Surveil-links: iPhones, Biometrics, FLoC, New Zealand, and Russia

#136: The FBI wanted to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. It turned to a little-known Australian firm.

April 14, 2021 | Washington Post by Ellen Nakashima and Reed Albergotti | ~2203 words

#137: MEPs call for European AI rules to ban biometric surveillance in public

April 15, 2021 | TechCrunch by Natasha Lomas | ~741 words

#138: Nobody is flying to join Google’s FLoC

April 16, 2021 | The Verge by Dieter Bohn | ~1603 words

#139: Police call in experts to advise on facial recognition technology

April 16, 2021 | RNZ Morning Report | 5:04 (audio)

#140: Russia’s surveillance state still doesn’t match China. But Putin is racing to catch up.

April 17, 2021 | Washington Post by Robyn Dixon | ~1331 words

More by me, #141: Privacy is a human right. San Jose should treat it as such.