News (Hong Kong) Anger at UK spy tech sales to Hong KongThe Guardian - Jamie DowardThe government approved the export of spying equipment to Hong Kong authorities just weeks before they launched a crackdown against activists, the Observer can reveal. The revelation has been met with
Spying The New Ways Your Boss Is Spying on YouThe Wall Street Journal. - Sarah KrouseIt’s not just email. Employers are mining the data their workers generate to figure out what they’re up to, and with whom. There’s almost nothing you can do about it. Your employer may know a lot more
NSO Group Security News This Week: Browser Extensions Scraped Data From Millions of PeopleWIRED - Emily Dreyfuss Europeans had to navigate by the stars this week—well, GPS, but still—after the continent's burgeoning Galileo satellite navigation network went dark …
Technology Hackers breach FSB contractor, expose Tor deanonymization project and moreZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu SyTech, the hacked company, was working on research projects for the FSB, Russia's intelligence service. Hackers have breached SyTech, a contractor …
FaceApp FaceApp Reveals Huge Holes in Today's Privacy LawsThe Atlantic - Tiffany C. LiCameras are everywhere, and data brokers are vacuuming up information on individuals. But regulations have not kept pace. Americans give billions of dollars a year to industries that promise to make them
Dan Coats U.S. intelligence chief creates election security positionReuters - By Doina Chiacu and Mark HosenballWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, who has drawn criticism from President Donald Trump for assessments that countered his policies, said on Friday he was creating a new
Europol Want To Do Crimes? Upgrade To 5G, Apparentlygizmodo.com.au - Jennings Brown Europe’s police agency is worried that the 5G will interfere with law enforcement’s ability to track people. Head of Europol Catherine De Bolle is …
Earth We've surrounded the Earth with surveillance satellites, but who is that good for?TNW - W. Wayt GibbsIt was only on the fourth orbit, when the spacecraft’s orientation had changed, that they had the vision for which their mission will always be remembered. Shortly after they had swept from night to day,
Mobile Technology Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is way less private than you thinkWired UK - Laurie Clarke The icon is a detective style hat and glasses, the colour scheme is moody, and many think that entering Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is like …
Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles police spied on anti-Trump protestersGuardian US - Sam Levin in Los AngelesThe Los Angeles police department has revealed in court that it infiltrated an activist group planning anti-Trump protests, in the latest case of US law enforcement spying on leftwing organizers. A confidential
Kazakhstan How an authoritarian regime will intercept all internet traffic inside its countryMIT Technology Review - Patrick Howell O'Neill The new president of Kazakhstan is now proving that he will keep the old, oppressive systems alive for the 21st century, using advanced technical …
FaceApp Does Russia Want More Than Your Old Face?The New York Times - By KARA SWISHERASPEN, Colo. — Hey, America, Vladimir Putin wants to steal your face. Or maybe not! We’ve had a national digital freakout this week over whether the popular FaceApp app is a Russian plot to steal the and
Technology Google and Facebook are tracking your porn preferences – even in incognito modeTNW - MixIt turns out Google and Facebook are tracking your porn consumption habits big time, and even incognito mode can’t save you from their omnipotent gaze – or so say researchers from Microsoft, Carnegie University,
FaceApp FaceApp Is Nobody's Fault and Everyone's ProblemThe Atlantic - Sidney FussellIt feels good to call out people for being duped by the Russian app, but the individualist framing of privacy is the bigger culprit. When you’re mad at “the man,” it’s easier to direct your anger at an
FaceApp FaceApp Might Have Your Picture. Facebook and Google Have a Lot MoreBloomberg - Eric Newcomer Sure, I like privacy in the abstract. But I’m applying for an apartment in New York City, and I just sent out my only slightly redacted W-2, credit …
Technology Oakland city council votes to ban government use of facial recognitionThe Verge - Colin LecherThe Oakland city council voted last night to pass an ordinance banning city agencies from using facial recognition technology. The move sets up Oakland to become the third city in the United States to
Fourth Industrial Revolution Business could learn plenty about cybersecurity from the secret stateweforum.org - David Garfield The national security apparatus – the secret state – of many countries has long recognized the risk of cyberattack and has sought to be at the …
Technology Here Are the Biggest Online Privacy Threats Facing Companies and Consumers (and Covering Your Webcam Won't Solve Them All)Inc Magazine - Jason AtenIn light of recent news that your webcam could potentially record you without you even knowing, it's not surprising that people are worried about being spied on online. In fact, according to a new study
GDPR Privacy piracy: the programmatic Wild West needs to stop!thedrum.com - Simon Larcey The days of the programmatic free-for-all and unregulated digital data collection are coming to an end. If the regulatory winds in Europe are …
Technology Fast-growing web of doorbell cams raises privacy fearsAssociated Press - By AMY FORLITI and MATT O'BRIEN, Associated PressThe woodsy community of Wolcott, Connecticut, doesn't see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell cameras to some homes, he didn't hesitate. The police
Mobile Technology Report: Israeli surveillance tool can silently collect all iCloud data for a targeted user9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoApple is facing a new security threat thanks to developments in the spyware/surveillance tool sold by the Israeli firm NSO Group. Via the Financial Times, the Pegasus phone software now not only harvests
CIA How Palantir's Spy Tool for Cops Works - VICEVICE - Motherboard StaffA Silicon Valley company with a history of CIA funding, a suite of highly sought after intelligence software tools, and a gallivanting billionaire founder with connections to the Trump Administration set
Technology China’s government has given location-tracking watches to 17,000 childrenMIT Technology Review - Karen Hao The smartwatches use chips developed and designed by BeiDou, a Chinese satellite navigation system, to pinpoint a child's position within 10 …
U.S. Dept. of Defense How US national security agencies hold the internet hostageTechCrunch - Mark HarrisTeam Telecom, a shadowy US national security unit tasked with protecting America’s telecommunications systems, is delaying plans by Google, Facebook and other tech companies for the next generation of
Technology Kazakhstan government is now intercepting all HTTPS trafficZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Kazakh government first wanted to intercept all HTTPS traffic way back in 2016, but they backed off after several lawsuits. Starting Wednesday, July …
Cities This Map Shows Which Cities Are Using Facial Recognition Technology—And Which Have Banned ItForbes - Jillian D'OnfroThe map uses icons to represent different instances of facial recognition technology usage or resistance. Fight for the Future launched the map as part of its push for a nationwide ban on facial recognition
Technology 93% of porn sites leak data to a third-partyZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu New academic research reveals the extent of user tracking on top adult sites. In a research paper published this week, academics said that 93% of …
HuaweiTwo-thirds of Canadians reject closer ties to China and want Huawei banned from 5G networks, as attitudes rapidly harden,scmp.com - Ian Young Canadians’ attitudes towards China and Huawei have worsened substantially in recent months, with more than two-thirds now rejecting closer ties with …
Chinese Communist Party Big Brother hitches a ride on China's Belt and RoadAxios - Jonathan Hillman China plans to send government agents to monitor projects along its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), potentially extending the Chinese Communist …
