Databases London's police asked Big Tech for comms data over 700,000 times last year A Freedom of Information Act request shows the extent of the surveillance
Public Sector UK pensions dept goes shopping for spy-van tech with £2M surveillance tender Covert cameras, live-streaming systems, and in-vehicle recording kit sought to catch out fraudsters
AI + ML Magnificent irony as Meta staff unhappy about running surveillance software on work PCs Zuck reportedly needs to capture workers’ keystrokes to build AI
Security Indian government probes CCTV espionage operation linked to Pakistan Police found cameras pointing at infrastructure
Public Sector Starmer's digital ID reboot raises same old questions as its Blair-era ancestor Audit trails aplenty, but no price tag – and no clue how long your data sticks around
Cyber-crime Spyware disguised as emergency-alert app sent to Israeli smartphones Steals SMS messages, location data, contacts … and delivers it to Hamas-linked crew
Cyber-crime 'Hundreds' of Iranian hacking attempts have hit surveillance cameras since the missile strikes Attack infrastructure attributed to 'several Iran-nexus threat actors'
Public Sector Lawmakers take pick to ICE's warrantless location tracking purchases After DHS’s $2.3M PenLink contract gets ‘shady’ label
Offbeat UK copper fired after faking keyboard taps using photo frame Typing 8x more than your peers? You better have the work to show for it
Legal ICE watchers say agents used software to threaten and follow them home 'This is a warning. We know you live right here'
Security Break free of Ring's servers, earn a five-figure bounty Goal is to run software locally and stream only to owners' computers
Personal Tech Ring kills Flock partnership amid surveillance scrutiny Move comes against backdrop of disasterclass Super Bowl ad
Cyber-crime Who's the bossware? Ransomware slingers like employee monitoring tools, too As if snooping on your workers wasn't bad enough
Security StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage The ICE-tracking service says it doesn't store usernames or addresses
Public Sector Cops get more facial recognition vans as UK bets big on AI policing Home Office white paper promises millions for LFR, a new Police.AI unit, and a bespoke legal framework
Public Sector Tech employees demand their leaders take a stand against ICE But CEOs remain frozen in place
Public Sector UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered
Security How hackers are fighting back against ICE surveillance tech Remember when government agents didn't wear masks?
Public Sector UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
AI + ML Bossware booms as bots determine whether you're doing a good job A lot of companies are turning to employee monitoring tools to make sure workers aren't slacking off
Public Sector UK minister ducks cost questions on nationwide digital ID scheme Committee hears departments may have to stump up cash before savings materialize
Public Sector San Jose's 'warrantless' license plate queries land cops in court Digital rights groups argue cameras used to unconstitutionally surveil locals
Security Who's watching the watchers? This Mozilla fellow, and her Surveillance Watch map Esra'a Al Shafei spoke with The Reg about the spy tech 'global trade'
Public Sector Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not DHS rule would expand biometric collection to immigrants and some citizens linked to them
Public Sector Digital ID is now less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers Starmer rebrands unpopular scheme as convenience tool after backlash
Legal Labor unions sue Trump administration over social media surveillance Sharing views POTUS doesn't like? Say goodbye to that visa, First Amendment be damned
Public Sector UK government says digital ID won't be compulsory – honest Even spy-tech biz Palantir says 'steady on' as 2.76M Brits demand it be ditched
Public Sector UK to roll out mandatory digital ID for right to work by 2029 Prime Minister Starmer revives controversial scheme despite past denials, sparking civil liberties backlash
Off-Prem Microsoft cuts off Azure phone surveillance support for Israeli military Brad Smith says 'we do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians'
Security We're number 1! America now leads the world in surveillanceware investment Atlantic Council warns US investors are fueling a market that undermines national security
Security Who watches the watchmen? Surveillanceware firms make bank, avoid oversight Enough governments love it and it's highly lucrative
Offbeat Coldplay kiss-cam flap proves we’re already our own surveillance state And we’re the ones building it
Research Computer vision research feeds surveillance tech as patent links spike 5× A bottomless appetite for tracking people as 'objects'
Public Sector Wyden warns telcos still leave Senate in the dark after Trump DOJ snooping scandal AT&T, Verizon, T-Mo failed to alert lawmakers about surveillance, senator says
Networks India ready to greenlight Starlink – as long as it lets New Delhi censor, snoop Officials demand device registration, location locking, logs of user activity
Networks Wyden blocks Trump's CISA boss nominee, blames cyber agency for 'actively hiding info' about telecom insecurity It worked for in 2018 with Chris Krebs. Will it work again?
