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Watch Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley discuss the future of surveillance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The debate about where the line should be drawn between privacy and public safety has only intensified in the age of artificial intelligence. And Herd safetya…
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock lapse, citing ‘serious concerns’ about civil liberties and privacy
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is reportedly ending its agreement with Flock Safety, a surveillance company that helps law enforcement track vehicles using thousands of…
In major privacy victory, Supreme Court rules that geo-trafficking warrants are protected by privacy rights
The US Supreme Court on Monday limited law enforcement’s use of “geofence” search warrants, in a major legal decision that is likely to have broad implications…
Russian authorities hacked into the phone of a prominent political opponent while he was in custody, using technology built by forensics firm Cellebrite – even after…
US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers rejected Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agency
The House of Representatives failed to renew the US government’s warrantless surveillance law before it expired on Friday, but it is guaranteed to expire for the…
WhatsApp says it has detected new spyware attacks linked to the NSO group in violation of a court order
WhatsApp said it has disrupted a new hacking campaign linked to NSO Group, a spyware maker that has been caught countless cases of abuse all over…
Cyberdecks are having a moment, rejecting big tech surveillance with style and substance
When I approach the self-proclaimed “evil of open source” CC for an interview, I’m pretty sure she’s emailing me from behind a pink mermaid purse. “I’m…
Hackers are targeting Signal users in an attempt to steal their chat backups as part of a new hacking campaign, according to TechCrunch. On Wednesday, Washington…
Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature on Android that aims to help security researchers investigate spyware attacks. The feature is called “Intrusion Logging” and…
Paragon is not cooperating with Italian authorities investigating spyware attacks, the report said
Last year, WhatsApp and Apple notified several people in Italy, including journalists and activists, that they had been targeted by government spyware. In particular, WhatsApp pointed…