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DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies

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Yet, the Department of Justice has been funding the crime surveillance and analysis technology for years and continues to do so despite criticism from researchers, privacy advocates and members of Congress.

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Media companies investigating data leak uncover global abuse of cyber-surveillance technology

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NSO Group’s lawyers maintain that the technology was not designed for this purpose, and points to contractual obligations of purchasers to only use the malware to fight serious crime and terrorism. Even then, the prevailing assumption is that the spy must be a specific person and not ambiguous malware or other autonomous technologies.

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Top Criminal Justice Technology for Lawyers

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Criminal justice technology is a popular topic, thanks in part to television shows like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Unfortunately, Hollywood’s depiction of criminal justice tech, while exciting, only tells part of the story. What Is Criminal Justice Technology?

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Advocacy groups oppose Senate encryption bill over privacy protection concerns

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US Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal on Monday reintroduced the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies, or EARN IT Act. This would not only put private users at risk of privacy violations, but would damage the technological safe harbors put in place for hospitals, schools, and airports.

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Proton successfully appeals government surveillance obligations

JURIST

Proton Technologies is best known for privacy-focused software such as secure email platform ProtonMail and private network ProtonVPN. In response to the court’s decision, Founder and CEO of Proton Technologies, Andy Yen, called this is a trailblazing moment for the company to further advance its privacy and freedom advocacy campaign.

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India High Court rules online intermediaries immune from criminal prosecution for counterfeit goods

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The Delhi High Court Wednesday ruled that Flipkart Internet Private Limited has intermediary status under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act and is therefore entitled to safe harbour immunity from criminal prosecution.

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Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 20, 2024

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On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.

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