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Bangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram

Bangladeshi police agents accused of selling citizens’ personal information on Telegram

Two senior officials working for anti-terror police in Bangladesh allegedly collected and sold classified and personal information of citizens to criminals on Telegram, TechCrunch has learned.  The data allegedly sold included national identity details of… 

‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data

‘Reverse’ searches: The sneaky ways that police tap tech companies for your private data

With the aim of identifying criminal suspects, U.S. police departments are increasingly relying on a controversial surveillance practice to demand large amounts of users’ data from tech companies. So-called “reverse” searches allow law enforcement and…