Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK after the government ordered it to build a backdoor, something the company says it will never do
Better no security than a false sense of one. Ari Cohn / @aricohn.com : Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving a false sense of se...
Sources: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France as part of a probe into Telegram allegedly allowing a range of crimes due to a lack of moderation
Related by education: Saint Petersburg State University BBC : Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport Jones Hayden / Politico : Telegram CEO reportedly arrested at French airport Jennifer ...
TSA plans to expand its facial recognition program to ~430 US airports, says its algorithms are 97% effective “across demographics, including dark skin tones”
abolish the TSA — 100% effective [embedded post] Twitter: Tony Roberts / @phat_controller : If China's surveillance state is deeply problematic then by the same yardstick the rapid roll out of facia...
TSA plans to expand its facial recognition program to ~430 US airports, says its algorithms are 97% effective “across demographics, including dark skin tones”
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing to expand its controversial facial recognition program … Bluesky: @babadookspinoza.bsky.social , @ohkafuimykafui.bsky.social , @natehousle...
On the 10th anniversary of his revelations, Edward Snowden says he has “no regrets” and “2013 seems like child's play” versus current surveillance capabilities
of lying to Congress notoriety—the Snowden Revelations pulled forward the adoption of encryption on the internet by 7 years. Snowden: “That's one of the nicest things anyone's ever said about me.” [vi...
The EU issues Meta a record €1.2B GDPR fine for sending European user data to the US and orders stopping the transfers and unlawful processing within six months
but only for 15 minutes European Data Protection Board : Binding Decision 1/2023 on the dispute submitted by the Irish SA on data transfers by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited for its Facebook service (...
How a quiet partnership between US tech companies, US and NATO intel agencies, and Ukrainian hackers helped blunt Russia's offensive cyber capabilities
Wednesday, June 22, 2022 // (IG): BB //Weekly Sponsor: UNDERWORLD BJJ Mark Halperin / Wide World of News : In the Clearing Stands a Boxer Tweets: @hkanji : “The Ukrainians have gotten really good at r...
Canada's privacy regulator finds that coffee shop chain Tim Hortons illegally collected customer location data via its mobile app without adequate user consent
how restaurant apps can put your privacy at risk Jim Bronskill / CTV News : Tim Hortons app collected vast amounts of sensitive data: privacy watchdogs Tweets: Pernille Tranberg / @pernillet : Trackin...
SafeGraph says it will stop selling the location data of visitors to Planned Parenthood and other family planning centers “to curtail any potential misuse”
including the authorities — conveniently pre-sifted for visits to reproductive health clinics. A years-in-the-making total regulatory failure. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... Kashmir H...
Profile of Anne Neuberger, the NSC deputy advisor at the center of increasing tension over control between US agencies handling cybersecurity
Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration's Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, organized a virtual summit on ransomware for Oct. 13, 2021. Tweets: @janlemnitzer , @mike...