US Surveillance – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

IBM urges US govt to adopt new controls on facial recognition systems for ‘repressive regimes’

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020By Editor

The US Commerce Department should adopt new export controls to limit repressive regimes’ access to facial recognition systems, IBM Corp said on Friday, claiming such systems can be used to commit human rights violations. … Read More >IBM urges US govt to adopt new controls on facial recognition systems for ‘repressive regimes’

Latin America

US Air Force Dispatches Surveillance Planes to Island Off Venezuela’s Coast

Posted on June 23, 2020June 23, 2020By Editor

The US Air Force has dispatched two surveillance aircraft to a base just off the Venezuelan coast for what it calls “counter-narcotics operations.” The move comes as Washington looks to enhance its “maximum pressure” against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. … Read More >US Air Force Dispatches Surveillance Planes to Island Off Venezuela’s Coast

USA

We’re Taking Clearview AI to Court to End its Privacy-Destroying Face Surveillance Activities

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

For several years, a little-known start-up based in New York has been amassing a database of billions of our faceprints — unique biometric identifiers akin to a fingerprint or DNA profile — drawn from personal photos on our social media accounts and elsewhere online. … Read More >We’re Taking Clearview AI to Court to End its Privacy-Destroying Face Surveillance Activities

USA

From 9/11 to COVID-19, It’s Been a Perpetual State of Emergency

Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020By Editor

Don’t pity this year’s crop of graduates because this COVID-19 pandemic caused them to miss out on the antics of their senior year and the pomp and circumstance of graduation. … Read More >From 9/11 to COVID-19, It’s Been a Perpetual State of Emergency

Asia & Pacific

Nothing to do with facts: China dismisses US accusation it targeted American surveillance plane with LASER

Posted on March 7, 2020March 7, 2020By Editor

Beijing has refuted an accusation by the US Navy that a Chinese warship fired a “military grade” laser at its P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft somewhere over the South China Sea. … Read More >Nothing to do with facts: China dismisses US accusation it targeted American surveillance plane with LASER

Asia & Pacific

CIA has been hacking China for 11 YEARS, says Chinese cybersecurity firm citing Vault 7 leak

Posted on March 5, 2020March 5, 2020By Editor

US spies have been hacking into Chinese aviation, energy, internet and even government sectors for more than a decade, Beijing-based cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 said after a probe based on ‘Vault7’ tools published by WikiLeaks. … Read More >CIA has been hacking China for 11 YEARS, says Chinese cybersecurity firm citing Vault 7 leak

World

China says US is an ‘EMPIRE OF HACKERS,’ mocks cyber-accusations in wake of Crypto AG scandal

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020By Editor

Washington accusing other states of leading cyberwarfare against the US is like “a thief crying ‘stop, thief!’” Beijing said, reacting to revelations the CIA used Swiss cryptography firm Crypto AG to spy on hundreds of countries. … Read More >China says US is an ‘EMPIRE OF HACKERS,’ mocks cyber-accusations in wake of Crypto AG scandal

USA

US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform NSA’s Data Collection, Surveillance Program

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020By Editor

A new, bipartisan-backed bill introduced in the US House of Representatives seeks to limit the National Security Agency’s (NSA) authority to conduct surveillance on Americans’ phone records and collect other associated communications. … Read More >US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform NSA’s Data Collection, Surveillance Program

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