Police told not to download NHS Covid-19 app
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) has confirmed officers are being told not to install the NHS Covid-19 app on their work smartphones.
The app detects when users have been in proximity to someone with the virus.
Some officers have also been told they may not need to obey self-isolate alerts generated by the app when downloaded to their personal phones.
Lancashire Constabulary has told staff to call the force's own Covid-19 helpline instead.
The BBC contacted the North-West of England force after a source claimed the advice had been given because of "security reasons".
The source also said officers had been told not to carry their personal phones while on duty if they had activated the app.
This applies to staff working in public-facing roles as well as those in back-office positions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54328644
#Europe #UK #police #covid #app
The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) has confirmed officers are being told not to install the NHS Covid-19 app on their work smartphones.
The app detects when users have been in proximity to someone with the virus.
Some officers have also been told they may not need to obey self-isolate alerts generated by the app when downloaded to their personal phones.
Lancashire Constabulary has told staff to call the force's own Covid-19 helpline instead.
The BBC contacted the North-West of England force after a source claimed the advice had been given because of "security reasons".
The source also said officers had been told not to carry their personal phones while on duty if they had activated the app.
This applies to staff working in public-facing roles as well as those in back-office positions.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54328644
#Europe #UK #police #covid #app
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Monitoring the Dark Web - TITANIUM Project
TITANIUM has researched, developed, and validated novel data-driven techniques and solutions designed to support Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) charged with investigating criminal or terrorist activities involving virtual currencies and/or underground markets in the darknet.
The result of TITANIUM is a set of services and forensic tools, which operate within a privacy and data protection environment that is configurable to local legal requirements, and can be used by investigators
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TITANIUM has researched, developed, and validated novel data-driven techniques and solutions designed to support Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) charged with investigating criminal or terrorist activities involving virtual currencies and/or underground markets in the darknet.
The result of TITANIUM is a set of services and forensic tools, which operate within a privacy and data protection environment that is configurable to local legal requirements, and can be used by investigators
👀 👉🏼 https://titanium-project.eu/
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Wiretapping: New high-level police working group to formulate "a joint response to the impending massive impacts of 5G"
A new senior police working group will try to advance the police demand to retain wiretapping abilities with 5G technology. However, the technical architecture of 5G makes this extremely difficult, if not impossible. The German Presidency is seeking formal recognition from the Council's Law Enforcement Working Party for this new body, named the 'European Heads of Lawful Interception Units'. As well as EU and Schengen states, the UK will apparently also be involved.
👀 👉🏼 See: NOTE from: Presidency to: Delegations: Lawful Interception - Strengthening EU cooperation (11517/20, LIMITE, 13 October 2020, pdf): https://www.statewatch.org/media/1407/eu-council-wiretapping-lawful-interception-cooperation-11517-20.pdf
The document notes that the "primary aim" of the European Heads of Lawful Interception Units is:
"to facilitate better cooperation and mutual understanding of the needs, challenges and priorities of lawful interception (LI) units within the member states."
The reasons for this new structure are "the impending massive impacts of 5G", which will make traditional methods of telecommunications interception redundant.
👀 👉🏼 See this Statewatch analysis from last year for an overview of the issues at hand: A world without wiretapping? Official documents highlight concern over effects 5G technology will have on “lawful interception” (29 May 2019) https://www.statewatch.org/analyses/2019/a-world-without-wiretapping-official-documents-highlight-concern-over-effects-5g-technology-will-have-on-lawful-interception/
👀 👉🏼 https://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/october/eu-wiretapping-new-high-level-police-working-group-to-formulate-a-joint-response-to-the-impending-massive-impacts-of-5g/
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A new senior police working group will try to advance the police demand to retain wiretapping abilities with 5G technology. However, the technical architecture of 5G makes this extremely difficult, if not impossible. The German Presidency is seeking formal recognition from the Council's Law Enforcement Working Party for this new body, named the 'European Heads of Lawful Interception Units'. As well as EU and Schengen states, the UK will apparently also be involved.
👀 👉🏼 See: NOTE from: Presidency to: Delegations: Lawful Interception - Strengthening EU cooperation (11517/20, LIMITE, 13 October 2020, pdf): https://www.statewatch.org/media/1407/eu-council-wiretapping-lawful-interception-cooperation-11517-20.pdf
The document notes that the "primary aim" of the European Heads of Lawful Interception Units is:
"to facilitate better cooperation and mutual understanding of the needs, challenges and priorities of lawful interception (LI) units within the member states."
