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Tasmania’s Capital Expands Surveillance With 330 ‘Eyes on the Ground’
Hobart has recently invested $1.8m in its CCTV network, which police now have dual access to.
Experts Warn of ‘Digital Enslavement’ as Amazon Pushes Palm-Scan Payment Service
Amazon has rolled out tech to facilitate palm-scanning payments, drawing criticism from experts on privacy and social surveillance and control.
A Chilling Threat to Americans’ Privacy
The U.S. government is working on a new system to enable the identification and tracking of individuals and motor vehicles across multiple video sources.
Supermarket Giant Woolworths Supports Digital ID in Australia
‘We support the acceleration of legislation to expand the scope of the digital ID,’ Woolworths said.
NSA Buying Illegally Sourced Data on Americans Without Warrants
‘Government should not be funding and legitimizing a shady industry whose flagrant violations of Americans’ privacy are not just unethical, but illegal’
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian for Medibank Cyber Attack
More than 9.7 million records were stolen in the cyber attack.
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Inquires Into TikTok Privacy Breach Concerns
Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has welcomed the inquiry.
‘Resist Now Before It’s Too Late’: Senator Issues Warning on Digital ID
The legislation was introduced into the Parliament in late November, before being referred to a committee that is due to report back in late February.
How the Obama Admin Enabled the Nonstop Security Leaks Against Trump
A last-minute revision to the intelligence community’s rules on information allowed for wider sharing of raw intelligence on U.S. citizens.
Campaign Groups Warn ‘Welfare Surveillance’ Proposals Could See People’s Bank Details Shared With State
MPs are to vote on a bill which will could give the state powers go through the bank statements of Britain’s poor on a regular basis.
