Defending Against Pervasive Spyware

The revelation that Israeli company NSO Group’s spy software Pegasus was targeting the smartphones of activists, journalists and business executives sent a shockwave through the international press. The spyware successfully infiltrated the mobile devi… Continue reading Defending Against Pervasive Spyware

How Sky Global was Indicted for Selling Security

The point of security is to control your data. You get to decide who sees data and who does not. Both encryption and access control are designed to permit authorized people to access files, data, networks or devices and keep unauthorized people from g… Continue reading How Sky Global was Indicted for Selling Security

Aventura Charged With Selling Chinese-Made Security Equipment

Aventura Technologies and seven of its executives have been charged with illegally importing Chinese-made security and surveillance equipment and claiming it to be made in the United States. The company, based in Commack, New York, claimed its securit… Continue reading Aventura Charged With Selling Chinese-Made Security Equipment

Meet IRpair & Phantom; powerful anti-facial recognition glasses

By Waqas
IRpair and Phantom are the first-ever collections of anti-facial recognition glasses and sunglasses designed to block facial recognition, eye tracking & infrared radiation including 3D IR surveillance cameras during both day and night. Fac… Continue reading Meet IRpair & Phantom; powerful anti-facial recognition glasses

Blocking facial recognition surveillance using AI

If AI is increasingly able to recognise and classify faces, then the only way to counter this creeping surveillance is to use another AI to defeat it. Thanks to the University of Toronto, this may soon be possible. Continue reading Blocking facial recognition surveillance using AI

Interview: Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society

An interview with Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society, a new privacy advocacy and research non-profit based in Vancouver, Canada. Continue reading Interview: Sarah Jamie Lewis, Executive Director of the Open Privacy Research Society