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NEWS 13.05.2026

British water utility fined after data theft

A British water utility has been fined for allowing attackers to steal the personal data of more than 600,000 customers.

NEWS 13.05.2026

US immigration agency plans to develop smart glasses

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to develop "smart glasses" equipped with facial recognition, according to a new report.

NEWS 11.05.2026

Publishers sue Meta for AI training

Five major publishers have filed a lawsuit against Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. They allege that the company's AI training practices infringed on authors' copyright.

NEWS 07.05.2026

US: FTC bars data broker from selling location data

The US Federal Trade Commission will bar a data broker from selling "sensitive location data." The agency had sued the company in 2022.

NEWS 06.05.2026

Iran executes demonstrators

There have been numerous executions in Iran in connection with January's mass protests. Experts fear more killings are yet to come.

NEWS 05.05.2026

UK: Retailers' facial recognition system mistakes customers for shoplifters

British retailers have begun using facial recognition. Errors have led to individuals being falsely accused and ejected from stores.

NEWS 04.05.2026

United States: Planned surveillance tower in coastal city draws criticism

US Customs and Border Protection wants to put a surveillance tower in a California city to monitor the coast. Civil liberties groups warn that the cameras could also keep tabs on the community.

NEWS 30.04.2026

Reporters without Borders: Global state of press freedom continues to worsen

Only one percent of the world's population lives in countries where the situation for press freedom is "good," according to the latest World Press Freedom Index.

NEWS 29.04.2026

Greece: Critics condemn shuttering of spyware investigation

Greece's Supreme Court will not reopen an investigation into the country's spyware scandal. A recently concluded trial failed to deliver new evidence, the prosecutor concluded.

NEWS 28.04.2026

Health data of hundreds of thousands of Britons put up for sale

Health data from the UK Biobank was put up for sale on an online marketplace. Experts criticize the "careless" handling of the data.