Research Paragon spyware deployed against journalists and activists, Citizen Lab claims Plus: Customer info stolen from 'parental control' software slinger SpyX; F-35 kill switch denied
Networks RIP Mark Klein, the engineer who exposed US domestic spying ops after wiring it up AT&T engineer, and the Deep Throat of the network age, dies at 79
AI + ML Google torpedoes 'no AI for weapons' rules Will now happily unleash the bots when 'likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks'
Personal Tech New Orleans attacker used Meta smart glasses to plan New Year's Day massacre But Jabbar did not live stream his actions on Jan 1, FBI confirmed
Security Police arrest suspect in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, with grainy pics the only tech involved McDonald's worker called it in, cops swooped, found 'gun, suppressor, manifesto'
On-Prem Boeing busted by employee over plans to surveil workers, quickly reverses course Crashing stock, plummeting reputation, but yeah, of course, let's focus on office usage
Security NFL to begin using face scanning tech across all of its stadiums Smile for the camera to get in, or buy a beer without lining up
Public Sector China starts testing national cyber-ID before consultation on the idea closes Eighty-one apps signed up to pilot facial recognition and real name ID system
Databases Palantir, Oracle cosy up to offer Karp firm's tech across Big Red's cloud Foundry and AI plaform available in OCI
Malware Month Houthi rebels are operating their own GuardZoo spyware Fairly 'low budget', unsophisticated malware, say researchers, but it can collect the same data as Pegasus
CxO Wells Fargo fires employees accused of faking keyboard activity to pretend to work Homer Simpson was ahead of his time
Personal Tech Google, Apple gear to raise tracking tag stalker alarm After years of people being victimized, it's about time
Public Sector Indonesia sneakily buys spyware, claims Amnesty International A 'murky' web sees many purchases run through Singapore in a way that hides potential users
Security Flaws in Chinese keyboard apps leave 750 million users open to snooping, researchers claim Huawei is OK, but Xiaomi, OPPO, and Samsung are in strife. And Honor isn't living its name
Public Sector FBI and friends get two more years of warrantless FISA Section 702 snooping Senate kills reform amendments, Biden swiftly signs bill into law
Security House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers Vote met strong opposition from Biden's office
Security Taiwanese film studio snaps up Chinese surveillance camera specialist Dahua Stymied by sanctions, it had to go … but where?
Public Sector Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle Sam
Public Sector Reform of USA's Section 702 spying rule may make it to a vote this week Tool that lets spooks observe Americans appears to have been renewed for another year
Security Polish officials may face criminal charges in Pegasus spyware probe Victims of the powerful surveillance tool will soon find out the truth
Security Stalkerware usage surging, despite data privacy concerns At least 31,031 people affected last year
Public Sector White House goes to court, not Congress, to renew warrantless spy powers Choose your own FISA Section 702 adventure: End-run around lawmakers or business as usual?
CSO Sandvine put on America's export no-fly list after Egypt used network tech for spying Canadian network box maker floats in denial
Security European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all
Personal Tech 'Scandal-plagued' data broker tracked visits to '600 Planned Parenthood locations' Anti-abortion group said to have used that monitoring to push ad campaign
Security FBI: Give us warrantless Section 702 snooping powers – or China wins Never mind the court orders obtained to thwart Volt Typhoon botnet
Security The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns 'Almost zero data being shared across the industry on this particular threat,' we're told
Security UK biometrics boss bows out, bemoaning bureaucratic blunders Questionable institutional change and myriad IT issues pervade the governance landscape
AI + ML FBI recruits Amazon Rekognition AI to hunt down 'nudity, weapons, explosives' Honestly, it sounds like a fun time
Personal Tech Amazon Ring sounds death knell for surveillance as a service Tough luck non-Americans, the cops can still see your footage
Security US judge rejects spyware slinger NSO's attempt to bin Apple lawsuit Judge says cyber-crime law fits Pegasus case 'to a T'
AI + ML Think tank warns North Korea uses AI for battle planning, maybe using cloudy resources Calls for clouds, and scientists, to take care they're not aiding Pyongyang
CSO Three Chinese balloons float near Taiwanese airbase Also: Remember that balloon over the US last February? It might have used a US internet provider
AI + ML FTC bans Rite Aid from using AI facial recognition in stores for 5 years Among the mistakes, an 11-year-old girl was misidentified as a shoplifter and searched
Public Sector Four more months of Section 702 snooping slipped into $890B US defense budget bill Congress renews warrantless spying tool scribbled on back of huge check for Pentagon
Security Competing Section 702 surveillance bills on collision path for US House floor End-of-year deadline looms on US surveillance
Public Sector Someone else has a go at reforming US Section 702 spying powers – and nope, no warrant requirement Back to plan A, then, eh?
Public Sector US govt pays AT&T to let cops search Americans' phone records – 'usually' without a warrant At least get a court order before mining Hemisphere Project data, says Senator
Security FBI Director: FISA Section 702 warrant requirement a 'de facto ban' War of words escalates as deadline draws near
Security Beijing reportedly asked Hikvision to identify fasting students in Muslim-majority province University managment app also tracked library activity, holidays, and much more
Public Sector Uncle Sam snooping on US folks? Not without a warrant, lawmakers agree Proposed Section 702 overhaul bill rolls in as expiration date looms
Cyber-crime 'Corrupt' cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet Taking selfie with 'official sensitive' doc wasn't smartest idea, either
Personal Tech Your ex isn't the only one stalking your social media posts. The Feds are, too Two thumbs down as ACLU lawsuit yields uncomfortable results
Security San Francisco mayor suggests police drones and CCTV can cure city's crime woes Suggests bodycam footage should replace paperwork for simple arrests
Security Chinese citizens feel their government is doing such a fine job with surveillance They know they're being watched and don't mind - maybe because Beijing says it improves safety
Security Feds' privacy panel backs renewing Feds' S. 702 spying powers — but with limits FBI agents ought to get spy court approval before reviewing US persons' chats, board reckons
Security NYC rights groups say no to grocery store spycams and snooping landlords Letter to City Council supports measures to ban biometric tech from public spaces
AI + ML Report: CIA eyes building AI chatbot to rival China CIA, FBI and friends using AI to uncover threats? What could possibly go wrong?
