US police forces have been turning to technology to track down Black Lives Matter protestors.
Passwords have been used for thousands of years as a means of identifying ourselves to others and in more recent times, to computers.
From internet-connected televisions, toys, fridges, ovens, security cameras, door locks, fitness trackers and lights, the so-called “Internet of Things” (IoT) promises to revolutionise our homes.
- By Colin Rogers
There is a well-known phrase that describes a certain view of police officers. Often abbreviated in graffiti and on placards to “ACAB”, the words “all cops are bastards” have been widely adopted as a response to the way police forces operate.
- By Uri Gal
The recent questioning of the heads of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple in the US Congress has highlighted the threat their practices pose to our privacy and democracy.
As Americans across the nation protest police violence, people have begun to call for cuts or changes in public spending on police.
As survey results pile, it’s becoming clear Australians are sceptical about how their online data is tracked and used. But one question worth asking is: are our fears founded?
Many people look for more privacy when they browse the web by using their browsers in privacy-protecting modes, called “Private Browsing” in Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Apple Safari; “Incognito” in Google Chrome; and “InPrivate” in Microsoft Edge.
In case 2020 wasn’t dystopian enough, hackers on July 15 hijacked the Twitter accounts of former President Barack Obama, presidential hopeful Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Kim Kardashian and Apple, among others.
Police departments that get more equipment from the military kill more civilians than departments that get less military gear.
Calls to reform, defund or even outright abolish police in the U.S. are coming from many corners of American society.
- By U. Chicago
Police use-of-force policies in the nation’s 20 largest cities fail to meet international human rights standards, according to a new report.
The defunding of America’s heavily armed police forces, a long-term demand of racial justice activists, looks increasingly achievable.
In a 5-to-4 decision that came as a major blow to President Trump, the justices ruled that the administration could not proceed with plans to dismantle Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
Anyone familiar with George Orwell’s novel 1984 will relate to the menace of Big Brother watching their every keystroke and mouse click.
Two days after the Catholic bishop of El Paso, Mark Seitz, knelt with a dozen other priests in a silent prayer for George Floyd holding a “Black Lives Matter” sign, he received a phone call from Pope Francis.
The problem of police brutality against black Americans isn’t caused by “a few bad apples” on police forces, a new paper argues.
The killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police has sparked a furious response from all sections of American society.
- By Tom Nolan
The unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd after being pinned to the ground by the knee of a Minneapolis police officer has left parts of U.S. cities looking like a battle zone.
- By Aaron Mauro
If you are a front-line worker or working from home, you must also consider how these adaptations will present opportunities for criminals wanting to exploit this crisis.
The biggest threat to an organisation’s cyber-security comes from within, according to a growing body of evidence.
While most of the world is trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems hackers are not on lockdown.