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Privacy Concerns Surround Plans for AI Camera Surveillance at 2024 Paris Olympics

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. Companies use computer-vision technology to analyze complex processes, such as how Tyson Foods Inc. monitors activity in chicken-processing plants. Using cameras in public spaces is controversial because they could record images of anyone passing in the area.

France's privacy regulator sees the run up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as a good time to test computer-vision cameras as a way to identify security threats at stadiums and nearby transportation hubs within the bounds of privacy laws. 

Companies contemplating the use of the technology will be able to get insights from the regulator as tests are completed. Read more from WSJ Pro reporter Catherine Stupp.

Tell me: If you have tested computer-vision tech, what are the security and privacy risks? Email me or reply to this newsletter, and I'll share interesting and instructional responses in a future newsletter. Thanks!

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U.S., European police shut down hacker marketplace, make 119 arrests. The U.S., Europol and police in 14 countries seized the infrastructure of a suspected Russian marketplace that claimed access to 80 million stolen banking, social media and email accounts for sale to hackers seeking to break into companies and government offices worldwide, senior Justice Department officials said Wednesday.

  • “Each takedown is yet another blow to the cybercrime ecosystem,” Lisa Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, said in a statement.
  • The Genesis Market told would-be buyers its credentials came from 1.5 million compromised computers and mobile devices. Also for sale were device “fingerprints,” unique identifiers and browser cookies that can skirt antifraud tools at many websites. Read the full WSJ Pro story. 

Hacking and ghost guns: Teen sentenced. A 19-year-old man in Manitoba, Canada, received a three-year prison term for gun charges and two years of supervised release for cybercrimes. The man pleaded guilty last year to making 3D-printed guns and conducting distributed denial-of-service attacks on organizations in the U.S. and Canada. He can't be named because he was a minor when he committed the crimes. Prosecutors said he and a partner in Texas sold hacking services, attacking companies, school districts and nonprofits for a fee. (CBC News)

Police in Spain arrested a 19-year-old accused of hacking high-profile targets including the country's judiciary systems, and of creating a search engine for selling stolen data. (Bleeping Computer)

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“There is still a lack of maturity around Bank Secrecy Act-anti-money-laundering [compliance] and cybersecurity.” —Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, referring to the crypto industry's grip on regulatory compliance. Read more. 

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Editor Kim S. Nash (on Twitter @knash99), reporter James Rundle and reporter Catherine Stupp (@catstupp). Follow us on Twitter @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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