AI Surveillance and Social Progress

In the near future, AI-powered surveillance systems will be able to track everything we do in public, and much of what we do in private. And if we do something wrong--shoplift, litter, jaywalk, you name it--the system will notice, retain it, tie it to your official government record, communicate...

A Dangerous Worm Is Eating Its Way Through Software Packages

Plus: An investigation reveals how US tech companies reportedly helped build China’s sweeping surveillance state, and two more alleged members of the Scattered Spider hacking group were arrested...

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business noyb has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully transferring users' data to China. The advocacy group is seeking an...