The UK has issued a legal order demanding Apple create an iCloud backdoor #Apple #iCloud #UK #ApplePrivacy #Encryption #CyberSecurity #DataPrivacy #DigitalSurveillance
Engadget: Subaru’s poor security left troves of vehicle data easily accessible. “Subaru left open a gaping security flaw that, although patched, lays bare modern vehicles’ myriad privacy issues. Security researchers Sam Curry and Shubham Shah reported their findings (via Wired) about an easily hacked employee web portal. After gaining access, they were able to remotely control a test […]
Interesting that the US government considers personal data collected by an overseas company to be a national security threat, whereas the same data collected by US companies is perfectly fine.
Gizmodo: Someone Likely Used a Sophisticated Phone-Spying Device at the 2024 DNC. “The Electronic Frontier Foundation has come to the conclusion that someone likely deployed a mobile phone surveillance system during the Democratic National Convention last summer, according to a new report from Wired. Evidence for that assertion comes from Cooper Quintin, a senior technologist at EFF, who has […]
The Verge: Apple says Siri isn’t sending your conversations to advertisers. “Apple is refuting rumors that it ever let advertisers target users based on Siri recordings in a statement published Wednesday evening describing how Siri works and what it does with data.”
ZDNet: Apple settles Siri lawsuit for $95 million – here’s how much you could get. “Apple has settled a class action lawsuit in which tens of millions of users can expect a slice of the payout. On Tuesday, the iPhone maker agreed to pay $95 million to settle a 2019 lawsuit claiming that Siri violated the privacy of Apple users by recording their conversations, as reported by Reuters.”
Privacy Survival Guide: Protect Yourself from the Second Trump Administration’s Surveillance State
Privacy Survival Guide: Protect Yourself from the Second Trump Administration’s Surveillance State
Privacy Survival Guide: Protect Yourself from the Second Trump Administration’s Surveillance State https://steelefortress.com/privacy-survival-guide/ #CivilRights #DataProtection #DigitalSecurity #DigitalSurveillance #Encryption #Privacy #PrivacyGuide #PrivacyMatters #ProtectYourData #SurveillanceState #TechPolicy #TrumpEra
They're tracking abortion patients across state lines.
This is why I was banging on about digital security when Roe fell.
Basically everyone should be using burner phones when seeking abortion care in abortion hostile states— or even states where abortion is legal now but in jeopardy. #uspol #ReproductiveRights #digitalsurveillance #digitalsecurity #abortion #abortionrights https://www.notus.org/technology/cell-phone-tracking-law-enforcement-abortion-clinic https://www.notus.org/technology/cell-phone-tracking-law-enforcement-abortion-clinic
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics
Privacy advocates gained access to a powerful tool bought by U.S. law enforcement agencies that can track smartphone locations around the world. Abortion clinics, places of worship, and individual people can all be monitored without a warrant.
Stalkerware and targeted digital surveillance: What is it? What strategies can we use to look out for one another collectively?
New piece on Take Back the Tech!
The Social Media censorship which Musk and US do not talk about!
Drop Site News | Substack – https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/while-elon-musk-battles-the-uk-and
Iranian APT42 Actors Conducting World Wide Surveillance Operations https://gbhackers.com/iranian-apt42-global-surveillance-operations/ #DigitalSurveillance #NetworkSecurity #CyberEspionage #IranianAPT42 #CyberAttack #CyberCrime
»New #UN #Cybercrime Treaty Could Threaten #HumanRights: A recently adopted #UnitedNations treaty could lead to invasive #digitalsurveillance, human rights experts warn.« https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/0724--un-cybercrime/?eicker.news #tech #media
"give me two lines written by the hand of the most honest of men and i will find something in them which will hang him." richelieu
Governments spying on citizens: Who is to blame, what can the EU do? https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/opinion/governments-spying-on-citizens-who-is-to-blame-what-can-the-eu-do/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cybersurveillance #dataprivacy #digitalsurveillance #Pegasus