TechNaomi Brockwell: This surveillance regime didn’t always exist. It was built. And just because it’s now common doesn’t mean we should accept it.
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UK vs Apple: Your privacy is under attack
TechNaomi Brockwell: The UK government just decided no one deserves privacy - not just UK citizens, but everyone worldwide.
Drones monitor Stockholm – to protect “Israeli interests”
Sweden“The surveillance areas and the timing of the surveillance mean that many people will be affected by it", they admit.
Why I’m a techno-optimist
TechNaomi Brockwell: For the first time, we have both the technology and the cultural momentum to reclaim our privacy.
“I have nothing to hide”
TechNaomi Brockwell: Today, governments, corporations, and hackers routinely collect and exploit our personal information, often without our consent.
8 Ways to Fight for Privacy Today
TechThe phrase "I have nothing to hide" has become a lazy justification for dismissing privacy. It’s time to reframe the conversation.
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Privacy is about choice
TechNaomi Brockwell: Privacy isn't about disappearing – it's about minimizing risk and gaining more control over your personal information.
Swedish Government wants temporary surveillance law made permanent
SwedenWhen secret data interception was introduced, it was claimed to be a “temporary coercive measure” - now those in power want to extend the law and make it permanent.
Sweden’s Social Democrats want to wiretap kids
Sweden"We are in an acute and national crisis where children are being used as child soldiers by adults", Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said leader during a press conference.
Hong Kong goes for mass surveillance
World2000 cameras "not enough" according to police chief who does not rule out facial recognition.
Police extend drone surveillance over Stockholm
Sweden– The police are making sweeping assessments that cover large areas where many innocent people who are not committing crimes live, says attorney Peter Hellman.
Swedish government seeks expanded surveillance
SwedenAI technology for facial recognition is being widely launched, cited as a response to gang violence.
“Many misleading claims about Chat Control 2.0”
DebateYlva Johansson chooses to ignore the fact that a mass surveillance proposal requires mass surveillance, Karl Emil Nikka, IT security expert, writes.
Bahnhof: “Chat Control is Stasi on steroids”
Tech"The only people who will be affected by surveillance are ordinary people, businesses and other legitimate organizations", they warn.
Sabotage campaign against car surveillance continues in London
WorldHundreds of cameras registering gasoline and diesel cars were smashed.
Here is the technocratic mega-city being built in Saudi Arabia
WorldThe 'line city' of Neom will be able to accommodate 9 million inhabitants along a 170-kilometer line in the desert - only 200 meters wide, but 500 meters high.
“Most comprehensive surveillance apparatus in human history”
WorldStrong support among EU governments for new big brother law "Chat Control 2.0", according to leaked EU documents.
Sweden’s government endorses EU mass surveillance plan
SwedenMapping and searching all citizens' private messages is "an important EU initiative against a very serious crime", according to Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).
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