On-Prem As TikTok surveils staff's office hours, research indicates WFH is good for planet Not leaving home for work cuts an individual's carbon footprint by 54%, says research
Research Probe reveals previously secret Israeli spyware that infects targets via ads Oh s#!t, Sherlock
Security Get your staff's consent before you monitor them, tech inquiry warns Plus: British government's push to reform data protection is working against the cause
Security White House: Losing Section 702 spy powers would be among 'worst intelligence failures of our time' As expert panel suggests some tweaks to boost public's confidence in FISA
Security Hikvision, Nvidia named in contract for 'Uyghur detection' GPU giant says you can't stop secondary sales, surveillance gear maker maintains innocence
Personal Tech Just declassified: US senator caught up in Section 702 FBI surveillance dragnet Still, judge finds 'reason to believe' Feds are getting better at not abusing snooping powers
Personal Tech Proposed ban on data brokers selling warrantless personal info to Feds revived Plus: Senator teases larger surveillance reform bill coming soon
Security US lawmakers want to put NSO Group, 3 other spyware makers out of business with fresh severe sanctions
Security Government-favoured child safety app warned it could violate the UK's Investigatory Powers Act with message-scanning tech
Security Reg scribe spends week being watched by government Bluetooth wristband, emerges to more surveillance
Security NSO Group's Pegasus malware was used to spy on Dubai princess's lawyers during child custody dispute
AI + ML Academics tell UK lords that folk aren't keen on predictive policing, facial recognition, heightened surveillance
Networks Can we talk about Kevin McCarthy promising revenge if Big Tech aids probe into January insurrection?
Legal USA warns Hong Kong government may demand business and customer data, run surveillance without warrants
Security MI5 still risks breaking the law on surveillance data through poor controls – years after it was first warned
Security Hacktivists breach Verkada and view 150,000 CCTV cams in hospitals, prisons, a Tesla factory, even Cloudflare HQ
Security Labour Party urges UK data watchdog to update its Code of Employment Practices to tackle workplace snooping
Personal Tech When it comes to privacy, everyone says America needs a new federal law ASAP. As for mass spying, well, um… huh what’s that over there?
Security This is node joke. Tor battles to fend off swarm of Bitcoin-stealing evil exit relays making up about 25% of outgoing capacity at its height
Security Hey NYPD, when you're done tear-gassing and running over protesters, can you tell us about your spy gear?
Security As Uncle Sam flies spy drones over protest-packed cities, Homeland Security asks the public if that's a good idea
Security Multi-part Android spyware lurked on Google Play Store for 4 years, posing as a bunch of legit-looking apps
Security Nine million logs of Brits' road journeys spill onto the internet from password-less number-plate camera dashboard
Security Why should the UK pensions watchdog be able to spy on your internet activities? Same reason as the Environment Agency and many more
Security Australian state will install home surveillance hardware to make sure if you're in virus isolation, you stay there
Science Drones intone 'you must stay home,' eliciting moans from those in the zone: Flying gizmos corral Brits amid coronavirus lockdown
Security Pervasive digital surveillance of citizens deployed in COVID-19 fight, with rules that send genie back to bottle
Networks Uncle Sam: Secretly spying on networks around the world without telling anyone, Huawei? But that's OUR job
Science Virtual reality is a bonkers fad that no one takes seriously but anyway, here's someone to tell us to worry about hackers
Edge + IoT Beset by lawsuits over poor security protections, Ring rolls out 'privacy dashboard' for its creepy surveillance cams, immediately takes heat
Security You leak our secrets? We'll leak your book sales, speech fees – into our coffers: Uncle Sam wins royalties fight against Edward Snowden
Personal Tech Uncle Sam challenged in court for slurping social media info on 'millions' of visa applicants
AI + ML Uncle Sam punishes China for abusing Uyghur Muslims – by blacklisting top AI surveillance companies
Networks Networking giant in hot water for selling US govt buggy spy kit? Huawei again? No, it's Cisco
Security Maker of US border's license-plate scanning tech ransacked by hacker, blueprints and files dumped online
Security ACLU: Here's how FBI tried to force Facebook to wiretap its chat app. Judge: Oh no you don't
Legal UK.gov told: If you want public to trust surveillance cam strategy, throw money and manpower at it
Security UK spies: You know how we said bulk device hacking would be used sparingly? Well, things have 'evolved'...
Security GCHQ pushes for 'virtual crocodile clips' on chat apps – the ability to silently slip into private encrypted comms
Security US told to quit sharing data with human rights-violating surveillance regime. Which one, you ask? That'd be the UK
