#UK mass surveillance unlawful under European rules, court says

#UK mass surveillance unlawful under European rules, court says

“#UK mass surveillance unlawful under European rules, court says” LONDON — Europe’s top human rights court ruled Tuesday that British mass surveillance and intelligence-gathering practices breached human rights laws, in a partial victory for civil rights groups that had challenged the practices exposed by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden. The Grand Chamber of…

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#3 gunmen target, shoot jewelry shopper at NYC mall

#3 gunmen target, shoot jewelry shopper at NYC mall

“#3 gunmen target, shoot jewelry shopper at NYC mall” Three gunmen ambushed and shot a man who was shopping for jewelry at the Jamaica Colosseum Mall, cops said. But the two-bit tough guys left with only his wallet in the brazen broad daylight targeted robbery. Security footage of the incident begins as a 37-year-old man…

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#US banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash

#US banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash

“#US banks deploy AI to monitor customers, workers amid tech backlash” Several US banks have started deploying camera software that can analyze customer preferences, monitor workers and spot people sleeping near ATMs, even as they remain wary about possible backlash over increased surveillance, more than a dozen banking and technology sources told Reuters. Previously unreported…

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#Feds indict Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada breach

#Feds indict Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada breach

“#Feds indict Swiss hacker behind massive Verkada breach” The feds have filed criminal charges against a prolific Swiss hacker who took credit for breaking into more than 150,000 security cameras run by a Silicon Valley startup. A Seattle grand jury indicted Tillie Kottmann, the 21-year-old hacktivist who claimed to be behind last week’s massive breach…

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