The European Commission has revealed it is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for up to five years. Regulators want time to work out how to prevent the technology being abused. The technology allows faces captured on CCTV to be checked in real time
Getting a great deal on your TV for the holidays is a win, but if your digital defense isn’t in place, you could lose big. The Oregon FBI said smart TVs keeping an eye on clients is a genuine concern and that you ought to be finding a way to
US Attorney General William Barr and other western officials are calling on Facebook to provide authorities backdoor access to its encrypted messenger platforms, used by hundreds of millions of people around the world every day. In an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Barr and his British and Australian
Is Earth under the watchful eye of “lurking” extraterrestrial spy probes? One US physicist argues that while it’s a distant possibility – it wouldn’t hurt to send out probes of our own to take a look and make sure. Physicist and independent SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) researcher James Benford
How did Jeffrey Epstein make his millions? The second episode of “Epstein: Devil in Darkness“ reveals some of his financier’s shady business practices and how he spent the money he made on them — namely, the lavish properties where he often entertained guests, including women who were allegedly and concerningly young. “I was
The head of an aerial surveillance company is pitching Baltimore officials on flying not one but three camera-laden planes above the city simultaneously, covering most of the city and its violent crime, he said in emails obtained by The Baltimore Sun. A pair of Texas donors have stepped forward to
Facebook has updated its “Portal” range of video chat devices, including a new version that plugs directly into a TV. Portal TV, available in the US from November, sits on top of – or at the bottom of – the screen and, like other Portal devices, features tracking technology to
US intelligence agencies are looking to enhance their facial recognition capabilities with technology that can identify people from hundreds of meters away, potentially transforming drones into biometrically accurate spy cameras. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) wants any and all information that could help current biometric surveillance
Asked if buying his memoir would get one on a spy list, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden chillingly replied that everyone in the world is on the “list” and there are no innocents in the age of mass surveillance. Responding to a reader who joked that buying Snowden’s book ‘Permanent Record’
Over the last 2 years, Israeli spies may have planted cell phone eavesdropping devices near the White House and other “sensitive locations” around Washington, DC, according to a recent explosive report. The Israeli PM denies this. The devices – commonly known as ‘StingRays’ – were first discovered by the Department
