Tag: surveillance
2024 Olympics and video surveillance: should we be afraid?
July 26, 2024, opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. On the banks of the Seine, in Paris, the athletes and the Olympic flame parade slowly under the applause of a…
Czech president urges increased surveillance of Russians in the West
Petr Pavel, the new president of the Czech Republic, said he was in favor of more surveillance of Russian citizens living in the West. Words that had to be clarified…
“Sensitivity readers”: the world of books is now under surveillance, by Sylvain Fort
For a long time I wondered why I was so revolted by the sensitivity readers. I am talking about those employees of publishing houses responsible for sifting literary texts through…
Disputed surveillance sawn by EU lawyers
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen A woman demonstrates in Paris 2021 against sexual abuse of children. New rules to combat online abuse have been proposed in the…
Russia: rehearsals for the May 9 parade under close surveillance
It’s a totally unusual 9th of May that is brewing in Moscow. The security climate was already tense, it has worsened with what was presented by the Russian authorities as…
Israel quietly installed surveillance apparatus in Hebron to follow Palestinians home – “We have no privacy”
HEBRON, WEST BANK When Issa Amro walks just a few steps outside the gate of his backyard, he is almost immediately approached by a group of soldiers. The surveillance camera…
Clear sign for more surveillance cameras in Huddinge – the municipality gets the right in court
The decision also means that surveillance cameras may be set up in more places in Vårby gård’s center. The court considers that the interest in surveillance weighs heavily, as the…
Here the brazen car thieves are exposed – caught on the surveillance camera
Thefts and break-ins in cars are becoming more and more common and last year a record was broken in paid insurance compensation linked to the crime. This is shown by…
Twitter, TikTok, Amazon… Why the EU is placing 19 platforms under enhanced surveillance
Twitter, TikTok, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon… All under the eye of Brussels? The European Commission unveiled, on Tuesday 25 April, which platforms will be subject to enhanced surveillance…
Now stricter surveillance of women is starting to apply in Iran
As of Saturday, Iranian authorities have stepped up monitoring of how women dress. In the capital Tehran, surveillance cameras have been installed in a large number of public places and…