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google nest hub

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

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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 createsโ€ฆ

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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 studentsโ€ฆ

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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 thatโ€ฆ

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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 โ€œpanopticonโ€ system to watch outโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
party

Airbnb wants hosts to put surveillance devices on their homes, so theyโ€™re giving them on a discount. The devices areโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
facial recognition

A Moscow court decides that watching peopleโ€™s every move doesnโ€™t violate their privacy rights. This is the second lawsuit ofโ€ฆ

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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 toโ€ฆ

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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 billโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
FBI Flag

A proposed amendment to the โ€œPatriot Actโ€ will make it legal for the DOJ to spy on peopleโ€™s browsing histories.โ€ฆ

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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 appโ€™s teamโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
singapore covid

The Singapore government feels that people arenโ€™t doing enough to help it trace COVID-19 infections. Only 25% of the generalโ€ฆ

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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. IBMโ€™s CEO is urging theโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
German flag

A new law proposal is suggesting the use of โ€œFinFly ISPโ€, a well-known and documented trojan planter. Something like thatโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
amazon

Amazon is pausing the "Rekognition" project and collaboration with the police for a year.ย  The company stated that this shouldโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
chinajoy

China is about to roll out an ID authentication system for video game players, targeting minors. The point is toโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
hotel cams

Chinese hackers are compromising home cameras and selling the recorded footage on private chat groups.The actors are also planting tinyโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
Facebook

Facebook filed a patent that seeks to turn on a smartphone microphone to record ambient audio and return the audioโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
mSpy has suffered a massive data leak once again.

A popular cell phone tracker, mSpy, has suffered a massive data breach exposing sensitive information of millions of users. Theโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
privacy

Apple Siri is listening to you and sends the recordings to human reviewers without you knowing it. The reviewers revealโ€ฆ

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Last updated September 25, 2021
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