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Hong Kong police freezes $353M in assets from Chinese businessmen Chen Zhi

Hong Kong police freezes $353M in assets from Chinese businessmen Chen Zhi Rachael Davies   Suswati Basu     More assets belonging to Chinese-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi have reportedly been seized in the wake of an investigation into gambling fraud, money laundering and ‘pig butchering’ scams. According to the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong … Continue reading Hong Kong police freezes $353M in assets from Chinese businessmen Chen Zhi

Police in Philippines raid illegal online gambling group

Police in Philippines raid illegal online gambling group Suswati Basu Officers of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) based in the Philippines conducted a raid on an illegal online gambling group. The raid was orchestrated by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), the Philippine Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), and the Philippine National Police (PNP). This … Continue reading Police in Philippines raid illegal online gambling group

Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports

Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, September 1, 2022 Earlier this month, Federal Trade Commission member Alvaro Bedoya spoke of a “large, unregulated market” for location data. “In 2022, our geolocation technology is not under control,” he warned. The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation … Continue reading Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports

Amazon gave Ring footage to police without customer consent

Amazon’s Ring has teamed up with over 2,000 police and fire departments Partnerships exploded in 2020 despite privacy concerns. J. Fingas @jonfingas Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ring’s police collaborations didn’t slow down in 2020 despite controversies — if anything, they ramped up. The Financial Times reports that the Amazon-owned smart home security brand now has 2,014 … Continue reading Amazon gave Ring footage to police without customer consent