Facial recognition: IT and police in delicate dance
Facial recognition has helped simplify our lives but the global anti-racism protests have prompted some privacy and rights groups to voice concerns over the technology is being used police forces
Virus apps expose tension between privacy and need for data
As more governments turn to tracing apps in the fight against the coronavirus, tension between the need for public health information and privacy rights has been thrust into the spotlight
EU seeks AI champions: Five things to know
From translation apps to facial recognition, artificial intelligence is becoming a major part of everyday life and the European Union has vowed to bring order to this digital "wild west"
EU ministers raise privacy concerns in e-evidence bill
EU ministers raise concerns about whether citizens' rights are protected in a bill aimed at speeding up investigators' access to email and other digital evidence.
From Yahoo to Uber, major hacks of data
The European Union's new data protection rules, which take effect on May 25, will give people more control over the way their personal information is used online.
Facebook says rolling out privacy choices under EU rules
Facebook says it will begin rolling out changes to how it handles private data this week to comply with forthcoming EU rules, with European residents seeing the measures first.