#state-surveillance

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World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
15 hours ago

Revolutionary surveillance': 90% of Nicaraguans feel spied upon

A pervasive surveillance network in Nicaragua monitors citizens, led by Sandinista committees, police, and paramilitaries, fueling daily social control and repression.
Information security
fromTheregister
6 days ago

Commercial surveillanceware shrugs off sanctions, regulation

Demand for surveillanceware is increasing, driving vendors' business growth and sharply rising prices that enable abuse against activists, journalists, and political figures.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Facial recognition cameras too racially biased to use at Notting Hill carnival, say campaigners

The choice to deploy LFR at Notting Hill carnival unfairly targets the community that carnival exists to celebrate. The Met has been found to be institutionally racist, and trust in the Met has been badly damaged by discriminatory policing.
Social justice
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
3 months ago

Italian lawmakers say Italy used spyware to target phones of immigration activists, but not against journalist | TechCrunch

Italian government used spyware on activists while confirming a journalist was not targeted, raising accountability concerns.
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