Noel Clarke and Hollyoaks actress Bronagh Waugh are starring in a gritty new police show, the first ITV drama to begin filming since the coronavirus pandemic. Viewpoint, which is headed up by Fleabag director Harry Bradbeer, follows a tense police surveillance investigation into a close Manchester community. Filming has already started in Manchester and on Wednesday … Read more
Chinese surveillance firm SenseTime ditches its UK plans: Controversial start-up ends talks on expanding into Europe with a British HQ SenseTime, worth nearly £6bn, is the world’s most valuable AI start-up Its technology is used in facial recognition and driverless cars It is accused of enabling the Chinese Communist Party’s campaign of persecution against Uighur … Read more
New York City Council approves a new bill that will require police to disclose every surveillance technology and technique used to monitor civilians Legislators in New York voted 44-6 to regulate police surveillance technology The new bill will require yearly audits of all devices and techniques used An NYPD spokesperson said the department will oppose … Read more
Any sense of joy I had at the prospect of a pint with my friends down the pub a week on Saturday was snuffed out when I read what it will entail. Before we set foot over the threshold we’ll have to register our names and contact details. The pub must keep this information for … Read more
Dwyane Wade says his family wound up under surveillance amid his talks between his wife Gabrielle Union and NBC after she publicly said she experienced harassment, racism and retribution during her stint on the network’s America’s Got Talent. ‘My house started being watched and my family started being followed,’ the 13-time NBA All-Star said in … Read more
New surveillance video shows George Floyd in struggle with cops in back of police car BEFORE being pulled out and ‘killed’ by officer Derek Chauvin New video appears to show George Floyd, 46, in a violent struggle with police Clip was posted by activist Shaun King who said: ‘Police were in the car beating the … Read more
Surveillance firm pitched US police on a remote phone hacking tool that would let them access a person’s text messages, emails, microphone, camera, and more Leaked emails show the San Diego police considered using a phone hacking tool The tool was developed by the US subsidiary of the Israeli surveillance firm NSO The hacking tool … Read more
The world is sleepwalking into a surveillance state during the coronavirus pandemic, rights groups have claimed. Digital surveillance rolled out to curb coronavirus should be limited in time and scope, more than 100 rights groups said on Thursday, warning governments not to use the crisis as cover for pervasive snooping. From facial recognition to phone … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Amazon’s home surveillance company Ring still can’t prove partnerships with law enforcement reduce crime A report from CNET sheds light on Ring partnerships with police Data shows little evidence Ring has reduced burglaries and property crimes Some police an experts say Ring can’t be attributed either By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 GMT, 19 … Read more