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google assistant

Google says they will make opting in their audio recording program optional. The setting will be “off” by default, but…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
DEA

DEA has reportedly tried to buy malware from the NSO Group, but they didn’t because it was too pricey. The…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
mass surveillance

A team of three Ph.D. students has developed a novel method of identifying people on the other side of a…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
shadows

Scientists from MIT have developed a new AI-based camera system that can see around corners. The system reconstructs scenes that…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
trackers

EFF highlights the fact that the “big tech” is tracking us everywhere but tries to hide it. Almost all websites…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
trump 2020

The firm responsible for Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign has contracted a mobile location services company. The firm is buying data…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
university

Schools and colleges in the United States are increasingly deploying monitoring software. Students attend classes and win “attendance points”, otherwise…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
surveillance

A secret brochure promoting tiny surveillance systems to U.S. agencies has been leaked to the public. The company that creates…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
google nest hub

Xiaomi cameras indulge in strange behavior, sending still images to Nest Hub devices of others. The connection between devices seems…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
facial recognition

Facial recognition systems in the United States are becoming a scourge, and students are fighting to stop it. Both students…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
gps location

FCC has confirmed that shady data brokers were buying phone location data right from the carriers. The organization stated that…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
party

Airbnb wants hosts to put surveillance devices on their homes, so they’re giving them on a discount. The devices are…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
facial recognition

A Moscow court decides that watching people’s every move doesn’t violate their privacy rights. This is the second lawsuit of…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
banjo

Utah is going to be one of the very first US States to install a “panopticon” system to watch out…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Video surveillance

A surveillance company in the United States is rapidly deploying fever detection systems. These systems are most likely here to…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
encryption backdoor

Signal feels that the EARN IT Act will force all smaller tech companies to leave the US. The recent bill…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
FBI Flag

A proposed amendment to the “Patriot Act” will make it legal for the DOJ to spy on people’s browsing histories.…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
india

A French researcher has found a couple of privacy and security flaws in the Aarogya Setu app. The app’s team…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
singapore covid

The Singapore government feels that people aren’t doing enough to help it trace COVID-19 infections. Only 25% of the general…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
ibm_fix

IBM abandons commercial facial recognition AI systems until laws that define proper usage are introduced. IBM’s CEO is urging the…

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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