Security News

Automatic Face Recognition and Surveillance (Schneier on Security)
2015-10-05 11:11

ID checks were a common response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but they'll soon be obsolete. You won't have to show your ID, because you'll be identified automatically. A security camera will...

AT&T Facilitated NSA Surveillance Efforts, Reports (Threatpost)
2015-08-17 16:30

Published reports say that AT&T was the National Security Agency's primary telecommunications partner and facilitated much of its surveillance efforts around telephone and Internet traffic collection.

UK High Court declares emergency surveillance bill unlawful (Help Net Security)
2015-07-20 11:27

On Friday, the UK High Court has declared Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA) unlawful. DRIPA is an emergency legislation signed into law in July 2014, and its main goal was to allo...