Scanned, tackled, arrested: how live facial recognition was piloted on the streets of Croydon
Police got several matches during trial in London borough, but where some see progress on crime, others see violation of privacy
AI facial recognition oversight lagging far behind technology, watchdogs warn
Exclusive: Biometrics commissioners say face-scanning not as effective as claimed and new laws needed to regulate use
How does live facial recognition work and how many UK police forces use it?
Technology has been deployed since 2020 in London, leading to concerns over data privacy and racial bias
April 2026
US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy
Private health records of half a million Britons offered for sale on Chinese website
What is the UK Biobank project and what are the privacy concerns around it?
JetBlue sued over claims it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices
Apple’s Tim Cook leaves behind complicated legacy on privacy
Building power
Now you can break up with big tech at a bar: ‘cybersecurity disguised as a party’
‘About bloody time’: Prince Harry welcomes lawsuits against tech firms
I wore Meta’s smartglasses for a month – and it left me feeling like a creep
March 2026
Hong Kong police can demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law
Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
Reworked
Thousands of people are selling their identities to train AI – but at what cost?
Why is the FBI buying people’s location data and how is it using the information?
Reform UK may breach data laws with free energy bills competition
Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online
UK regulator examines IT glitch that enabled bank customers to see others’ accounts on app
AI allows hackers to identify anonymous social media accounts, study finds
February 2026
Euro visions
Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more
A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives