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...
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...
Snowden calls for spyware trade ban amid NSO news, saying the industry should not exist and “they don't make vaccines—the only thing they sell is the virus”
the only thing they sell is the virus. https://www.theguardian.com/ ... Jim Waterson / @jimwaterson : This explanation of the Pegasus spyware and how it no longer even requires a target to click a dod...
Early 0-day exploit brokers, some active in the late 90s, share stories about a nascent industry that became key to espionage, organized crime, and war planning
The lucrative business of dealing in code vulnerabilities is central to espionage and war planning, which is why brokers never spoke about it—until now. Tweets: @a_greenberg , @wired , @nicoleperlroth...
Nations are engaging in a cyberweapons arms race, with agencies like the NSA prioritizing offensive capabilities over defense, fueling a lucrative 0-day market
Amid a global gold rush for digital weapons, the infrastructure of our daily lives has never been more vulnerable. Tweets: @hatr , @nicoleperlroth , @newyorker , @hoanssolo , @scottshanenyt , and @hat...
Adapted excerpt from the book Dark Mirror by Barton Gellman, one of the reporters who received top-secret documents from Snowden about NSA's mass surveillance
Barton Gellman / Washington Post : Tweets: @freedomofpress , @carolleonnig , @eff , and @washingtonpost Tweets: @freedomofpress : Powerful retelling of the Snowden revelations from @bartongellman, on...