The reasons for this new structure are "the impending massive impacts of 5G", which will make traditional methods of telecommunications interception redundant.
👀 👉🏼 See this Statewatch analysis from last year for an overview of the issues at hand: A world without wiretapping? Official documents highlight concern over effects 5G technology will have on “lawful interception” (29 May 2019) https://www.statewatch.org/analyses/2019/a-world-without-wiretapping-official-documents-highlight-concern-over-effects-5g-technology-will-have-on-lawful-interception/
👀 👉🏼 https://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/october/eu-wiretapping-new-high-level-police-working-group-to-formulate-a-joint-response-to-the-impending-massive-impacts-of-5g/
#statewatch #eu #schengen #uk #wiretapping #police #interception #surveillance #thinkabout
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German Police takes over illegal market places on Telegram
Among other things, drugs were traded in the telegram chat groups. Now they were confiscated by the police.
Drugs, forged documents or other illegal goods are not only to be found on marketplaces in Clear- or Darknet, but increasingly also on the Telegram messenger platform. Nine such chat groups were taken over and seized by the police after months of investigation. Administrators and dealers were identified and their homes searched.
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https://www.golem.de/news/kriminalitaet-polizei-uebernimmt-illegale-marktplaetze-auf-telegram-2010-151831.html
👀 👉🏼 https://www.bka.de/DE/Presse/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen/2020/Presse2020/201030_pmEVTelegram.html
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Among other things, drugs were traded in the telegram chat groups. Now they were confiscated by the police.
Drugs, forged documents or other illegal goods are not only to be found on marketplaces in Clear- or Darknet, but increasingly also on the Telegram messenger platform. Nine such chat groups were taken over and seized by the police after months of investigation. Administrators and dealers were identified and their homes searched.
👀 👉🏼 Translated with DeepL
https://www.golem.de/news/kriminalitaet-polizei-uebernimmt-illegale-marktplaetze-auf-telegram-2010-151831.html
👀 👉🏼 https://www.bka.de/DE/Presse/Listenseite_Pressemitteilungen/2020/Presse2020/201030_pmEVTelegram.html
#telegram #germany #police #busted #channel #drugs #illegal
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5,500 Pirate IPTV Servers Shut Down By 700 Police Officers Around Europe
A massive law enforcement operation across Europe has reportedly shut down 5,500 servers used to stream pirated TV broadcasts, live sports, and movies to the public. According to the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, 700 police officers were deployed in 11 countries, leading to the arrest of the alleged boss of an IPTV operation with profits estimated at €10.7 million.
👀 👉🏼 https://torrentfreak.com/5500-pirate-iptv-servers-shut-down-by-700-police-officers-around-europe-201111/
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A massive law enforcement operation across Europe has reportedly shut down 5,500 servers used to stream pirated TV broadcasts, live sports, and movies to the public. According to the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, 700 police officers were deployed in 11 countries, leading to the arrest of the alleged boss of an IPTV operation with profits estimated at €10.7 million.
👀 👉🏼 https://torrentfreak.com/5500-pirate-iptv-servers-shut-down-by-700-police-officers-around-europe-201111/
#iptv #shutdown #police #eu #video
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Thousands protest against French bill to curb identification of police
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2020/11/21/thousands-protest-against-french-bill-to-curb-identification-of-police/1924930
Several thousand people protested in Paris today against a bill that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer’s face with the intention that they should be harmed.
Supporters say police officers and their families need protection from harassment, both online and in person when off duty.
Opponents say the law would infringe journalists’ freedom to report and make it harder to hold police accountable for abuses such as excessive use of force - a growing public concern. The offence would carry a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a €45,000 (RM218,355) fine.
On the Trocadero Square in western Paris, rights activists, trade unionists and journalists chanted: “Everybody wants to film the police!”
Many demonstrators wore the high-visibility jackets of the “Yellow Vest” movement that started a wave of anti-government protests two years ago.
Some held signs that read “We’ll put down our (smart)phones when you put down your weapons”.
Similar demonstrations were planned in Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, Rennes and Saint-Etienne.
Last Tuesday, two journalists were detained in a protest that led to clashes with police as lawmakers in the National Assembly began debating the bill, which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s party and its parliamentary allies.
The bill passed its first reading on Friday and there will be a second reading on Tuesday. It then goes to the Senate for further debate before it can become law.
An amendment drafted by the government and approved on Friday modified the article in question, 24, to add the phrase “without prejudice to the right to inform”.
