Generative artificial intelligence can now counterfeit reality at an industrial scale. Deepfakesphotographs, videos and audio tracks that use AI to create convincing but entirely fabricated representations of people or eventsaren't just an Internet content problem; they are a social-order problem. The power of AI to create words and images that seem real but aren't threatens society, critical thinking and civilizational stability.
Berkeley could soon start planning how to equip the Berkeley Police Department and other first responders with drones to track fleeing suspects, provide reconnaissance during standoffs and gain a bird's-eye view of disasters like earthquakes and fires, among other uses. A proposal from Councilmember Terry Taplin would task the City Manager's Office with developing an acquisition report and use policy for drones.
Looking behind, she noticed a cyclist following her and filming her backside with his smartphone. Gentsch confronted the man and forced him to delete the footage. She in turn took out her smartphone and filmed the perpetrator. Her own footage shows that this voyeur appears overwhelmed by her determination to hold him accountable. He stammers excuses and claims that "nothing happened," while ultimately blaming her. "Why are you wearing pants like that?"
Sometimes technology feels like a gilded cage, and you're not the one holding the key. Most people can't live off the grid, so how do we stop data brokers who track and exploit you for money? Tech companies that distort what you see and hear? Governments that restrict, censor, and intimidate? No one can do it alone, but EFF was built to protect your rights.
"In 2025, surveillance is everywhere. From how we move through the city to how we use our phones, nearly every action leaves a digital trace," Gutiérrez said in a statement. "Right now, the city can collect and share information about how you walk, type or browse - without treating it as sensitive. That needs to change."
SMUD's disclosures invade the privacy of customers' homes. The whole exercise is the digital equivalent of a door-to-door search of an entire city. The home lies at the 'core' of constitutional protections.
A tech industry group, NetChoice, plans to continue legal challenges against a Mississippi law requiring age verification for social media users, arguing it infringes on user privacy rights.
President Trump’s explicit warning that demonstrators will face "very heavy force" might deter individuals from exercising their right to protest, emphasizing the necessity for caution.
Retired police officer Hilary Baker, 69, expressed concern over drone usage in Castle Combe, stating, "It’s almost like some of the visitors have lost their moral compass, they have lost their boundaries."
Essex Police allegedly failed to adequately assess the potentially discriminatory effects of its live facial recognition technology despite claiming to have considered such issues in their equality impact assessment.
In 2024, U.S. intelligence agencies significantly increased their use of search terms to query communications of U.S. persons, igniting privacy concerns and calls for reform.
Even if the primary purpose of your CCTV is to secure your property, if the cameras capture detailed images of areas where others have a reasonable expectation of privacy - such as a neighbour's garden or interior windows - this could be seen as a breach of that right.
In written submissions, David Sherborne, for Mrs Rooney, stated: "In short, the claimant is someone who has secretly provided, or sought to provide, to the press private information which she has been privy to..."
When Sarah Grace made the difficult phone call to organise her first counselling appointment after a violent sexual assault, she didn't know her therapist's notes could be used against her in court.
The officers argue that revealing their identities would violate their privacy and deter them from expressing unpopular opinions, posing a threat to free speech.
The ongoing investigation into the alleged voyeuristic filming of MMA fighter Conor McGregor has raised serious concerns about privacy rights and the ethics surrounding such incidents.
Meta has agreed for the first time to stop using the personal data of a specific individual for targeted advertising, as part of a negotiated settlement with human rights campaigner Tanya O'Carroll.
