How Europe became the Wild West of spyware
Forget the EU’s reputation as a global tech enforcer. For surveillance companies, it’s a place where anything goes.
Source: politico.eu
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Surveillance report opts for vague biometrics fear over specificity
A new report suggests that African governments are investing heavily in biometric surveillance but appears to be confused about the applications it refers to.
Source: biometricupdate.com
DEA Deploying Powerful Spyware Without Required Privacy Impact Assessments
It's not just the FBI that can't seem to turn in its privacy-related paperwork on time. The FBI has pushed forward with its biometric database rollout -- despite the database being inaccurate, heavily-populated with non-criminals, and without the statutorily-required Privacy Impact Assessment that's supposed to accompany it. As of 2014, it hadn't produced this PIA,…
Source: techdirt.com
Surveillance technologies cost African governments $1bn annually (report)
The report highlights Nigeria as the biggest spender on surveillance technologies in Africa. Over the past decade, the country has expended
Source: ecofinagency.com
Polish senate says use of government spyware is illegal in the country
A special commission within Poland’s Senate concluded that the government's use of spyware, like the one made by NSO Group, is illegal. The commission announced on Thursday the conclusion of its 18-month-long investigation into allegations that the Polish government used NSO’s spyware, known as Pegasus, to spy on an opposition politician and other politicians around the time of the country’s 2019 elections. “Pegasus cannot be used under Polish law,” the report read, according to a machine translation.
Source: yahoo.com