surveillance
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What You Need to Know About The U.S.’ Massive Money Transfer Surveillance Apparatus
If you’ve sent a money transfer over $US500 ($694) to another person in recent years, there’s a decent chance U.S. law enforcement agencies could know about it. That’s according to new documents unearthed by The American Civil Liberties Union and The Wall Street Journal that show more than 600 law enforcement agencies reportedly had access…
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Iran Is Using Facial Recognition to Enforce Modesty Laws
When the Iranian government announced last month it would move to disband its so-called “morality police” following weeks of historic anti-authoritrain protests, dissidents in the country and abroad saw the concession as a potential turning point for women’s rights. Among its compromises, government officials said they would consider loosening the country’s strict obligatory hijab laws,…
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MSG Allegedly Used Facial Recognition to Remove Rival Attorney From Rockettes Show
An attorney working for a law firm taking legal action against MSG Entertainment claims she was spotted by the company’s facial recognition security system while attending a Rockettes show with her daughter and was ultimately denied entry. The case, one of the first of its kind according to a privacy expert speaking with Gizmodo, sheds…
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Greece Is Banning the Sale of Spyware After a Huge Phone-Tapping Scandal
After continually deflecting accusations that it surveilled droves of politicians and journalists using invasive phone-tapping software, Greece’s government has decided to ban sales of spyware within the country’s borders altogether. But the government also wants everybody to know that this is in no way an admission of guilt and that it definitely didn’t do anything wrong,…