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  Court reverses San Jose robbery conviction over warrantless cell phone tracking Appellate judges rejected a police urgency claim for an emergency Verizon request in their 2022 pursuit of a man they were already surveilling.

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  EU plans to let Frontex monitor social media and flag posts for removal The European Commission wants Frontex, the EU’s border agency, to monitor public social media posts about migration. It would also flag illegal content to platforms. MEPs and digital rights groups say the plan puts online speech under a border agency’s watch. The Commission proposed the change on Tuesday as part of a wider overhaul of […] This story continues at The Next Web

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  Secret FISA Ruling Allegedly Details Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Messages A warrantless search by any other name still looks like a warrantless search.

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  How a grocery merger could expand a surveillance network Kroger’s $1.65 billion proposed acquisition of Giant Eagle might not only consolidate the grocery market, but also a vast surveillance network that includes Flock cameras, a new report warns. Beyond standard concerns that a merger could decrease competition and increase prices, the American Economic Liberties Project (AELP), which advocates for competition policy reforms, says that…

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  Californians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state Across California, police departments are rapidly expanding “Drone as First Responder” programs, triggering intense public backlash over warrantless surveillance and corporate overreach.

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  ‘A civil rights issue’: New proposal for license plate cameras sparks concern over privacy The University’s new proposed General Use Plan calls for camera installation to assist in traffic data collection.

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  Bill C-22: Time Is Running Out to Stop Canada’s Surveillance Law Canada’s Bill C-22 would require metadata retention and surveillance capabilities from service providers.

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  Updated Google privacy policy says your Gmail might be used for advertising Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

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  FCC bans two devices with surveillance chips linked to Huawei The banned items — a wireless video transmitter and dashboard camera — are made with chips manufactured by Huawei subsidiary HiSilicon, which markets its products as “designed for the surveillance market.”

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  PHP2Shell exposes the weakness in coordinated vulnerability disclosure Two critical vulnerabilities discovered in the widely-used PHP programming language have shaken up enterprises, and the ramifications will take some time to truly understand. But one of the lesser-known stories centers around disclosure. According to The PHP Foundation, several organizations had agreed to a coordinated release detailing the critical flaws and mitigation actions, but cybersecurity firm Chainguard “unlaterally...