Paris police banned from using surveillance drones

Frances highest administrative court has prohibited police in Paris from using drones to monitor demonstrations and gatherings on…

New technology will give cops access to residents private security video

Police in Mississippis homicide-wracked capital are one step closer to being able to access residents livestreaming home security…

Delhi high court seeks Centres response in plea against surveillance systems

A bench of chief Justice DN Patel and justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the ministries of home affairs, information…

ASIS India Chapters Meeting held on virtual platform

ASIS India Chapters Meeting was organized on Thursday, 29th Oct 2020 on a virtual platform. In the present times when everything…

Airport facial recognition could soon handle masks

The use of facial biometrics in airport systems is increasing in France and around the world, and the countrys national data…

Europes top court confirms no mass surveillance without limits

Europes top court has delivered another slap-down to indiscriminate government mass surveillance regimes. In a ruling the CJEU…

LAPD has used facial-recognition software 30K times in last decade, records show

The Los Angeles Police Department has used facial-recognition software nearly 30,000 times since 2009, with hundreds of officers…

Govt sets up group under cyber security head to probe China Watching

Taking up the matter with the Chinese Ambassador, the Government has set up an expert committee under the National Cyber Security…

Rules allow CCTV cameras to be installed in public vehicles in Nepal

Privacy Rules-2020, which were recently issued by the Nepal government, allow government offices of the federal, provincial and…

Western Cape to be first to develop camera law

In a first for South Africa, the Western Cape has begun the process to develop a legislation that will govern the use of CCTV…

California city votes to install license plate scanners

Nearly 40 high-tech cameras used to scan license plates will be installed after a City Council approval recently. Costing close…

Coalition pressures US govt agency to recommend ban on govt use of facial recognition

A number of advocacy groups in the US are pressuring the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board -- an independent government…