete lack of cooperation f...

A number of international human rights and consumer rights organisations, including Amnesty International, have criticised proposed new confidentiality provisions in Data Protection Commission investigations, audits, complaints and inquiries.