Government’s privacy dispute with Apple ‘really strange’, expert says Tech The government’s position in its privacy and encryption row with Apple is “really strange” and “doesn’t make sense”, an expert has said. Earlier this year, it was reported that the government had issued a notice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, asking Apple for the ability to access data from Apple users. This was said [...]
Facial recognition cameras in Croydon should alarm all Londoners Opinion The instalment of permanent facial recognition cameras in Croydon should worry us all, writes Big Brother Watch's Rebecca Vincent.
Pavel Durov’s arrest sets a dangerous precedent Opinion The idea of holding tech CEOs like Telegram’s Pavel Durov criminally liable for content on their sites should worry anyone who cares about free speech, says Matthew Feeney Late last month, French authorities arrested the CEO of the messaging service Telegram, Pavel Durov, after his plane touched down in Paris-Le Bourget Airport. He faces multiple [...]