Big Brother Watch is warning Starmer about ‘bossware’ – but will he listen?
Campaign group Big Brother Watch warns that workplace surveillance is on the rise. It is hosting a presentation of a ...
Tag: surveillance
BBC investigation finds body-worn cameras are ‘protecting the police’ rather than improving trust and transparency
A BBC News investigation revealed that police officers are "widely" misusing body-worn cameras. In some cases, police turned the cameras off ...
Amnesty International calls out the ‘chilling effect’ of AI facial recognition surveillance on Palestinians
Amnesty International secretary general Agnes Callamard has called out the "chilling effect" of Israel's use of facial recognition surveillance on ...
German climate activists describe police wiretapping their communications as ‘absurd’
Prosecutors in Germany confirmed a press report that police investigators listened in on phone calls of climate activists from Letzte ...
Judge refuses fresh evidence in Assange appeal, but there are at least two Get Out Of Jail cards
On 8 June, high court judge Jonathan Swift announced that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's appeal against extradition to the US ...
State surveillance deepens as Met police announce the use of facial recognition at the coronation
Thousands of police officers and cameras will be deployed this weekend at Charles's coronation - along with the relatively recent ...
Government pays arms firm that spied on activists to snoop on all our internet records
The government has awarded a contract to a multinational weaponry and defence firm to support policing and other authorities in ...
Revamp of Official Secrets Act could pave the way for more surveillance
The Home Office is currently carrying out a consultation on reforms to the Official Secrets Act. There are a range ...
Explosive evidence shows counter-terror police use health workers to surveil patients
NHS mental health services already have worrying ties to the police. And now, damning new information has come to light. Counter-terror ...
The government is legalising and extending this infamous spycop’s criminal actions. And you could be a victim.
Note: for almost 12 months during the Persons Unknown prosecution, the author's home was placed under electronic surveillance by Special ...
EU court of justice strikes down data-sharing pact with US over snooping fears
National regulators have been urged to step up to protect users’ privacy.
Police continue to misuse Terrorism Act to harass People of Colour and political activists
The majority of white people in the UK might not know about Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act. It's a ...
US surveillance company’s involvement with NHS is ‘crossing a red line’, warns civil liberties group
Jim Killock of the Open Rights Group (ORG) civil liberties organisation has warned The Canary that surveillance and analytics firm ...
The Government’s scientific advisory group ‘attendee’ is linked to a spy agency contractor
A leaked list has been published of attendees of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) meetings. The secretive body advises ...
Surveillance capitalism and the data harvesting that rules our lives
As The Canary has previously reported, the rise of big tech giants like Google and Facebook is surrounded by numerous ...
Met Police roll-out of facial recognition cameras is a ‘serious threat to civil liberties’
Assistant Commissioner Nick Ephgrave said the technology will help tackle serious and violent crime, and will also be used to ...
Prevent programme must be abolished in order to tackle politically motivated violence, say experts
Britain's controversial surveillance/counter-extremism Prevent programme has come under fire once more, this time from over 100 academics, researchers, and campaigners calling ...
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