New Home Office research reveals ethnic minority groups are more likely to avoid areas with live facial recognition cameras, raising major civil liberties and bias concerns. Read the full report.
Labour's expansion of live facial recognition technology risks putting sensitive biometric data in the wrong hands, threatening public trust and civil liberties. Read the urgent warnings.
Government plans for a national facial recognition camera network have ignited a fierce debate over civil liberties. Critics warn of a 'dystopian' surveillance state. Read the full story.
India's telecom ministry mandates pre-installation of the 'Sanchar Saathi' cybersecurity app on all new smartphones, raising significant privacy concerns. Read more about the implications for users and manufacturers.
US travellers without a REAL ID or passport will face a $45 fee at airport security from February 1. The TSA says it covers biometric verification costs. Learn the details.
OpenAI reveals ChatGPT user data compromised in third-party security breach. Names, emails, and location data exposed. No chat content or passwords affected. Stay informed about your data security.
Dozens of civil liberties groups and legal experts call for parliamentary inquiry into the ICO, citing a 'collapse in enforcement activity' following the serious Afghan data breach scandal.
American travellers can now store their passport in Apple Wallet for domestic flights. Meanwhile, the UK trials new facial recognition e-gates at Manchester Airport to slash queue times.
Seven additional police forces will deploy facial recognition vans, expanding controversial surveillance technology across the UK. Learn how this affects civil liberties.
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm xAI faces serious allegations after employees claim they were pressured to provide sensitive biometric information, including fingerprints and eye scans, raising major privacy and ethical concerns in the tech indus
Major travel disruption looms as EU's biometric border system launches in October. Dover and Eurotunnel face potential 14-hour queues while airports brace for passenger delays.
A major security failure at MaineHealth has left sensitive death notices publicly accessible for months, raising serious concerns about patient privacy and data protection protocols in the US healthcare system.
Exclusive analysis reveals alarming gaps in England's public health data collection, hampering pandemic response and future planning as key metrics go unrecorded.
Tax authorities face legal crisis as experts reveal HMRC likely violated privacy laws by unlawfully collecting personal data to halt child benefit payments to thousands of families.
A UK landlord faces severe backlash after being discovered rifling through a tenant's personal belongings, including underwear drawers, raising serious concerns about tenant rights and privacy violations in rental properties.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission forces Meta to pause AI training on Facebook and Instagram user data after privacy complaints, marking major EU data protection enforcement.
Court records reveal Facebook provided private messages from a North Carolina murder investigation, raising serious questions about digital privacy and law enforcement access to personal data.
The US government is dramatically expanding its facial recognition programme at major airports, requiring nearly all international travellers to undergo biometric scans. This controversial move raises serious questions about privacy rights and data protec
A senior NHS nurse is demanding answers after discovering her private information was allegedly shared between health service chiefs and Scottish Government ministers without her consent, sparking a major privacy controversy.
Labour leader Keir Starmer proposes groundbreaking digital ID cards to combat illegal immigration and streamline public services, sparking both support and civil liberties concerns.
New documents reveal the Department of Homeland Security bought access to millions of Americans' mobile location information, bypassing constitutional protections in what critics call a 'mass surveillance' programme.
Meta's Facebook faces massive €210 million penalty from French authorities for making it difficult for users to refuse cookie tracking in major GDPR enforcement action.
British travellers face potential two-hour queues as EU's new Entry/Exit System threatens to disrupt Eurostar services from November 2024, with St Pancras International unprepared for biometric checks.
Discover the meticulous methodology behind The Independent's VPN testing process - from speed analysis to security protocols and real-world performance assessments.
The long-delayed EU Entry/Exit System has commenced initial testing, promising to transform travel for British passport holders with new biometric checks and potential delays at European borders.
India's ambitious Aadhaar digital identity system faces growing scrutiny as millions report exclusion from essential services, creating a deep societal divide about technology's role in governance.
Exclusive investigation reveals how major companies including Snapchat, Garmin and Meta are harvesting and sharing your personal data without clear consent, raising serious concerns about digital privacy rights in the UK.
Prague Airport becomes testing ground for EU's Entry/Exit System, creating 4-hour queues and raising alarm for UK holidaymakers facing similar chaos this autumn.
The controversial EU Entry/Exit System facing yet another postponement, with Prague Airport revealing new 2025 timeline for biometric border controls that will impact UK travellers.
British citizens travelling to EU countries will undergo mandatory biometric fingerprinting and facial scans under new Entry/Exit System rules starting October 2025, creating potential delays and raising privacy concerns.