Rohan Pearce reports: Victoria will begin uploading driver’s licence photographs to the federal government National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution (NDLFRS). The NDLFRS is operated by the federal Department of Home Affairs. The Victorian government’s announcement today marks a significant step towards the full launch of a national Australian facial [Read More…]
Mimi Elkalla reports: A group of San Diego activists who call themselves the “Anti-Surveillance Coalition” gathered outside of City Hall Tuesday to call for a moratorium on the city’s smart streetlights program . In December 2016, the San Diego City Council approved the installation of 14,000 smart streetlights around the [Read More…]
Joe Cadillic writes: Our worst fears about automatic license plate readers (ALPR) are much worse than we could have imagined. Two months ago, I warned everyone that police in Arizona were using ALPR’s to “grid” entire neighborhoods. But this story brings public surveillance to a whole new level. Last month, [Read More…]
Statement from Amnesty International: Responding to news that Israeli spyware firm NSO Group, whose malicious technology has been used by governments to target activists, has announced it will respect human rights and take steps to prevent its tools being used to commit abuses in future, Danna Ingleton, Deputy Director of [Read More…]