In Brief: French watchdog condemns Interior Ministry’s use of drones to surveil protesters
CNIL says French data privacy rules were breached by police because they did not blur faces of people filmed, and demonstrators could be easily identified.
CNIL says French data privacy rules were breached by police because they did not blur faces of people filmed, and demonstrators could be easily identified.
Surfshark recently released the results of a global survey of 150 cities, showing those with the most surveillance cameras per square kilometer. Chennai with 657 and Hyderabad, India top the list. Six Chinese cities are also in the top 10 as is London with 399. Paris has 254, whereas New York City cames in with under 26 per square kilometer. Surfshark projects the global number of CCTVs will hit one billion by the end of 2021.
Accounts for users 13-15 will be private by default and the app will have tighter controls for all users under 18.
Reports emerged at the weekend that Salesforce was in advanced talks to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica. The deal would be Salesforce’s largest since acquiring Slack in 2021, and shares fell 7% Monday on the news. Informatica would add more advanced technical capabilities to the Salesforce product line.