Prime Minister Jean Castex said this would “remove any ambiguity on the intention to guarantee respect for public freedoms while better protecting those, police and gendarmes, who ensure the protection of the population”.
— Reuters
#france #cops #police #identification #protest
https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2020/11/21/thousands-protest-against-french-bill-to-curb-identification-of-police/1924930
Several thousand people protested in Paris today against a bill that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer’s face with the intention that they should be harmed.
Supporters say police officers and their families need protection from harassment, both online and in person when off duty.
Opponents say the law would infringe journalists’ freedom to report and make it harder to hold police accountable for abuses such as excessive use of force - a growing public concern. The offence would carry a maximum penalty of one year in jail and a €45,000 (RM218,355) fine.
On the Trocadero Square in western Paris, rights activists, trade unionists and journalists chanted: “Everybody wants to film the police!”
Many demonstrators wore the high-visibility jackets of the “Yellow Vest” movement that started a wave of anti-government protests two years ago.
Some held signs that read “We’ll put down our (smart)phones when you put down your weapons”.
Similar demonstrations were planned in Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, Rennes and Saint-Etienne.
Last Tuesday, two journalists were detained in a protest that led to clashes with police as lawmakers in the National Assembly began debating the bill, which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s party and its parliamentary allies.
The bill passed its first reading on Friday and there will be a second reading on Tuesday. It then goes to the Senate for further debate before it can become law.
An amendment drafted by the government and approved on Friday modified the article in question, 24, to add the phrase “without prejudice to the right to inform”.
Prime Minister Jean Castex said this would “remove any ambiguity on the intention to guarantee respect for public freedoms while better protecting those, police and gendarmes, who ensure the protection of the population”.
— Reuters
#france #cops #police #identification #protest
Malaymail
Thousands protest against French bill to curb identification of police
PARIS, Nov 21 — Several thousand people protested in Paris today against a bill that would make it a crime to circulate an image of a police officer’s face with the intention that they should be harmed. Supporters say police officers and their families need…
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Guelph police have tool to unlock iPhones and copy contents, with no policy on when or how to use it
The Guelph Police Service has a device that can unlock iPhones and copy their contents, and no policy on when or how it should be used – something that privacy experts said raises alarm bells.
According to a letter responding to a request made by the Mercury Tribune under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Guelph Police Service (GPS) confirmed that it owns what is called a GrayKey, a tool developed by Atlanta-based tech company Grayshift.
The GrayKey, according to Grayshift’s website, can unlock iPhones and “extracts encrypted or inaccessible data” from said device.
The letter from GPS adds that there is no internal policy or procedural documents about the device, and no directives have been issued by police leadership on its use. As well, the letter notes that the GrayKey “is used only by our technological crimes detectives.”
👀 👉🏼 https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/10272853-guelph-police-have-tool-to-unlock-iphones-and-copy-contents-with-no-policy-on-when-or-how-to-use-it/
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The Guelph Police Service has a device that can unlock iPhones and copy their contents, and no policy on when or how it should be used – something that privacy experts said raises alarm bells.
According to a letter responding to a request made by the Mercury Tribune under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the Guelph Police Service (GPS) confirmed that it owns what is called a GrayKey, a tool developed by Atlanta-based tech company Grayshift.
The GrayKey, according to Grayshift’s website, can unlock iPhones and “extracts encrypted or inaccessible data” from said device.
The letter from GPS adds that there is no internal policy or procedural documents about the device, and no directives have been issued by police leadership on its use. As well, the letter notes that the GrayKey “is used only by our technological crimes detectives.”
👀 👉🏼 https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/10272853-guelph-police-have-tool-to-unlock-iphones-and-copy-contents-with-no-policy-on-when-or-how-to-use-it/
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Guelph police have tool to unlock iPhones and copy contents, with no policy on when or how to use it
The Guelph Police Service has a device that can unlock iPhones and copy their contents, and no policy on when or how it should be used – something that privacy experts said raises alarm bells.
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EU Parliament clears way for screening of private messages
Facebook and Skype have for years automatically searched private pictures and videos for evidence of child abuse. A new law, which was passed today in the EU Parliament in a fast-track procedure, is to continue this practice - despite surveillance concerns.
MEPs today gave the green light for a new EU law that will allow providers like Facebook to continue screening private messages for possible signs of child abuse images and videos. The law, which was proposed by the Commission as recently as the summer, is currently being rushed through the EU institutions. It could be passed as early as the beginning of 2021.
