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Digital Control and the Social Megamachine - How far along are we in Europe already?

Norbert Haering, economist and business journalist

11 December 2022

When it comes to surveillance, China is making great strides, as our leading media frequently and gladly report. But when it comes to Europe, the same journalists are surprisingly silent. So it's high time for an overview: Where do we stand in Europe?

Pegasus Spyware Maker NSO Has 22 Clients in the European Union. And It's Not Alone.

Website "haaretz.com"

12 August 2022

Members of the European Parliament Committee of Inquiry came to Israel to investigate Pegasus, and were surprised to discover contracts with their countries of origin.

Pegasus Surveillance Plagues Democratic Europe

Website "cepa.org"

29 July 2022

A year after the Pegasus scandal broke, the use of Israeli spyware by some of Europe’s democratic governments continues to raise alarms.

Telegram founder on leaked Pegasus malware hit list

lakon

22 July 2021

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram -- reputed to be an unhackable messaging app and having over half a billion users -- was targeted for potential surveillance in the Pegasus spyware case, reports The Guardian.

Journalists, activists among 50,000 targets of Israeli spyware — reports

lakon

21 July 2021

NSO Group's Pegasus malware was abused by its government clients to spy on journalists, opposition politicians and rights activists, an investigation revealed. The targets also include presidents and prime ministers.

U.S. spied on Merkel and other Europeans through Danish cables

lakon

01 June 2021

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) used a partnership with Denmark's foreign intelligence unit to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Danish state broadcaster DR said.

Camera surveillance stepped up in Belgium and France

lakon

22 March 2021

Authorities are closely watching citizens to enforce COVID rules and track data while invading individuals' privacy.

Civil society initiative for a ban on biometric mass surveillance practices. Sign the petition for a new law now.

Reclaim Your Face

21 February 2021

We call on the European Commission to strictly regulate the use of biometric technologies in order to avoid undue interference with fundamental rights. In particular, we ask the Commission to prohibit, in law and in practice, indiscriminate or arbitrarily-targeted uses of biometrics which can lead to unlawful mass surveillance.

A microchip-based program backed by Bill Gates and the World Economic Forum is tracking the COVID status of millions

John-Henry Westen

23 December 2020

Since 2015, the Gates Foundation has supported Khushi Baby, a microchip-based project in India that helps monitor children's vaccination through attachable NFC microchip necklaces.

Greek Government and Palantir Reaffirm Digital Transformation Partnership

Website "businesswire.com"

16 December 2020

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alex Karp, the co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR), spoke via teleconference on December 3 with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about Palantir’s ever-expanding partnership with the government of Greece to support their COVID-19 response efforts. Dr. Karp and Prime Minister Mitsotakis were joined by Palantir Executive Josh Harris and Kyriakos...

How Ticketmaster Plans to Check Your Vaccine Status for Concerts: Exclusive

Dave Brooks

15 November 2020

Monday's news that pharmaceutical company Pfizer's early results on a new COVID-19 vaccine showed a 90% efficacy rate on an initial clinical trial have given concert professionals hope that the business can start mounting a return in 2021.

In Coronavirus Fight, China Gives Citizens a Color Code, With Red Flags

Paul Mozur, Raymond Zhong, Aaron Krolik

02 August 2020

A new system uses software to dictate quarantines — and appears to send personal data to police, in a troubling precedent for automated social control.

China’s Ubiquitous Facial Recognition Tech Sparks Privacy Backlash

Lauren Dudley

22 July 2020

Privacy concerns remain largely unaddressed in proposed Chinese facial recognition standards.

Hong Kong: Technological giants freeze data demands

SecNews

14 July 2020

Η Google, Facebook and Twitter stop processing data requests from Hong Kong government as they reconsider a new law on safety entered into force on 1 July. Google has stopped all processing activities data just came into force last Wednesday.

COVID-19 apps: Virus detection applications violate privacy

SecNews

12 July 2020

Antivirus applications violate privacy by recording more data than they need, putting users at risk.

UK virus-tracing app switches to Apple-Google model

Leo Kelion

10 July 2020

In a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works and shifting to a model based on technology provided by Apple and Google.

PWC under fire for tech that keeps home-working staff under surveillance

Louisa Clarence-Smith

02 July 2020

PWC is under fire for developing a facial recognition tool for City firms to monitor home-working staff when they are away from their computer screens.