Surveillance
German Government Now Exporting Anti-Porn Surveillance Tool
A crusading official who has been waging a one-man War on Porn in Germany, and who developed an AI tool that scans online content to identify images not compliant with the law, has now exported that technology for use by a Belgian media watchdog agency.
'Glenn Beck Program' Promotes Faith-Based Anti-Porn Surveillance App
“The Glenn Beck Program” aired a segment Friday promoting the faith-based anti-porn surveillance software Covenant Eyes and editorializing on recent news that the current speaker of the house, Republican Mike Johnson, is a user and subscriber.
Religious 'Porn Surveillance' Apps Return to Google Play
Six months after suspending two religious “porn surveillance” apps following a Wired magazine report exposing them as spyware, Google Play has quietly reinstated Covenant Eyes and Accountable2You on March 1st.
Religious Surveillance 'Porn Filter' Apps Appeal Google Store Ban
Two religious surveillance apps marketed as “porn filters” to churchgoers across America by faith-based corporations are appealing a ban by the Google app store, which dropped the apps following a recent bombshell report by Wired magazine.
Wired Exposes Surveillance Apps Marketed as Religious 'Porn Filters'
Wired magazine has published an in-depth report about the secretive world of surveillance apps marketed as “porn filters” to churchgoers across America by faith-based corporations.
Apple to Expand Automated Surveillance of iPhone Message Images
Apple’s iOS 16 update for iPhones, expected this fall, will expand worldwide a controversial “communications security" tool that will use proprietary AI to detect nudity in text messages.
Local German Anti-Porn Crusader Plans to Expand Surveillance Tool to All of Europe
The local official behind the crusade for Germany to require age verification for viewing sexual content is now seeking to expand to all of Europe the use of his new AI tool, KIVI, which automatically scans all online content to determine which images are not compliant with the law.
Digital Rights Groups Lambast European Commission's Online Surveillance Proposal
Digital rights and privacy advocates are raising the alarm about an EU legislative proposal unveiled yesterday by the European Commission, allegedly to address “misuse of online services” and “prevent and combat child sexual abuse online.”
German Regulator Who Shut Down xHamster Unveils New AI Surveillance Tool
The local official crusading for Germany to hide all sexual content behind an age verification wall unveiled this week an AI tool called KIVI, which automatically scans all online content to determine which images are not compliant with the law.
Apple 'Pauses' Implementation of New Image Surveillance Tech
Apple has announced that it will “pause” testing a new tool, announced last month, that would scan images on users’ devices in search of supposed CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) and send reports directly to law enforcement.
Woodhull, EFF Issue Call to Action Against Apple iPhone Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is organizing an action to convince Apple to reconsider incorporating a new surveillance technology into all its products, supposedly in the name of “child safety,” which will scan users’ photos and messages.
Apple Unveils Plan to Scan All iPhones to Determine if Adult Content is Illegal
Apple briefed academics this week about their plans to install software in iPhones sold in the U.S. to "scan for child abuse imagery."
FSC Co-Signs ACLU Letter Questioning Expanded Surveillance Legislation
The Free Speech Coalition has co-signed a letter drafted by the American Civil Liberties Union that questions the U.S. Senate’s controversial renewal of PATRIOT Act provisions that would allow the U.S. government to spy on people’s online search and browsing histories without probable cause.
Unspoken Words: The Chilling Effect of NSA Surveillance Abuses
In early 2012 when the news first went mainstream that the NSA was building its “
Stagliano Trial Brings to Light LAPD Porn Surveillance
With the John Stagliano obscenity trial now history, many in the adult industry community have shifted their attention to one of the witnesses for the prosecution — the LAPD's Det. Michael Ozaki.
EFF Demands Release of FBI Surveillance Rules
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed suit last week against the Justice Department, demanding the public release of surveillance guidelines that govern probes by the FBI.
U.K. Home Office Proposes Broad Surveillance Powers
A new proposal from the U.K.'s Home Office has proposed sweeping new regulations that would allow hundreds of public bodies the ability to access details of anyone's personal text, emails and Internet use.
EFF Sues U.S. to Reveal Online Surveillance Project
The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed suit against the federal government Wednesday, seeking information on a little-known military unit that reviews hundreds of thousands of websites every month.
EFF Sues FBI Seeking Information on Electronic Surveillance
Attorneys for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a San Francisco-based privacy advocacy group, have filed suit against the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to request records pertaining to the successors of the government’s abandoned electronic surveillance program codenamed Carnivore.
FBI Violated Surveillance Laws
In cases that range from snagging bank records to eavesdropping on emails, classified documents obtained by the Washington Post today suggest the FBI has violated state and federal surveillance laws in a number of its investigations.