The reason for the law is a change in the law in the previous year, which initially received little attention. As a result, service providers such as Facebook and Skype will lose the ability to screen chat messages and private groups for child abuse content on a massive scale as of December 21, 2020. The European Code for Electronic Communications strengthens the confidentiality of e-mail, messenger services and Internet telephony. Such services will then be legally equivalent to telephone and fax, and the secrecy of telecommunications will apply.
The change was called for by the EU Commission, security authorities and child rights activists. Even the US actor Ashton Kutcher intervened in the process. There is skepticism, however, from the digital civil society, the Greens and the Left. They consider the plans to soften the confidentiality of online communication to be a mistake, even if they are intended to serve a good cause.
Source (german)
https://netzpolitik.org/2020/gesetz-gegen-kindesmissbrauch-eu-parlament-gibt-weg-frei-fuer-durchleuchten-privater-nachrichten/
#surveillance #privacy #messages #eu #parlament #childabuse #authorities #police #thinkabout
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Facebook and Skype have for years automatically searched private pictures and videos for evidence of child abuse. A new law, which was passed today in the EU Parliament in a fast-track procedure, is to continue this practice - despite surveillance concerns.
MEPs today gave the green light for a new EU law that will allow providers like Facebook to continue screening private messages for possible signs of child abuse images and videos. The law, which was proposed by the Commission as recently as the summer, is currently being rushed through the EU institutions. It could be passed as early as the beginning of 2021.
The reason for the law is a change in the law in the previous year, which initially received little attention. As a result, service providers such as Facebook and Skype will lose the ability to screen chat messages and private groups for child abuse content on a massive scale as of December 21, 2020. The European Code for Electronic Communications strengthens the confidentiality of e-mail, messenger services and Internet telephony. Such services will then be legally equivalent to telephone and fax, and the secrecy of telecommunications will apply.
The change was called for by the EU Commission, security authorities and child rights activists. Even the US actor Ashton Kutcher intervened in the process. There is skepticism, however, from the digital civil society, the Greens and the Left. They consider the plans to soften the confidentiality of online communication to be a mistake, even if they are intended to serve a good cause.
Source (german)
https://netzpolitik.org/2020/gesetz-gegen-kindesmissbrauch-eu-parlament-gibt-weg-frei-fuer-durchleuchten-privater-nachrichten/
#surveillance #privacy #messages #eu #parlament #childabuse #authorities #police #thinkabout
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Gesetz gegen Kindesmissbrauch: EU-Parlament gibt Weg frei für Durchleuchten privater Nachrichten – netzpolitik.org
Facebook und Skype durchforsten seit Jahren automatisiert private Bilder und Videos auf Hinweise von Kindesmissbrauch. Ein neues Gesetz, das heute im Eilverfahren im EU-Parlament beschlossen wurde, soll diese Praxis fortsetzen - trotz Überwachungsbedenken.
Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves
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Police Drones Are Starting to Think for Themselves
CHULA VISTA, Calif. — When the Chula Vista police receive a 911 call, they can dispatch a flying drone with the press of a button. On a recent afternoon, from a launchpad on the roof of the Chula Vista Police Department, they sent a drone across the city…
Singapore Police Forces start using your Covid-19 contact tracing data for investigations
http://telegra.ph/Singapore-COVID-19-contact-tracing-data-accessible-to-police-01-05
https://www.teddit.net/r/privacy/comments/kqjpw5/police_forces_start_using_your_covid19_contact/
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-police-force-can-obtain-tracetogether-data-covid-19-13889914
https://www.teddit.net/r/singapore/comments/kq3kv8/singapore_police_force_can_obtain_tracetogether/
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#coronavirus #covid #tracking #stalking #police #cops #singapore #gov #why
http://telegra.ph/Singapore-COVID-19-contact-tracing-data-accessible-to-police-01-05
https://www.teddit.net/r/privacy/comments/kqjpw5/police_forces_start_using_your_covid19_contact/
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-police-force-can-obtain-tracetogether-data-covid-19-13889914
https://www.teddit.net/r/singapore/comments/kq3kv8/singapore_police_force_can_obtain_tracetogether/
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#coronavirus #covid #tracking #stalking #police #cops #singapore #gov #why
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Singapore COVID-19 contact-tracing data accessible to police
The Conversation At least Donald Trump’s “smoking gun” tape is simpler than Richard Nixon’s. Schoolchildren can easily grasp Trump’s high crime, in contrast to the complex, Machiavellian plot immortalized on the tape that led to Nixon’s downfall. It will…